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› Residents try to save historic 1950s Florida motel sign
Efforts are underway to save an iconic Florida motel sign that has greeted people in Gainesville since the 1950s. The location is undergoing a major renovation and will become part of a hotel chain.
› Opinion: Why Florida needs tort reform to stop wasteful litigation
Simply because something is legal it does not mean it is right. And it certainly does not mean we should refrain from amending bad outdated laws. Advocates of tort reform are well aware that trial lawyers simply follow the money trail when deciding which industries to target.
› Judge denies extension for Hurricane Maria evacuees staying in hotels
A federal Judge on Thursday denied a request to extend a program that let Puerto Rican people who left their homes after Hurricane Maria stay in hotels. People still staying in taxpayer-funded hotels and motels under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Transitional Shelter Assistance program, commonly called TSA, will be allowed to stay until Sept. 14.
› SEC alleges Hallandale cash advance firm defrauded 3,400 investors out of $287 million
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed civil charges against 1 Global Capital of Hallandale Beach and ex-CEO Carl Ruderman for allegedly defrauding at least 3,400 retail investors out of $287 million.
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