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    Silencing the Departed: Limits on Non-Disparagement Clauses in Employment and Severance Contracts in Florida

    October 22, 2025By Stephanie Gudiel

    Non-disparagement clauses in employment agreements and severance packages have become common. When an employee departs, particularly involuntarily, an employer often offers a severance package contingent on signing a release of claims and a promise not to make negative statements about the company.[i] These clauses are marketed as a way to protect an organization’s reputation. However, […]

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    When Seeing Isn’t Believing: AI Deepfake Imaging and the Future of First-Party Property Insurance Fraud

    October 21, 2025By Laura Leyva Hevia

    First-party residential property insurance relies heavily on photographic evidence. When a homeowner experiences damage from a storm, fire or plumbing leak, the usual process is to file a claim, submit pictures of the damage and await inspection by an insurance adjuster. This pathway to collect evidence assumes that photos accurately capture real damage and that […]

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    Florida’s Supermajority Rule: A Barrier to Change

    October 13, 2025By Grace Kendall

      In the 2024 election, multiple hot-button topics were on the ballot, namely Amendment 3, which would have legalized recreational marijuana for adults over twenty-one, and Amendment 4, which would have provided constitutional protection for access to reproductive healthcare by means of abortion. Both received over 55% approval by vote. Had these Amendments been up […]

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    Super Speed, Super Consequences: Florida’s Tough New Reckless Driving Law

    October 9, 2025By Alfredo Soto

    Speeding has been a longstanding issue on Florida’s highways, but recent data shows how deadly it can be. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles reported that speeding contributed to roughly 10% of traffic fatalities between 2019 and 2023, with most offenders being young males aged 16 to 25.[i]  The reality is sobering: […]

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