Florida Pulse
By Adrian Cruz
In a landmark decision that could provide a definitive answer to hundreds of lawsuits accusing businesses of violating the ADA by featuring websites inaccessible to the visually impaired, FisherBroyles LLP partner Susan Warner on behalf of supermarket chain Winn-Dixie successfully convinced an Eleventh Circuit panel that websites aren t considered a public accommodation.
By Matt Perez
BigLaw firm Lewis Brisbois announced Wednesday the expansion of its Tampa outpost with the addition of two new partners hired over from Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP.
By Matt Perez
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP has added a new partner to its commercial litigation and real estate practice in the firm s Miami office.
Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the U.S. Supreme Court.
By Andrew Strickler
The financial industry, the securities bar, and federal regulators will all be watching the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday for a hotly contested case about the proper class certification test for shareholders alleging fraud at Goldman Sachs. Here, a look at the attorneys arguing the case.
By Cara Bayles
For two weeks, a Minnesota state court vetted 76 people to sit on the jury that will decide whether or not to convict former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. Here are some of the biggest issues that cropped up during voir dire in an unusual case with national significance.
COVID Construction Files: Berkowitz s Miami Observatory By Law360 is providing free access to its coronavirus coverage to make sure all members of the legal community have accurate information in this time of uncertainty and change. Use the form below to sign up for any of our weekly newsletters. Signing up for any of our section newsletters will opt you in to the weekly Coronavirus briefing.
Sign up for our Commercial Contracts newsletter
You must correct or enter the following before you can sign up:
Email (NOTE: Free email domains not supported)
Primary area of interest
Thank You! Law360 (February 10, 2021, 9:39 AM EST)
Pontiac Daily Leader
Justice Rita B. Garman and the Supreme Court of Illinois have announced the appointment of Carla E. Barnes as an at-large Circuit Court Judge in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. Barnes will be the first African-American judge in the Eleventh Circuit.
Barnes is being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Scott D. Drazewski on Dec. 31, 2020. The appointment takes effect on Feb. 11, 2021, and will conclude on Dec. 5, 2022, when the vacancy will be filled by the winner of the November 2022 general election.
“The screening committee found Carla Barnes to be extremely well-qualified for the position of circuit judge in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, and I am pleased that the Court unanimously agreed with that assessment,” Justice Garman said. “She has served the people of McLean County in the Public Defender’s Office for 19 years and has been the Chief Public Defender since 2014. Considering her diverse background and her experience
By
Illinois Supreme Court issued the following announcement on Jan. 12.
Justice Rita B. Garman and the Supreme Court of Illinois have announced the appointment of Carla E. Barnes as an At-Large Circuit Court Judge in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. Ms. Barnes will be the first African-American judge in the Eleventh Circuit. Ms. Barnes is being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Scott D. Drazewski on December 31, 2020. The appointment takes effect on February 11, 2021, and will conclude on December 5, 2022, when the vacancy will be filled by the winner of the November 2022 general election.
“The screening committee found Carla Barnes to be extremely well-qualified for the position of circuit judge in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, and I am pleased that the Court unanimously agreed with that assessment,” Justice Garman said. “She has served the people of McLean County in the Public Defender’s Office for 19 years and has been the Chief Pu