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Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein, P.A. Shareholder Scott M. Dimond Elected Chair of Eleventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission

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Friday, January 19, 2024
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MIAMI, Jan. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scott M. Dimond, a founding shareholder of Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein, P.A., has been elected Chair of the Eleventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission.

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  • MIAMI, Jan. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scott M. Dimond, a founding shareholder of Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein, P.A., has been elected Chair of the Eleventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission.
  • Judicial Nominating Commissions (JNCs) select nominees to fill judicial vacancies within the Florida court system.
  • Mr. Dimond was nominated by The Florida Bar and confirmed by Governor Rick Scott (2018) and reappointed by Governor Ron DeSantis (2022).
  • The nine-member Eleventh Circuit JNC selects judicial nominees for Circuit Court and County Court in Miami-Dade County and is among the most active in the state of Florida.

Marion County, Indiana, Extends Precision Kiosk Technologies Probation Monitoring Contract for Two Years

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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Minnesota-based Precision Kiosk Technologies (PKT) announced today that the Marion Superior Court Probation Department has signed a two-year contract extension wherein PKT will provide and service seven AB Kiosk® systems to autonomously coordinate and conduct probation check-ins among low-risk probation clients.

Key Points: 
  • Minnesota-based Precision Kiosk Technologies (PKT) announced today that the Marion Superior Court Probation Department has signed a two-year contract extension wherein PKT will provide and service seven AB Kiosk® systems to autonomously coordinate and conduct probation check-ins among low-risk probation clients.
  • Marion County began using AB Kiosk systems in October 2019 to enable its probation professionals to focus more attention on supervising higher-risk clients.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231107700298/en/
    By extending its contract with Minnesota-based Precision Kiosk Technologies for two more years, Marion Superior Court Probation Department will use AB Kiosk systems for autonomous low-risk probation client check-ins.
  • More than 1,200 Marion County probation clients have been assigned to execute regular probation check-ins using an AB Kiosk system.

How to get help or your money back after travel disruptions – experts explain

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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Passenger numbers were up 30% in the northern hemisphere in June 2023, versus the previous year.

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  • Passenger numbers were up 30% in the northern hemisphere in June 2023, versus the previous year.
  • Air travellers caught up in these events are legally entitled to care and assistance from airlines under UK law post-Brexit.
  • But our research shows that people are often unsure or completely unaware of their rights when travel is disrupted.
  • At present the regulator is unable to directly and independently fine an airline, it must bring a court action.

Uncertainty about legal rights of air passengers

    • But the mass cancellation of flights during the COVID pandemic and the failure of many airlines to refund some passengers really brought the problem to the wider public’s attention.
    • We have researched passenger experiences of flight cancellations during the pandemic, as well as the level of awareness among air passengers of both their legal rights and routes to redress.
    • These problems are even more acute for passengers who have booked through an online travel agent rather than directly with the airline.

How to get redress for travel disruption

    • If you don’t get a response, or are unsatisfied with the response, there are other options.
    • Further, not all airlines are members of the schemes and ADR decisions are not binding.
    • Alternatively, you could bring a court action against an airline, although this can be tricky if the airline is based abroad.
    • This allows you to make a claim to the bank or provider of the credit card you used to pay for your flights.

What about the airline regulator?

    • This pits the weaker consumer against the powerful interests and deeper pockets of the airlines.
    • The Department for Transport proposed reforms in January 2022, but the UK government has yet to act.

Commonwealth Court Again Rules Pennsylvania Skill, Powered By Pace-O-Matic, Is Not Regulated by Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023
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HARRISBURG, Aug. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Pace-O-Matic (POM) announced the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has again ruled the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has no oversight in the licensing or regulation of skill games.

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  • HARRISBURG, Aug. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Pace-O-Matic (POM) announced the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has again ruled the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has no oversight in the licensing or regulation of skill games.
  • “This ruling once again establishes that our skill games are not regulated by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board,” said POM’s Chief Public Affairs Officer, Mike Barley.
  • The Commonwealth Court is scheduled to hear the state appeals of our legal victories in both Dauphin and Monroe counties in October.
  • Pennsylvania Skill games are also manufactured in the commonwealth, and over 90% of the profits stay inside the state.

BYRON ALLEN'S ALLEN MEDIA GROUP SIGNS JUDGE MARILYN MILIAN TO LAUNCH NEW COURT SERIES "JUSTICE FOR THE PEOPLE WITH JUDGE MILIAN" FOR FALL 2023

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Friday, April 7, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Byron Allen's Allen Media Group -- the largest supplier of first-run syndicated programming for broadcast television stations -- proudly announces a 'firm go' for the production and launch of its 73rd and newest HD television series JUSTICE FOR THE PEOPLE WITH JUDGE MILIAN. The new court series is a daily one-hour strip for fall 2023, available to broadcast television stations nationwide.

