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Traffic accident involving Florida girl leads to Medicaid-reimbursement dispute

SCOTUSBlog

Prior Supreme Court decisions have made clear that the state is entitled only to the portion of the settlement attributable to medical expenses. The question now is how much of the total settlement Florida can recover. This case will determine how those provisions apply specifically to future medical expenses.

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US Supreme Court allows retrial of criminal defendant if tried in wrong district court

JURIST

The court found that the appeal’s court decision in this case, which vacated Smith’s original conviction in the improper venue, “did not adjudicate Smith’s culpability, and thus [did] not trigger the Double Jeopardy Clause.” Federal prosecutors originally indicted Timothy Smith for hacking a Florida company.

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Using Photos on Your Website – Court Decision Highlights Problems with a Creative Commons License and Other Copyright Issues

Broadcast Law Blog

The court looked at other issues in its comprehensive decision, including an argument that the copyright holder waited too long to sue (rejected, as the suit was brought within the 3-year statute of limitations) and arguments that any harm was “de minimis” and did not justify a lawsuit.

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Full 7th Circ. Asked To Review Tossing Of Protein Pouch Fight

Law 360

A Florida-based protein powder maker is asking the Seventh Circuit to reconsider its upholding of a Wisconsin federal court's decision to toss its claims over allegedly defective plastic zipper pouches on the grounds that they were filed too late.

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Court Decision Finds No California Performance Right in Pre-1972 Sound Recordings – Why It Was Still an Issue

Broadcast Law Blog

Courts in other states had rejected that argument (see our articles on decisions in New York , Florida and Georgia ), but the question of the status of the law remained unresolved in California.

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“Fla. Supreme Court Justices To Weigh Major Tobacco Case”

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Minnesota court denies request to require statewide public school mask mandate

JURIST

.” They also argued that PASS lacked standing because it failed to prove: that its members suffered an injury-in-fact; that the alleged injury was fairly traceable to an action by Walz and Minnesota; and that the injury was redressable by a favorable court decision.

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