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Licensing — Driver’s license — Suspension — Refusal to submit to breath test — Lawfulness of stop — Community caretaker doctrine 
Jul 01st, 2025 in by admin

Licensing -- Driver's license -- Suspension -- Refusal to submit to breath test -- Lawfulness of stop -- Community caretaker doctrine -- Officer responding to tip from citizen informant that there was man believed to be intoxicated sleeping in vehicle…


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DEFENDANT SUBSTANCE ABUSE FACILITY OWED A DUTY TO THE DECEDENT FOR THE MANNER OF THE DECEDENT’S DISCHARGE, EVEN THOUGH THE DECEDENT OVERDOSED 48 DAYS AFTER DISCHARGE WHEN HE WAS NO LONGER IN THE CUSTODY AND CONTROL OF THE FACILITY
Jun 27th, 2025 in by admin

Burley v. The Village South, Inc., 50 Fla. L. Weekly D753 (Fla. 3d DCA Apr. 2, 2025): The decedent had been involuntarily committed to the defendant facility, and addiction treatment center. The plaintiff alleged that the facility owed a legal…


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