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Judge In Sullivan Baby Doe Case Allows $2.4 Billion Judgment Trial Wednesday, April 7, 2021  In a ruling filed in Sullivan County Circuit Court on Tuesday, Chancellor E.G. Moody granted a default judgment against Endo Health Solutions, Inc. and Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in the case of Staubus vs. Purdue, widely recognized as the Sullivan Baby Doe suit. The judgment details a dozen false statements Endo’s attorneys made to the court, describes a “coordinated strategy between Endo and its counsel to…interfere with the administration of justice,” and holds the companies liable fo...

and last updated 2021-04-06 13:02:31-04 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement held a press conference on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, to announce the arrest of 27 individuals in "Operation: No Warning," a 10-month, multi-agency drug-trafficking investigation in North Florida. FDLE said it began the case in June 2020, leading to agents spending 12,000 working hours on this drug investigation to identify and research each of the 27 suspects. "This case, like most drug cases, has an element of violence," said Rick Swearingen, the head of FDLE. "Between [the 27 susp...

Florida Supreme Court disciplined 20 attorneys in recent court orders The Florida Bar, the state’s guardian for the integrity of the legal profession, announced to Historic City News that the Florida Supreme Court disciplined 20 attorneys in recent court orders issued from November 21 to December 28, 2020, disbarring four, revoking the licenses of three, suspending 12 and reprimanding one. One attorney was placed on probation and two must pay restitution. As an official arm of the Florida Supreme Court, The Florida Bar and its Department of Lawyer Regulation are charged with administering a...

Vaughan and Overstreet Barry Vaughan was sworn-in at the Fifth District Appellate Court in Mount Vernon on Monday to serve by appointment of the Illinois Supreme Court. Vaughan, 58, of McLeansboro, is an elected circuit judge in Hamilton County, of the Second Judicial Circuit. His appointment to the Fifth District came at the recommendation of Supreme Court Justice David Overstreet to fill the seat that had been occupied by Judge Mark Boie, who was elected to a permanent seat on the court in November. In his remarks, Vaughan described his love for reading about histori...

FDLE arrests former Franklin County officer for simple battery, official misconduct MGN Online / Image License / Photo: Derek Seifert / U.S. Air Force / License Link Posted at 12:14 PM, Dec 15, 2020 and last updated 2020-12-15 13:01:49-05