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    Retaliation, Reputation, and the Law: Examining the Lively v. Baldoni Case

    March 6, 2026By Ashley Bolwell

    Colleen Hoover’s “It Ends With Us” was a box hit when it premiered on August 9, 2024, rolling in earnings of over $200 million worldwide.[i]  However, in the subsequent two years after the film’s release, public discourse has shifted the conversation from film’s exploration of  domestic violence  to allegations of behind-the-scenes misconduct experienced by Blake […]

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    Justice Delayed, Justice Denied: The Case for Reforming Florida’s Sovereign Immunity Caps

    March 4, 2026By Grace Kendall

    Flashy billboard advertisements for large law firms containing seven-figure personal injury wins are commonplace in the state of Florida. The seven-figure ($1 million or above) verdicts are less common than the average consumer might think, and are typically reserved for catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, and permanent disfigurement.[i]  Trials can be lengthy, difficult, painful, and even […]

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    Chemical Whack-a-Mole: Why Our Environment Can’t Keep Up with PFAS

    November 5, 2025By Aracely Reyes-Rodriguez

    Welcome to the 98%, the not-so-exclusive club of Americans with measurable levels of forever chemicals in their blood; membership is automatic, but the health risks are still being calculated. A toxic threat flows from our taps. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) are a family of thousands of synthetic compounds dubbed “forever chemicals” because their unique […]

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    Motorcycles Watch Out . . . That Car Is On Autopilot!

    March 27, 2023By Max Stein

    If you asked someone in the twentieth century where technology would be today, some would say that there would be “cars that fly themselves!” Though we are not at the level of flying cars, there are plenty of car manufacturers that utilize autonomous driving systems. Although self-driving vehicles sound like an amazing feat of engineering, […]

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