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Celebrity Cruise Ship Kept Corpse in Drink Cooler, Lawsuit Says

By Alex DeLuca

Apr 24, 2023

The body was found on the floor of a beverage cooler on the Celebrity Equinox cruise ship in an advanced state of decay.

Man Claims He Was Sexually Assaulted by Roommates at Fort Lauderdale Addiction Center

By Naomi Feinstein

Dec 2, 2022

The patient says he was screaming at the top of his lungs, but no one intervened.

Woman Struck by Rubber Bullet While Protesting Police Brutality Sues City of Fort Lauderdale

By Jenna Farhat

Jun 3, 2022

LaToya Ratlieff was struck by a rubber bullet during a protest following George Floyd's murder in June 2020.

Miami Beach 5-Year-Old Missing for Six Months Found Outside Atlanta

By Joshua Ceballos

May 25, 2022

Miami Beach police declined to issue an Amber Alert for the missing Black girl when she went missing in November.

Boca Raton Attorney Richard Ozelie Allegedly Leaked Clients' Confidential Files

By Joshua Ceballos

May 12, 2022

The recipient, a former client, says she tried to do the right thing — to no avail.

Granny Grifter: Key West Man Targeted "Lonely Older Women" in Nigerian Scam

By Joshua Ceballos

Mar 24, 2022

A Key West man is going to learn to respect his elders the hard way: with hard time.

Former Tenant Alleges Surfside Mayor Was a "Predator Landlord"

By Alex DeLuca

Mar 7, 2022

Defense attorneys retort that the Surfside mayor is a "predator landlord" who took advantage of a Ukrainian businesswoman who speaks English as a second language.

Into the Inferno: Victims, Families Claim Royal Caribbean Sent Them to Active Volcano

By Izzy Kapnick

Jan 4, 2022

Royal Caribbean passengers were touring the White Island volcano when it erupted in December 2019.

Lawsuits: FMU Fired Women for Reporting Sexual Misconduct

By Alex DeLuca

Nov 23, 2021

Two separate lawsuits allege FMU retaliated at women for coming forward about sexual misconduct accusations against the school's former athletic director.

Engine Trouble, Lack of Oversight Linked to Freak Plane-Car Collision That Killed 4-Year-Old

By Izzy Kapnick

Aug 10, 2021

A lawsuit has been filed in the March 2021 death of a four-year-old boy after a private plane crashed into the SUV his mother was driving.

Judge Says Fort Lauderdale's Anti-Panhandling Law Treads on First Amendment

By Izzy Kapnick

Jun 28, 2021

The judge said the city's real motivation was preventing "residents' discomfort" around the homeless.

Aventura Ob-Gyn Accused of Using His Own Sperm in Fertility Procedure

By Joshua Ceballos

May 27, 2021

When Roberta Voss took a DNA test 37 years later, she realized her dad wasn't an anonymous donor at all.

"An All-Out Assault on Black People": Civil Liberties Groups Sue DeSantis Over Anti-Protest Law

By Alexi C. Cardona

May 13, 2021

Civil liberties groups are suing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over a new law that critics say criminalizes free speech.

Flo Rida Claims Energy-Drink Company Stiffed Him in Endorsement Deal

By Izzy Kapnick

May 13, 2021

The rapper claims many of his royalties and stock bonuses are being withheld.

Lawsuits

South Florida Reverend Evicts 'Threatening' Tenant

School District Sued Over Book Bans

Lawsuits

South Florida Reverend Evicts 'Threatening' Tenant

School District Sued Over Book Bans

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