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  • April 29, 2025

    HR Co. Execs Say Insurance Biz Can't Sue Companies It Owns

    Executives of a human resources management and staffing company urged a Florida federal court to toss a lawsuit brought by its workers' compensation insurance manager alleging it's owed $25 million over a dissipated collateral fund, saying the litigation is "collusive" because the parent company controls the entities it's suing.

  • April 29, 2025

    Fla. AG Drops Claims FEMA Avoided Trump Supporters' Homes

    Florida's attorney general said Monday that he has settled a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency's administrator over an alleged directive instructing hurricane relief workers to avoid homes displaying signs in support of Donald Trump.

  • April 29, 2025

    Justices Scoff At Feds' Defenses In Mistaken FBI Raid Case

    Supreme Court justices Tuesday appeared flummoxed by the government's "ridiculous" arguments it should be immune to a Georgia resident's lawsuit over a mistaken FBI raid on her house, but seemed unlikely to issue a blanket ruling on when an officer's discretion trumps their liability for injuries caused by their actions.

  • April 29, 2025

    Judge Blocks Fla. Migrant Law, Wants Briefs On TRO Violation

    A Florida federal judge on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of a state law criminalizing the entry of unauthorized migrants and set a show cause hearing on whether the attorney general should be held in contempt for possibly violating the judge's temporary restraining order against the law.

  • April 29, 2025

    Independent Contractor Rule Up In The Air Under New DOL

    In several recent court challenges, the U.S. Department of Labor has indicated its intent to revoke the 2024 independent contractor rule, sending a clear signal that it will not defend the Biden-era rule on the merits in anticipation of further rulemaking, say attorneys at Jackson Lewis.

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