Judge Dismisses Claims Against Online Marketplace
Attorneys at Thomas & LoCicero achieve a compelling victory which upholds the Communications Decency Act. Citing the federal law that bars claims against website operators for online speech by others, a court has dismissed negligence and fraud claims against an online marketplace arising from a user’s armed robbery of another user. David Rodriguez was a…
TLo Defeats Nikolas Cruz’s Petition to Keep Names of Jail Visitors Secret
Attorneys at Thomas & LoCicero achieve a compelling victory which upholds the Communications Decency Act. Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal rejected efforts by Nikolas Cruz, who is charged with multiple counts of murder in connection with the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, to keep secret the names of expert witnesses who may visit…
Thomas & LoCicero Obtains Order Permitting Camera Usage in State Drug Court
TLo attorneys land a victory for the (Fort Myers) News-Press. On July 9, 2019, the Lee County Circuit Court vacated an order restricting the news media’s ability to cover local drug court proceedings with electronic media such as still and video cameras. In March of this year, the (Fort Myers) News-Press filed a motion to intervene in State of Florida…
TLo Supports the 2019 Florida Media Conference
Attorney Susan Tillotson Bunch and attorney Linda R. Norbut participates as panel members that looks at social media within the confines of the law and medical marijuana. The Florida Media Conference was held July 10-12 at The Vinoy in St. Petersburg. An early morning session on July 12, 2019, featured Susan Tillotson Bunch, attorney with Thomas…
TLo Achieves Victory in Public Official Defamation Action
A Florida judge grants summary judgment for high-profile defamation case involving a former state attorney. On May 29, 2019, a Florida judge granted Waterman Broadcasting Corp. (“Waterman”) and reporter David Hodges’ (“Hodges”) motions for summary judgment against former State Attorney Stephen B. Russell, a public official, in a defamation action arising out of their news…
NY Appellate Division Affirms Discovery Order in High-Profile Defamation Case
The legal team from Thomas & LoCicero represented the Geragos & Geragos law firm in this appellate victory which upholds the trial courts’s decision in its entirety. The New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, First Department, today affirmed a decision in favor of the law firm of Geragos & Geragos, a defendant in a defamation action being…
TLo Obtains Summary Judgment for The New York Times and Eric Lipton in UF Professor Defamation Lawsuit
The legal team from Thomas & LoCicero represented the Times in this victory which upholds protected speech and the fair report privilege. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida granted summary judgment to The New York Times Company and journalist Eric Lipton. The lawsuit, Kevin Folta, Ph.D., vs. The New York Times…
Partner comments on released 911 recordings during Orlando nightclub siege
Schreiber ordered the release of the Orlando Pulse shooter audio recordings following dozens of media requests. TLo attorney Rachel Fugate was quoted by the New York Times and USA Today concerning the release of recordings of Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen. She told the New York Times last October, “We think it will help in fully evaluating law enforcement’s response,…
Courts Unseal More Records Concerning Florida School Shooting
Two judges rule in favor of the public’s right to know key information in the Parkland mass shooting More information about the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting suspect is to be made public, two Florida judges have ruled. Agreeing with Thomas & LoCicero attorneys, one judge ordered the release of most of a statement that…
Appellate Court Orders Release of More External Video in Parkland Mass Shooting
Thomas & LoCicero’s win on behalf of 12 news organizations upholds the public’s right to know. More video of law enforcement’s response to the mass shooting at a Florida high school must be made public, a Florida appeals court has ruled. Agreeing with lawyers from Thomas & LoCicero, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed an order…
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