Haley BrownJune 5, 2021
5min1165
DeSantis is poised to deliver the Chinese government a big “no thank you” for research funding in Florida's intuitions.
Tag: trade secrets
Haley BrownJune 5, 2021Haley BrownMarch 9, 2021
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The legislation has support at the highest levels of state leadership.
Associated PressJanuary 20, 2021
4min731
Anthony Levandowski used them to start his own company.
Jim RosicaMarch 20, 2019
2min358
“Portions of the order are not supported by competent, substantial evidence.”
Jim RosicaApril 23, 2018
4min296
A month after losing a contract for the state’s first responder radio system, Harris Corp. has filed a public records lawsuit in Tallahassee. The Melbourne-based company filed its complaint last week. It seeks an “expedited hearing” after it asked for information that its competitor, Motorola Solutions, says is covered by a “trade secrets” exemption. The state on March […]
Michael MolineJanuary 19, 2017
9min404
A state appeal court panel appeared skeptical Thursday of the Office of Insurance Regulation’s arguments that trade-secrets protections don’t exempt State Farm Florida from having to turn over business information for public scrutiny. The judges wondered whether the plain language of the trade-secret exemption in Florida’s public records law doesn’t protect the information at issue […]
Jim RosicaDecember 19, 2016
5min504
The winning vendor of a deal to provide dental benefits for the state children’s health insurance program has lost a court fight over what it claims are trade secrets. Circuit Judge Karen Gievers of Tallahassee last week ruled against Managed Care of North America (MCNA Dental). She ordered the company to divulge certain records to Delta Dental. […]
Scott PowersDecember 15, 2016
7min739
In a surprise move, Miami rapper Pitbull released his entire controversial contract with Visit Florida this morning by posting it onto a tweet Thursday, revealing the breadth of duties he’d signed onto as a celebrity tourism ambassador for the state, and Florida’s fee for his service — $1 million per year. The move comes just […]
Jim RosicaMay 26, 2016
4min338
The state’s Department of Agriculture is asking a court to speed up its handling of a public records lawsuit involving an animal research lab. The department filed its answer Wednesday in Leon County circuit civil court. That filing reveals the case “was triggered by a public records request by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).” It’s not […]
Jim RosicaMay 18, 2016
6min538
An animal research lab has filed suit to prevent the release of public records it says contain “trade secrets.” Primate Products, Inc. first wants a temporary injunction to prevent the state’s Department of Agriculture from releasing those records until the case’s final disposition. The company, with offices in Immokalee and Miami, breeds and sells “nonhuman primates for […]