Florida First District Court of Appeal

Danko Meredith Applauds Maui Attorney Lance D. Collins Pressing For Insurance Carriers to Make Automatic Payments to Wildfire Survivors

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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Many survivors find it traumatic to list all the items lost in the fire.

Key Points: 
  • Many survivors find it traumatic to list all the items lost in the fire.
  • "Insurance commissioners in other jurisdictions have taken similar actions in the wake of wildfires, and the Hawai'i commissioner should do so as well," Collins added.
  • Lance D. Collins is a Maui lawyer who, along with Honolulu lawyer Harrison L. Kiehm, leads the Mālama Law Group.
  • This attorney advertising is on behalf of Lance D Collins of the Law Office of Lance D. Collins and Mālama Law Group.

Prominent Public Interest Groups Support Consumer Watchdog Petition To CA Supreme Court To Require State Agencies To Enforce Strict Rule On Radioactive Debris Disposal From Santa Susana Site

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Public interest groups filed amicus letters with the California Supreme Court seeking review of a decision by the First District Court of Appeal that would allow Boeing to demolish radioactive structures at Santa Susana Field Lab and dispose of the resulting debris in unequipped landfills and metal recycling centers without any state oversight.

Key Points: 
  • Read the amicus letter of Friends of the Earth, California Communities Against Toxics, the Nuclear Information and Resource Service.
  • Parents Against Santa Susana Field Laboratory whose children have experienced rare forms of pediatric cancer filed another amicus letter supporting the petition.
  • To this day, its toxic and radioactive contamination threatens more than 700,000 people living within ten miles of the site.
  • If the lower court decision stands, the state will have enabled Boeing to put radiologically contaminated debris anywhere they like.

Amtrak Applies for Federal Grants to Improve Long Distance Network

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Monday, June 5, 2023
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WASHINGTON, June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Amtrak has submitted applications for approximately $716 million in Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) funding for 16 proposed projects around the country that would improve Long Distance reliability, reduce travel times and expand service.

Key Points: 
  • Amtrak's Long Distance routes are vital mobility and economic links for communities around the country.
  • "Amtrak's Long Distance routes are vital mobility and economic links for communities around the country and we're continually working to enhance them," said Amtrak Board Chair Tony Coscia .
  • Example Long Distance projects include:
    Increase Cardinal train speeds and reduce travel times between Indianapolis and Dyer, Ind.
  • In addition to these Long Distance grant applications submitted in conjunction with various partners, Amtrak also applied for several grants to improve Northeast Corridor and State Supported routes and provided letters of support for 83 projects outside the Northeast Corridor submitted by others.

Justice Martin J. Jenkins to Receive the 2022 American Inns of Court Lewis F. Powell Jr. Award for Professionalism and Ethics

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Thursday, September 8, 2022
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Justice Martin J. Jenkins has been selected to receive the prestigious 2022 American Inns of Court Lewis F. Powell Jr. Award for Professionalism and Ethics , which recognizes attorneys, judges, government officials, journalists, or others who have rendered exemplary service in the areas of professionalism, ethics, civility, and excellence.

Key Points: 
  • Justice Martin J. Jenkins has been selected to receive the prestigious 2022 American Inns of Court Lewis F. Powell Jr. Award for Professionalism and Ethics , which recognizes attorneys, judges, government officials, journalists, or others who have rendered exemplary service in the areas of professionalism, ethics, civility, and excellence.
  • Jenkins, an associate justice of the California Supreme Court, will receive the award at the 2022 American Inns of Court Celebration of Excellence at the Supreme Court of the United States October 29.
  • The son of a janitor, Jenkins first became interested in the law after defending a fellow Santa Clara University football player in a disciplinary hearing.
  • In 2008, he was appointed as an associate justice on the California Court of Appeal for the First District.

Texas' Highest Court Declines to Review $300K in Sanctions, Fees Against 'FasciaBlaster' Inventors in Anti-SLAPP Case

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022
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HOUSTON, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas Supreme Court has closed the books on a defamation case that received national attention, declining to review $300,000 in sanctions and legal fees against the inventor of a consumer health product that sought to muzzle online critics.

Key Points: 
  • "The courts in this case have ruled repeatedly that Karen Wallace did nothing illegal or wrong, and this is further evidence of that," said Mr. Higgins.
  • "Free speech is one of the most important facets of American democracy, and companies don't get to use the law to muzzle their critics.
  • The case is ADB Interest, LLC and Ashley Black v. Karen Wallace and D/B/A/ Journeyz Spa & Products, No.
  • 01-18-00210 in the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas.