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  • Allen Media Group now owns, produces, and distributes nine of the eleven U.S. television court series currently in production.
  • The initial Allen Media Group court series, AMERICA'S COURT WITH JUDGE ROSS, premiered in fall 2010.
  • Integral to the launch of JUSTICE FOR THE PEOPLE WITH JUDGE MILIAN will be Judge Marilyn Milian herself.
  • "We at Allen Media Group are proud to add our ninth television court series JUSTICE FOR THE PEOPLE WITH JUDGE MILIAN to our amazing portfolio of court shows," said Byron Allen, Founder/Chairman/CEO of Allen Media Group.

Nueces County Jury finds homebuilder Mostaghasi Enterprises, Inc. and R & T Framing liable for gross negligence; jury awards $18M

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Friday, November 4, 2022
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Mr. Garza was injured while working on a job site for the defendants, Mostaghasi Enterprises, Inc. (MEI) and Raul Salas d/b/a R & T Framing.

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  • Mr. Garza was injured while working on a job site for the defendants, Mostaghasi Enterprises, Inc. (MEI) and Raul Salas d/b/a R & T Framing.
  • While installing a 200-pound structural beam, at the direction of R & T Framing, the beam became loose, causing Mr. Garza to fall from his ladder.
  • The court also found that both Mostaghasi Enterprises, Inc. and R & T Framing were grossly negligent, by clear and convincing evidence.
  • The jury awarded an additional $2,000,000 against MEI and an additional $300,000 against R & T Framing.

Dallas Jury Awards $21 Million in Botched Anesthesia Case

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Monday, October 31, 2022
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DALLAS, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A Dallas County jury has awarded $21 million to the family of a man who was left in a vegetative state following a 2017 surgery to repair a broken leg at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.  

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  • DALLAS, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A Dallas County jury has awarded $21 million to the family of a man who was left in a vegetative state following a 2017 surgery to repair a broken leg at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.
  • The jury found providers associated with US Anesthesia Partners were negligent during that surgery.
  • Carlos Rojas, 32, of Dallas, was earning money by hanging Christmas lights when he fell from a ladder, breaking his leg and injuring his knee.
  • To fix the broken leg, Mr. Rojas needed surgery, which required general anesthesia, but after the operation, he was unresponsive.

Faulty Toll Road Engineering Cuts Off Key Redevelopment Site, Creates East Austin Environmental Pollution

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Monday, October 3, 2022
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AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Negligent construction techniques by Central Texas' main toll road agency have caused significant environmental and water quality issues in East Austin and are affecting the redevelopment of TECH 3443,a landmark technology and life sciences site.

Key Points: 
  • AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Negligent construction techniques by Central Texas' main toll road agency have caused significant environmental and water quality issues in East Austin and are affecting the redevelopment of TECH 3443,a landmark technology and life sciences site.
  • The CTRMA's faulty engineering work is eroding the soil under a key road on the TECH 3443 property, quickly causing the road to become impassable.
  • In addition, the CTRMA's construction floods a section of the East Austin property with heavily polluted runoff every time there is a significant storm.
  • "The redevelopment of the Motorola campus represents a profound opportunity for the region, and especially East Austin," Zarafshani said.

Dallas Judge Removes Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from Case Involving Transgender Youth

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Saturday, June 18, 2022
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DALLAS, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A judge in Dallas County today removed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from a lawsuit involving Dallas' Children's Medical Center and physicians there providing gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

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  • DALLAS, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A judge in Dallas County today removed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from a lawsuit involving Dallas' Children's Medical Center and physicians there providing gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
  • 2 ruled that Mr. Paxton and his office do not have the authority to act in the case and that no state law was implicated.
  • Attorney General Paxton intervened in the case claiming gender-affirming care constitutes child abuse.
  • "The attorney general intervened in this lawsuit with no purpose but intimidation only," Mr. Walker told the court.

Court Order Extends Time Period for Doctors at Dallas' Children's Medical Center to Provide Gender-Affirming Care

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Monday, May 23, 2022
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DALLAS, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A judge in Dallas County has signed an order extending the time period when doctors at Dallas' Children's Medical Center can provide gender-affirming care – including puberty blockers and hormone therapy – for transgender youth.

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  • DALLAS, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A judge in Dallas County has signed an order extending the time period when doctors at Dallas' Children's Medical Center can provide gender-affirming care including puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender youth.
  • The court previously issued a temporary restraining order allowing doctors to provide such care for a 14-day period that had been set to expire May 26.
  • But the two sides in the underlying legal case GENECIS Clinic founder Dr. Ximena Lopez and Children's Medical Center agreed to extend the time period through trial, when Dr. Lopez will ask the court to make the injunction permanent.
  • "And it means the families of these kids can take a breath and not have to worry about care disappearing later this week.