The fleeing man was shocked as he climbed a fence, which caused him to fall and become paralyzed from the neck down, the release claims.

Did a relationship with an Artificial Intelligence chatbot lead 14-year old Sewell Setzer to take his own life?

After her son committed suicide earlier this year, Megan Garcia is now accusing Character.AI of sexual abuse and wrongful death.

The plaintiffs in the case allege that many of the signatures on the Amendment 4 petitions were forgeries, belonged to dead people, or contained perjury.

As a result of the injury, Jahxy was paralyzed and became unable to breathe on her own, leading to her death, the lawsuit says.

Investigators said the incident over five years ago, which is when the man strangled his stepmother at the Greenwood Cemetery in Lake County.

A political committee leading efforts to pass a ballot proposal on abortion rights filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday alleging the state violated the First Amendment by threatening television stations over an ad supporting the measure.

Following a number of shootings in the area, the city decided to impose new rules in an attempt to improve safety and draw more people to the district.

A Leon County circuit judge Monday refused to issue a temporary injunction to block the state Agency for Health Administration from disseminating information about a proposed constitutional amendment.

The Malibu Rapist — whose real name is George Girtman — got his nickname after a string of sexual batteries in the 1980s and 1990s in the Malibu Homes subdivision in Orlando.

Tuesday's incident is the latest in a series of school threats over the past week.

Residents of the Shadow Bay community in Longwood are demanding action over ongoing flooding, and they hope to see the person responsible held accountable during a Seminole County court hearing on Thursday afternoon.

Current Ninth Judicial Court State Attorney Andrew Bain firmly denies that he is part of any scheme involving Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis regarding the race he’s in with the former state attorney that he replaced, Democrat Monique Worrell.

A 2022 bill set requirements for inspections of condominium buildings that are three stories or higher. But now, some condo owners are being hit with huge assessments and fees to meet the new law's deadline early in the new year.

The 52-year-old man police said broke into an Orlando home and attacked the people inside with branch cutters, was sentenced to life in prison on Monday, according to a news release from the Ninth Circuit Court.

A traffic citation has been dismissed for a former Volusia County Beach Safety sergeant accused of running over two sunbathers on Memorial Day.

She claimed she stole the money because she’d become “addicted to stealing the payroll funds,” DOJ officials announced.

Years after the body of a 30-year-old man was dumped in Geneva, the woman behind his murder has finally received prison time, according to prosecutors.

According to court records, he took a couple out on his boat for their first dive back in 2020, though the wife was sucked under into the propeller when he put it in reverse.

During a news conference in Citrus County on Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis discussed his response to a federal appeals court ruling that allowed a state ban on transgender treatments for minors to go into effect.

A federal lawsuit filed Thursday challenges a 2023 Florida law that increased scrutiny of school library books.

On Friday, former Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill returned to the home belonging to a 96-year-old woman whom she's been accused of exploiting to collect her belongings. However, when she arrived, she found the place in disarray.

The law firm explained that the man was in the laundromat when it exploded, leaving him with serious burns and a head injury.

Disney announced it’s waiving its arbitration in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the husband of a doctor who died following a meal at an Irish restaurant at Disney Springs.

At the time, O’Steen was walking along Main Street, and the park “was packed and extremely busy,” the lawsuit reads.

A jury has reached a verdict in the manslaughter trial of a Florida woman accused of fatally shooting her neighbor.

A lawsuit filed this month shows that billions of records — including social security numbers — were stolen during a data breach of a Florida company.

A wrongful death lawsuit brings to light the fine print that people sign on a regular basis, without understanding the terms of what is being agreed upon.

The jury will determine whether Lorincz was justified when she shot through her locked front door last year and killed Owens during an ongoing dispute over neighborhood children.

Nearly a year after her death, Disney is now trying to dodge a wrongful death lawsuit by pointing to her husband's Disney+ subscription.

According to investigators, he left several letters at various locations across Orange County threatening to “explode everything here in whole America.”

The lawsuit claims that her account was disabled about an hour after she sent an invitation to her peers for a Catholic Mass session near a local abortion clinic.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a death warrant for an inmate convicted in the 1994 murder of a Florida State University student who went to the Ocala National Forest to camp with his sister.

Over two months after Red Lobster filed for bankruptcy, the seafood restaurant chain could soon have a new owner.

