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U.S. Lawsuit Accuses Gulfstream of Discharging Pollutants Into Canal

Gulfstream Park illegally discharged pollutants into a canal that flows to the Intracoastal Waterway for at least four years starting in 2011, according to a lawsuit filed this week by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The horse racing track could face fines of $37,500 a day per violation – or more than $50 million — for violating the federal Clean Water Act, said the lawsuit filed Wednesday by the …


Victim’s Family Files Lawsuit Against Marshall Doran and Parents

Two years to the day Mary Cochran died in a fire at Carolina Beach, her daughter filed a lawsuit against the man who set it. Alice Beth Cochran is suing Marshall Doran and his parents, Peter and Cynthia. In the early morning hours of December 6, 2014, Doran set multiple fires at Carolina Beach.


Time’s Up for Justin Bieber to Come to Miami for Paparazzi Lawsuit

Time is up for Justin Bieber to come to Miami by order of the court or face some new legal troubles in the Sunshine State. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Jerald Bagley issued an order on September 28th which ordered Justin Bieber to return to Miami within the next 30 days to give a deposition in a lawsuit filed by a photographer who accuses …


Lawsuit Fights to Regain Homeowners’ First Amendment, Private Property Rights

Walton County’s new blanket ban on signs on private beach property violates a retired couple’s First Amendment free-speech rights, Pacific Legal Foundation attorney Christina Martin told me Friday. And PLF has filed a lawsuit in the in federal court on the couple’s behalf. Edward and DeLanie Goodwin, who have owned their beachfront home in the Panhandle community Santa Rosa Beach, since 1978, …


Emerald Isle Lawsuit Could Shift Public Line in the Sand on NC Beaches

Beachgoers in North Carolina have long enjoyed open access to the state’s 301 miles of shoreline – from the ocean’s edge to the waterside base of the shifting dunes. At low tide, people might be walking, sunbathing on a towel, building sand castles, throwing out a fishing line or playing beach games on wet or dry sand. High tide might leave only a sliver of dry sand for the public access, but …


Long Beach Class-Action Motion Denied

The man who sought to represent all 154 Long Beach leaseholders in a class-action lawsuit against the town may continue his own push against the leases and changes carried out by Rockport officials. But a Lawrence Superior Court judge has ruled that Stephen Sheehan — and any other Long Beach tenants who wish to challenge their leases — will have to do so individually, not as a …


Lawsuit Alleges Vero Beach Police Used Excessive Force in 2012 Arrest

A man who was arrested and struck with a Taser stun gun by police several years ago has filed a federal lawsuit claiming officers used excessive force. Miguel Duran of Vero Beach was 53 years old when he was charged with disorderly intoxication and resisting arrest without violence on Dec. 21, 2012. Four months later, a judge acquitted him of …


Settlement Reached in Sullivan Sexual Harassment Lawsuit in Vero Beach

A sexual harassment lawsuit filed against longtime attorney Charles Sullivan, Sr., has been closed after an undisclosed settlement was reached, according to Indian River County court documents. Circuit Judge Paul Kanarek ordered the case closed on July 17, after a confidential mediation session. Terms of the …


Emerald Isle Lawsuit Could Be ‘Detrimental’ to Crystal Coast Economy

A real estate lawsuit out of Emerald Isle is headed to the North Carolina Supreme Court and some say the result of the case could spell disaster for Crystal Coast tourism. “It would kill us from a tourism standpoint that is the number one industry in the economy,” said Carol Lohr, executive director of the Crystal Coast Tourism Development Authority. At center of the controversy are the Nies …


Class Action Suit Filed Against Paradise Cove

Posted: Friday, July 29, 2016 7:00 am Class Action Suit Filed Against Paradise CoveBy Emily Sawicki / [email protected] Malibu Times | 0 comments A class action lawsuit has been filed in LA County Superior Court against Paradise Cove Land Company, the Kissel Company and defendants including Steven Dahlberg. Plaintiff Douglas Jablon, a Studio City resident who is represented by …