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Attorneys representing victims of the 2018 Parkland school shooting testified Thursday in Florida federal court that they felt "betrayal" after a young colleague usurped a team effort when a $127.5 million settlement was reached with the FBI and went behind everyone's backs to negotiate an unauthorized fee.
An attorney on Wednesday testified in a Florida federal court that her colleagues working on litigation relating to the 2018 Parkland, Florida, school shooting were "thrilled" about the $127.5 million settlement she negotiated with the U.S. government, but when they learned she had only negotiated a 10% fee, they tried to remove her as lead counsel.
Former President Donald Trump has asked a Florida federal court to deny a motion seeking nearly $500,000 in attorney fees for refiling a racketeering lawsuit against Hillary Clinton over false claims in the 2016 election, arguing that the amount is excessive and that no "vexatious" conduct occurred.
Judges on Florida's Third District Court of Appeals on Tuesday asked attorneys to point to specific allegations of wrongdoing against a Brazilian nonlethal weapons manufacturer, which is accused of facilitating bribes made to Bolivian government officials in exchange for doing business with a company supplier.
Florida voters on Tuesday will choose between incumbent Attorney General Ashley Moody, who is seen as a rubber stamp to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, or Democratic challenger Aramis Ayala, who would likely serve as a roadblock to the governor's more contentious policies in a race where prosecutorial independence is key, experts say.