As it tries to fend off a constitutional challenge to removing and restricting school library books, the Escambia County School Board on Tuesday argued that it should be able to take a deposition of a 7-year-old student who is part of the lawsuit.

After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month in a closely watched Second Amendment case, lawyers are tangling over how the decision should apply to federal prohibitions on medical-marijuana patients buying and possessing guns.

The lawsuit states that the woman was assaulted by another guest at SeaWorld last year while watching the park’s dolphin show.

A federal judge Wednesday blocked a new Biden administration health-care rule that would clash with Florida’s attempts to restrict treatments such as hormone therapy and puberty blockers for transgender people.

Court records show that the woman visited a Publix Supermarket along US-27 in Leesburg nearly four years ago.

A Palm Beach County circuit judge on Monday ordered the release of grand jury testimony about the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, nearly two decades after a probe into allegations the wealthy financier sexually abused young women at his Palm Beach mansion.

The new law — HB 7063 — sets age limits for those working in an “adult entertainment establishment,” such as strip clubs, adult bookstores and sex shops.

Florida lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis have been busy this Legislative Session, with nearly 200 new laws taking effect on July 1.

The federal government “has a strong interest” in a lawsuit challenging a Florida law requiring teachers to use pronouns that align with their sex, according to a brief filed this week by the Biden administration.

A ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court Friday paves the way for cities and counties to ban people from sleeping and camping in public places.

Investigators claim that she diagnosed Done Members with ADHD so that she could write them Adderall prescriptions and increase subscription revenue for Done Health.

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in an 8-1 decision to keep in place a law allowing law enforcement to take away guns from anyone subject to a domestic violence restraining order.

An appeals court Monday kept on hold a ruling that would require a revamped “financial impact statement” that will appear on the November ballot with a proposed constitutional amendment about abortion and refused to fast-track the issue to the Florida Supreme Court.

The Biden administration said Monday it is still deciding whether to appeal a U.S. district judge’s ruling that the federal government improperly shifted permitting authority to Florida for projects that affect wetlands.

Adult film actress Stormy Daniels, whose courtroom testimony about hush money payments over an alleged affair with Donald Trump led to the former president's conviction on 34 felony charges, has not yet commented on the historic verdict.

The company — "Doodie Calls" — is seeking the full unpaid balance and over $24,000 in monetary damages, the lawsuit says.

A 2023 law that lowered the number of jurors needed to recommend execution has resulted in a "quintessential game of chance" for inmates being resentenced because of changes in the state's death-penalty process and unconstitutionally “silences black voices,” groups are arguing in what could be a pivotal Florida Supreme Court case.

The complaint — written as a letter to the Florida Commission on Human Relations — discusses apparent “racial quotas” in Starbucks’ hiring practices.

Williams was arrested early last year after a retired Mount Dora couple was found stabbed to death inside their home at the Waterman Village senior living complex on New Year’s Eve in 2022.

Records show that earlier this month, a guest went tubing on the Humunga Kowabunga: a high-speed waterslide with a near-vertical, five-story drop.

Arguing that the issue is moot, voting-rights groups on Friday urged an appeals court to reject an attempt by the state House and Senate to shield lawmakers and legislative staff members from testifying in redistricting lawsuits.

Forshee said she learned that her family hadn’t actually buried all of McFadden following his murder, as his skull and spine had just been uncovered at the Medical Examiner's Office.

While fishing at the pond, Keller’s fishing line became tangled in some broken power lines, which caused him to be electrocuted and killed, the lawsuit says.

The records show that the man — Robert Buckley — had his Adderall prescriptions filled by pharmacists at these stores' pharmacies.

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday sided with Allstate Insurance Co. in an attempt to fend off a potential class-action lawsuit about limiting payments for care after people are injured in auto accidents.

The bills cover a wide variety of issues, including human trafficking, school safety and highway racing.

In a case closely watched by business and environmental groups, a U.S. district judge Friday finalized his rejection of a 2020 move by the federal government to shift permitting authority to Florida for projects that affect wetlands.

A small congregation in Daytona Beach — led by Pastor Ben Figueroa — feels powerless after it was forced to shut down its food pantry.

The new laws cover a variety of issues, including voter registration, spaceport designations and employment regulations.

A battle about a 2021 settlement that increased base electric rates for Florida Power & Light has gone back to the state Supreme Court.

