July 30, 2021
A federal judge has granted Texas' bid to intervene in Florida's challenge to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's pandemic restrictions on cruise ships, saying it can join the suit based on its claims of suffering financial injuries due to the CDC regulations.
July 26, 2021
A federal judge on Monday rebuffed Florida's arguments that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention violated a preliminary injunction he granted the state in its challenge to the agency's pandemic-related restrictions on the cruise industry, but he expressed willingness to revisit the issue.
July 19, 2021
Florida has seen no shortage of notable litigation developments in 2021, including a likely resolution of the state's long-running "Water Wars" with Georgia and key rulings that could impact disputes arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 07, 2021
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday refused to lift his temporary block on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's pandemic-related restrictions on the cruise industry while the agency appeals that ruling.
July 06, 2021
In its battle to restore pandemic-related restrictions on Florida cruise ships, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention invoked "undisputed evidence" that unregulated operations will hasten the spread of dangerous COVID-19 variants and accused the state of hindering the industry's comeback.
June 18, 2021
A Florida federal court on Friday agreed to temporarily block the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's pandemic-related restrictions on the cruise industry, ruling that the Sunshine State is "highly likely" to succeed on its claim that the agency exceeded its authority with the regulations.
June 03, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday slammed the federal government's request to file additional briefs in their legal fight playing out in the Sunshine State's federal court over pandemic-related cruise industry restrictions and said in a statement that requiring cruise-goers to be vaccinated discriminates against families with children.
May 06, 2021
In a move to support the cruise industry during the COVID-19 pandemic, Texas has filed a motion to intervene in Florida's suit seeking to block the federal government from enforcing its now yearlong ban on cruises, following Alaska's lead in looking to join the case.
April 22, 2021
The state of Florida asked a federal court on Thursday to immediately block the federal government from enforcing its now yearlong ban on cruises due to the COVID-19 pandemic while the state pursues its recently filed lawsuit looking to knock down the restrictions.
April 08, 2021
The state of Florida sued the federal government Thursday, seeking to overturn a now yearlong ban on cruises due to the COVID-19 pandemic that it says is unjustifiable and threatens irreparable harm to the industry, the state's economy and thousands of workers.