Hurricane Frances insurance fight still brewing

Hurricane Frances insurance fight still brewing

Almost exactly 16 years after Hurricane Frances pounded Florida, the state Supreme Court is poised to take up an insurance dispute stemming from the storm. Justices next week will hear arguments in an appeal by the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp., which...
State seeks to fast-track school reopening case

State seeks to fast-track school reopening case

Locked in a legal slugfest with teachers unions over a state mandate that schools reopen this month amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran are seeking to speed up the case by skipping over an appellate court and...