The possibility of recreational marijuana in Florida is one step closer after the state’s highest court ruled the ballot initiative valid for November’s election.

According to the lawsuit, there was no warning provided to passengers prior to the collision, and one passenger was even knocked unconscious.

A federal judge on Friday heard arguments in a court battle over a law requiring educators to use biologically correct pronouns and titles in school.

An appeals court Tuesday will take up a high-profile case about the state’s attempt to prosecute a convicted felon who was among 20 people accused of voter fraud in 2022 by Gov. Ron DeSantis and other top Florida officials.

The lawsuit says that the daughter — a 7th-grader at Edgewood High School referred to as “A.C.” — began being harassed by a particular student in October 2023.

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a request by a Jacksonville attorney to be reinstated to practice law after a suspension related to his handling of lawsuits against the tobacco industry.

In 2023, Geriann Clem decided to ride the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster, which reaches a top speed of 65 mph and a height of 167 feet, the lawsuit shows.

Michael Shirley was sentenced on Tuesday to more than 7 years in federal prison.

A complaint states that on Oct. 5, 2023, the doctor, her husband and her mother-in-law all decided to eat at Raglan Road in the Disney Springs shopping center.

The lawsuit accuses the school board of playing a role in the death of Nicole Tedesco, who was killed after picking up her two daughters from Keeth Elementary School.

During the delivery, a “large dog” came out of the building and bit down on Harrison’s leg, puncturing the shin, the lawsuit shows.

A former associate of ex-Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg will learn how much time he'll spend in federal prison.

According to court documents, the man — Daniel Knight, 39 —was “overserved alcohol” by a caterer at his niece’s wedding and “became intoxicated.”

The Florida Supreme Court on Monday refused to speed up a challenge to a congressional redistricting plan that Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed through the Legislature in 2022, likely meaning the disputed map will remain in effect for this year’s elections.

The DOJ announced on Monday that the man had been involved in five separate armed robberies of 7-Eleven stores in Orange and Seminole counties.

A federal judge Thursday closed the door on allegations that key parts of a 2021 elections law were unconstitutional.

While riding the water slide, Carney hit the bottom of the pool, causing her to sustain injuries “in and about her body and extremities,” the lawsuit says.

The future of abortion rights on the November ballot is about to be in the hands of the state’s highest court.

An Ocala man filed a lawsuit on Friday, claiming a stump grinder that he rented had burned him in an explosion, according to court documents.

The lawsuit says that “student disciplinary action occurred” after the sexual assault, though the “Code Red” incidents had reportedly spread beyond just the football team.

The letter argues that Texas is defending itself from an “invasion,” urging the Biden administration to crack down harder on border security.

The lawsuit states that the child was visiting the restaurant at 8801 International Drive in August 2020.

The lawsuit claims that on Jan. 10, 2022, the boy and three other children were “assaulted” by a staff member while playing at Starchild Academy.

With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to hear arguments next month, Florida is disputing that a 2021 state law placing restrictions on large social-media platforms violates First Amendment rights.

Moad Mohamed Benkabbou, 22, lied to investigators after pledging his support to the terrorist group ISIS, according to court records.

According to the lawsuit, the worker failed to position the lift jack properly, which caused the fall.

According to the SAO, the parents complained that the leader “administered corporal punishment” to 16 of the students, using a belt to lash their hips, legs, and backsides.

An impactful moment during the forum was a hypothetical scenario simulating a traffic stop. During this, officers and citizens took turns playing roles of the driver and law enforcement.

Belvedere Terminals filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, claiming that the county tried “to rob Belvedere of its Property and constitutionally protected rights.”

The lawsuit claims that the former employee — who was 16 years old at the time — had been sexually assaulted by a fellow employee.

Officials said that the man — Michael Shapiro, 72 — left five voicemails for the Congressperson from his home in Greenacres on Dec. 19.

At Tuesday’s conference, Bain said that no charges would be brought against the deputies involved in the shooting.

The lawsuit claims that The Hershey Company used false advertising to sell the candies, which lacked the faces shown on their packaging.

State and federal courts in 2024 are expected to buzz with major Florida cases.

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts filed a lawsuit late Friday accusing the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, or CFTOD, of failing to preserve and turn over public records in violation of Florida law and the state’s constitution.

While working as a greeter, Barash was given a stool to account for her disability, though she was later denied a stool when she began working in parking, court records show.