Malouf Foundation™ Holds Annual Summit on Combating Sexual Exploitation

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Saturday, April 23, 2022
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The Malouf Foundation Summitconsists of influential panelists discussing the prevalence of child sexual exploitation and the importance of making a difference.

Key Points: 
  • The Malouf Foundation Summitconsists of influential panelists discussing the prevalence of child sexual exploitation and the importance of making a difference.
  • The Malouf Foundation Summit informs individuals how to get involved in the fight against child sexual exploitation.
  • In January 2022, the Elizabeth Smart Foundation officially became a part of the Malouf Foundation to broaden the impact of both organizations.
  • Supported by the network of Malouf Companies, the Malouf Foundation gives 100 percent of its resources on behalf of the people it serves.

Hamilton Wingo Closes the Books on Long-Running Dispute with $17.1M Insurance Bad Faith Appellate Ruling

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Friday, January 21, 2022
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DALLAS, Jan. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hamilton Wingo has secured a Florida appellate ruling requiring Carolina Casualty Insurance Company to honor its insurance contract and provide coverage for a $17.1 million arbitration award involving Texas-based Primcogent Solutions.

Key Points: 
  • DALLAS, Jan. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hamilton Wingo has secured a Florida appellate ruling requiring Carolina Casualty Insurance Company to honor its insurance contract and provide coverage for a $17.1 million arbitration award involving Texas-based Primcogent Solutions.
  • The insurance company denied coverage and refused to tender its policy limits, citing a litany of legal excuses.
  • When SBMI's insurance carrier, Carolina Casualty Insurance Company, refused to pay the arbitration award, Hamilton Wingo filed a suit in Florida on behalf of the bankruptcy trustee.
  • Hamilton Wingo, as the Special Counsel to the trustee appointed by the bankruptcy court, is now actively prosecuting claims against Carolina Casualty Insurance Company for insurance bad faith, fraud, exemplary damages, and treble damages.

Peggy Schiller Announces Candidacy to Unseat Matt Gaetz

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022
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Schiller would be the first woman elected to Congress in the First District to the seat currently held by Matt Gaetz.

Key Points: 
  • Schiller would be the first woman elected to Congress in the First District to the seat currently held by Matt Gaetz.
  • Schiller promised to focus on:
    Protecting the lifeblood of the region, its beaches, from environmental hazards, climate change, and unregulated development.
  • She will work to keep all our beaches open to the public as they have always been in Florida.
  • A resident of Seacrest Beach, Schiller spent her early years on Florida's Space Coast before her father's job moved out of state.

California Couple Retains $87 Million Monsanto Roundup Verdict

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Thursday, November 18, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman:California couple Alva and Alberta Pilliod will retain an $87 million verdict stemming from their lawsuit against Monsanto Company (now part of Bayer AG), claiming the company's Roundup weed killer causes cancer.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman:California couple Alva and Alberta Pilliod will retain an $87 million verdict stemming from their lawsuit against Monsanto Company (now part of Bayer AG), claiming the company's Roundup weed killer causes cancer.
  • v. Monsanto was the third Roundup case to go before a jury.
  • While the judge later reduced the verdict to $86.7 million, it went on to survive appeal.
  • Nothing in this release is intended to promote or encourage further litigation against Monsanto related to Roundup and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Lake Toback DiDomenico Notches Back-to-back Appellate Victories

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Thursday, September 2, 2021
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CHICAGO, Sept. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Fresh off their unanimous victory in May before the Illinois Supreme Court in In re Marriage of Crecos, 2021 IL 126192, Lake Toback DiDomenico partners Michael G. DiDomenico and Sean M. Hamann won back-to-back cases before the First District Illinois Appellate Court, resulting in two published opinions in the course of just nine days.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, Sept. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Fresh off their unanimous victory in May before the Illinois Supreme Court in In re Marriage of Crecos, 2021 IL 126192, Lake Toback DiDomenico partners Michael G. DiDomenico and Sean M. Hamann won back-to-back cases before the First District Illinois Appellate Court, resulting in two published opinions in the course of just nine days.
  • In so finding, the Court looked not only to the parties' marital settlement agreement, but also to the other orders entered at the time.
  • When asked about the decision, DiDomenico said, "Relocation cases are some of the toughest and most emotional in all of family law.
  • While each case stands on its own facts, the principles from this case will provide important guidance for years to come."