Author: Noreen Marcus
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Tobacco research institute for flight attendants operates in secrecy
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Money from a $300 million fund meant to help flight attendants sickened by secondhand smoke has gone to research clean air for pets, a hospital in Israel and allies of the fund’s managers, according to court documents. -
Nickel-dime payout from Florida Bar fund ‘like a slap in the face,’ says victim of crooked lawyer
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Laura Harris is not happy with how the Florida Bar handled her claim against a disbarred lawyer. She, her five siblings and their mother scraped together $38,000 to hire a Tallahassee lawyer and help their brother and son, Charles E. Bell, who is serving a life sentence in a Florida prison. It turned out the lawyer, Bernard Daley, made a career of ripping off people like Bell’s relatives. -
Florida Bar has money-back guarantee for clients of thieving lawyers, but collecting isn’t easy
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
The Florida Bar has a pot of money available for swindled law clients. But getting some isn’t easy. For starters, you have to document exactly what your thieving lawyer extracted during your attorney-client relationship. The breakup must have been painful. -
Rick Scott’s court-stacking plan has bad optics and perhaps a fatal flaw
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Gov. Rick Scott may not get a chance to stack the Florida Supreme Court, after all. The League of Women Voters of Florida is pursuing in the Florida Supreme Court a potent challenge to his power to reshape the court in his own image. -
For Broward’s homeless, jail is often the lesser evil
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
David Ortiz, 33, chose to spend New Year’s weekend in Broward County Jail rather than return to the streets of Fort Lauderdale. -
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Fearing liability, Broward changes course on helping homeless in mental health court
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Brandishing research into federal law won Broward County Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren what she wants: a unified approach to sheltering homeless people who appear in her mental health court.
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