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Jim RosicaJuly 6, 2017

“Compassionate capitalist” John Morgan came to Tallahassee Thursday morning, holding court for the cameras soon after he sued the state over not allowing medical marijuana to be smoked. Pay no attention to the fact that Morgan had electronically filed his lawsuit an hour before: It was about speaking to and “for the people.” “Today is […]

Jim RosicaJuly 6, 2017

Medical marijuana advocate John Morgan says cannabis smoking doesn’t “impair lung function” and even “increase(s) lung capacity,” as part of his lawsuit to be filed against the state Thursday. Florida Politics on Wednesday night acquired a copy of the 15-page complaint that Morgan says he will file in Leon Circuit Civil court in Tallahassee—against which a […]

Jim RosicaJune 7, 2017

Where there’s no smoke, there’s a John Morgan lawsuit. Morgan—attorney, entrepreneur and main backer of Florida’s medical marijuana amendment—Wednesday said he still plans to sue the state despite lawmakers brokering a deal to include implementation of the measure in this week’s Special Session. Mainly, Morgan’s hair’s on fire that Florida doesn’t allow smokeable medicinal cannabis. Morgan first said […]

Scott PowersApril 25, 2017

Saying he’d had enough and isn’t taking it anymore, Orange County Property Appraiser Rick Singh announced he’s suing to find out who was behind political action committees that ran a smear campaign against him in last year’s election. Flanked by his lawyers at Morgan & Morgan, two Orlando political heavyweights, Frank Kruppenbacher and former Judge […]

Scott PowersApril 13, 2017

A coalition of groups led by the Advancement Project in Washington D.C. is filing an amicus brief charging Gov. Rick Scott with refusing to recognize voters’ will in the State Attorney Aramis Ayala case in the Florida Supreme Court. The coalition, including Civil Rights, immigration reform and labor groups, is characterizing Ayala as a criminal justice […]

Jim RosicaMarch 2, 2017

A Tallahassee woman has dropped her lawsuit against a local Mexican restaurant after she fell off its donkey statue and broke her back. Leon County court dockets show Kimberly Bonn, who was being represented by the Morgan & Morgan personal injury law firm, had voluntarily dismissed her complaint on Tuesday. No reason was given for the […]

Jim RosicaFebruary 27, 2017

An appeal to a federal judge’s ruling allowing the Seminole Tribe to keep offering blackjack at its Florida casinos now has been scheduled for an April 11 mediation, court dockets show. The state’s lawyers had asked the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for more time to file their initial brief in the appeal. […]

Jim RosicaFebruary 27, 2017

The House of Representatives’ in-house lawyer also plans to call just two witnesses at trial in Speaker Richard Corcoran‘s lawsuit against the Florida Lottery. House general counsel Adam Tanenbaum‘s witness list was posted in court dockets Monday. Barry Richard, the Lottery’s outside lawyer, similarly said he plans to call only two witnesses. A non-jury trial is scheduled for March […]

Jim RosicaFebruary 27, 2017

The Florida Lottery’s outside lawyer plans to call only two witnesses at trial in the lawsuit filed against it by House Speaker Richard Corcoran. According to court filings, attorney Barry Richard listed Summer Sylvestri, the Lottery’s procurement director, and Michael Manley, its deputy chief of staff and legislative affairs director. A non-jury trial is scheduled for […]

Jim RosicaFebruary 6, 2017

A Tallahassee woman is suing a Mexican restaurant after she fell off its donkey statue and broke her back, according to a lawsuit. Kimberly Bonn‘s complaint, filed last week in Leon County Circuit Civil court, said she was having dinner at El Jalisco Southwood restaurant on Aug. 31, 2015. Afterward, she got up on a “life-size statue […]

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John Morgan’s suit says smoking pot actually good for the lungs

John Morgan: I’m still suing the Legislature

OC Property Appraiser Rick Singh sues to get at mysterious PACs he says libeled him in campaign

Amicus brief to charge Rick Scott with voter disenfranchisement in Aramis Ayala case

Lawsuit over donkey statue injury dropped

Blackjack appeal now headed to mediation

House also files short witness list for Lottery trial

Lottery plans lean case against lawsuit

Donkey statue leads to alleged injury, lawsuit in Tallahassee