Jon Garon, Shepard Broad College of Law, has published The Lawyer’s Role in Promoting the Use of Fair Use. Here is the abstract. A third party’s ability to exploit a literary work, photograph, film, song, or database will depend on
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Florida Authorities Issue Suspension Orders for CCRC in Tampa
On March 16, 2016, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation issued suspension orders affecting University Village, a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in Tampa, Florida. Long-Term Living publication reports:The first order states the facility was acquired illegally. IMH Healthcare,…
Jury Finds Cruise Cocaine Smuggler Guilty
By Jim Walker
A jury in Tampa, Florida has returned a guilty verdict against a man who was part of a group of cruise ship employees who smuggled cocaine into Tampa from Roatan, Honduras. According to the Tampa Tribune, Desrick Gordon, age…
LGBT, Social Media and EEOC Charges to be addressed at Fall Employment Law Conference
We are excited to announce that Suzanne Boy will be presenting at the Florida Law Alliance Employment Law Conference, taking place on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at the law offices of Hill, Ward & Henderson in Tampa, Florida. Henderson…
Divorce for Same-Sex Couples
By Family Law
From The Tampa Tribune:A year after being denied by a judge, a lesbian couple in Tampa will be allowed to divorce, the 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled Friday.Although Attorney General Pam Bondi asked the appellate court to wait until…
Conservative Boy Wonder – Bloomberg Politics
Charlie Kirk was just about to leave the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa when he spotted the multimillionaire investor Foster Friess in a stairwell. Kirk, who was 18 and fresh out of high school, had spent weeks memorizing the…
March Madness – Parking Edition
Streetblog is doing a funny spoof of March Madness asking readers to compare the relative “parking madness” of cities across the country. Today’s match pits Tampa versus Waterville; weigh in here.
Tampa Council Says No to “Ban the Box” Law for City Contractors, Seeks Alternative Legislation
Last Thursday, Tampa’s City Council declined to pass a law that would have “banned the box” for city contractors. “Ban the box” refers to a movement at the state and local levels of government to remove the check box from…
First White House Conference on Aging Regional Forum Held in Tampa, Florida
By rmorgan
The first White House Conference on Aging Regional Forum was held on February 19, 2015 in Tampa Florida. The morning featured comments by the WHCOA Executive Director Nora Super and remarks by Cecilia Munoz, Assistant to the President and…
Carnival Reimburses Couple for Cruise After Kicking Them Off For Husband’s “Minor Alzheimer Moment”
By Jim Walker
WTSP 10 in Tampa reports on a cruise where Carnival disembarked a couple in Cozumel from the Legend after the husband had a “minor Alzheimer’s episode, leaving his stateroom alone at 4 a.m. for a cup of coffee.”
Carnival personnel…