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The purpose of this summary provided by the Communications Department of The Florida Bar is to present media coverage that may be of interest to members. Opinions expressed in the articles are attributable solely to the authors. The Florida Bar does not adopt or endorse any opinions expressed below. For information on previous articles, please contact the publishing newspaper directly.

January 16, 2025

  1. The Florida Bar

    HILL, ROBERTS, ANDERSON SET TO JOIN THE BOARD

    The Florida Bar | Article | January 16, 2025

    Three more Florida lawyers are set to join The Florida Bar Board of Governors at the Annual Florida Bar Convention in June. Benjamin Hill IV will step into Seat 2 in the 13th Circuit after two others who originally qualified to run for the vacant seat to replace retiring board member Amy S. Farrior withdrew their nominations. Kyle S. Roberts will now represent the 17th Circuit in Seat 4 after his original opponent to replace board member Hilary Creary, who stepped down after being appointed general magistrate for the 17th Circuit Domestic Relations Division, also withdrew from the race. Also joining the board representing the Fourth Circuit is Geddes D. Anderson, Jr., of Jacksonville, whose bid to replace Michael Fox Orr, who resigned after being named the Bar’s president-elect designate, was unopposed after his opponent withdrew.

  2. The Florida Bar

    ATTORNEYS, JUDGE TO BE HONORED FOR PRO BONO SERVICE

    Jacksonville Daily Record | Article | January 16, 2025

    The Florida Bar will recognize lawyers for their work on behalf of low-income and disadvantaged clients at a ceremony Jan. 16 at the state Supreme Court. Florida Bar President Roland Sanchez-Medina Jr. will present the 2025 awards. Selected for the award in the 4th Judicial Circuit, comprising Clay, Duval and Nassau counties, Fred Cromwell Isaac has provided pro bono legal assistance to hundreds of clients over the years independently and through Jacksonville Area Legal Aid and the Jacksonville Bar Association for more than 50 years. The Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association will receive the 2025 Voluntary Bar Association Pro Bono Award, presented by state Supreme Court Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz. Also presented by the chief justice, Senior U.S. District Judge Timothy Corrigan, on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Jacksonville, is the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Federal Judicial Service Award.

  3. Civil Justice

    US APPEALS COURT HEARS ORAL ARGUMENTS ON FLORIDA BAN ON TRANSGENDER CARE FOR MINORS

    Associated Press | Article | January 15, 2025

    Attorneys for the state of Florida argued before the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Miami Wednesday [Jan. 15] that a lower-court judge was wrong to block a law last year that bans gender-affirming care for minors and restricts similar care for adults, though a pending U.S. Supreme Court case creates uncertainty. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is already reviewing a similar ban in Tennessee, and the court’s ruling could affect laws in about two dozen other states. Florida’s law prohibits transgender minors from being prescribed puberty blockers and hormonal treatments, even with their parents’ permission. It also requires that transgender adults only receive treatment from a doctor and not from a registered nurse or other qualified medical practitioner. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle had blocked the law in June, but a three-judge panel last fall stayed the lower court order against the ban while the matter is appealed, meaning the ban is currently being enforced.

  4. Civil Justice

    FLORIDA APPEALS COURT UPSETS APPLECART ON WORKERS’ COMP STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

    Insurance Journal | Article | January 16, 2025

    A recent decision and concurring opinion by Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal may have upset years of practice and could raise costs for workers’ compensation insurers. Some claims that carriers were once ready to close out of due to the statute of limitations may now have to reconsidered. To complicate matters, the appellate court’s Dec. 23 Ortiz decision overturned the court’s own 2023 ruling in the case. And a key assertion by one of the judges is not exactly binding and will likely require yet another appellate ruling before the two-year statute-of-limitations and its one-year tolling provision question is fully settled. The 1st DCA’s opinion did seem to make one thing clear: When a doctor mistakenly bills an injured worker’s group health plan for more than a year, that does not automatically mean a carrier – or a judge – can decide that the statute of limitations has run out on the claim.

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