Tag: 4th District Court of Appeal
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Second South Florida judge who favored Trump in libel ruling is steps away from lifetime post on federal court
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
A state appeals court judge who’s poised to secure a lifetime position on South Florida’s federal court stands accused of hanging onto a case he should have dropped so he could rule in favor of President Donald Trump. -
Appeal court denies Waste Management’s bid to hide antitrust records
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The public may soon get fresh insight into why federal and state antitrust authorities allowed Waste Management’s $525-million acquisition of a rival – a controversial 2016 deal that eliminated recycling competition and hiked the cost of trash disposal across much of Broward. -
Waste Management uses lack of media coverage to argue its internal records should be kept secret
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Last month, Broward Chief Judge Jack Tuter ruled that Waste Management’s internal records about antitrust investigations of its buyout of a competitor should be unsealed. The public has a “right to know and to understand” the transaction’s “significant consequences” on competition and the price citizens pay for trash disposal, the judge said. Now…
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