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Staff ReportsMarch 24, 2017

State Rep. Cary Pigman faces a misdemeanor drunk-driving charge in St. Lucie County after a traffic stop late Thursday, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. The FHP charged the Avon Park Republican as he was driving on Florida’s Turnpike. Pigman, first elected in 2012, is an emergency medicine physician and U.S. Army Reserve doctor who […]

Associated PressMarch 21, 2017

A bill that would require an ignition interlock device on someone’s vehicle after their first drunken driving conviction has passed its first committee in the Florida House of Representatives. The bill (HB 949) passed the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Tuesday. It must go through two more committees before reaching the House floor. The interlock […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 13, 2017

A bill filed Thursday in the Florida House proposes to impose DUI penalties for drivers or boaters with a certain amount of THC in their blood samples. The timing of the measure from West Palm Beach Democrat David Silvers is interesting, coming as the state expands its medical marijuana program. House Bill 237 — the “Driving Under […]

Florence SnyderDecember 30, 2016

Drunk is the new barefoot and pregnant. Both work equally well to keep women from posing a threat to men in the marketplace, which may explain why “heavy drinking has been normalized” for the sex that isn’t built to metabolize alcohol. Men can be stewed to the gills and nevertheless stay in high places for […]

Staff ReportsAugust 25, 2016

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Two Florida lawyers accused of orchestrating the arrest of a rival attorney have been permanently disbarred by the state’s Supreme Court. The court on Thursday, in its first release of opinions after the 2016 summer recess, unanimously agreed with a referee’s earlier recommendation on Robert Adams and Adam Filthaut of Tampa. A third attorney involved, Stephen […]

Staff ReportsJune 9, 2016

Two Florida lawyers accused of orchestrating the arrest of a rival attorney are asking the state’s Supreme Court not to disbar them for good. Robert Adams and Adam Filthaut of Tampa are requesting disbarment with an opportunity for reinstatement in five years. Their attorneys gave oral argument in the matter Thursday. Pinellas County Judge W. […]

Jim RosicaMay 31, 2016

A plethora of high-profile matters is scheduled for argument before the Florida Supreme Court next week. The state’s justices will consider questions related to gambling, guns, capital punishment and medical malpractice. Another case involves claim bills, passed by lawmakers to pay people for injuries suffered at the hands of government or a public entity. Still two others involve attorneys […]

Guest AuthorDecember 30, 2013

Stay Alive. Don’t drink and drive. Drive Hammered. Get Slammered. Friends don’t let friends drive drunk. As we celebrate the New Year, and a possible national championship celebration for FSU, there are no shortage of reminders about responsible drinking and safe driving. Television commercials and billboards repeatedly sound these clarion calls. DUI is a senseless […]

Tag: DUI
Close-up. Arrested man handcuffed hands at the back

Cary Pigman charged with early morning DUI

DUI ignition interlock bill passes House committee

THC DUI blood test bill filed in Florida House

Drunk is the new barefoot and pregnant

‘Love Sponge’ lawyers permanently stripped of law licenses

‘Love Sponge’ lawyers plead to keep law licenses

Bevy of big cases awaits state Supreme Court

Dan McCarthy: A better, cheaper way to deal with non-violent crime