Florida Civil Rights Legal Questions

In addition to pursuing criminal charges, you may be able to sue the restaurant for your damages if the restaurant management had actual or constructive notice of how dangerous these people were , but didn't take any measures to bar them from their business establishment. Consult with an attorney here in Florida for more specific advice. ... Read More

Hi Kelly, I received your phone message but I couldn't make out the number that you identified. Please call my cell phone 407-616-6502 when you get this message. Thanks. Looking forward to hearing from you!    Hi Kelly. You may have a good civil rights case against the probation officer and his employer. It is impermissible for counsel to reach out and solicit your case, but you can research our backgrounds and call one of us about possible representation.      Stephen Black, Esq. (407) 581-2581.           ... Read More

No. If you tried to leave the store with an unpaid item in your hand you are subject being stopped and detained under the shopkeppers laws, where retailers have immunity from such complaints. As to the "stole your keys" thats a law enforcement issue and you can address that with them if there is evidence of such. ... Read More

The U.S. Supreme Court held that prison officials can be liable if it is proven they act with deliberate indifference to an inmate’s health or safety that results in serious harm. This can be illustrated if officials know a prisoner may face a substantial risk of serious harm and they disregard this risk by failing to take reasonable measures to prevent it. It is not necessary to prove criminal wrongdoing or actual knowledge of an impending attack or potential danger. “Deliberate indifference” was characterized as “subjective recklessness.” It should be noted that lesser standards (in some cases, negligence) can be enough under state law to impose liability for failure to protect an inmate from sexual assault. Your son needs to retain counsel here in Florida for contingency fee representation. The sucess of his case depends on the unique facts and circumstance surrounding the rape. ... Read More

Because you had your conviction came from another state, the sending state can impose additional conditions or Florida could have demanded additional conditions.   Have you examined the papers you signed   Probably you cannot sue probation See the case of Moore v. Department of Corrections. I know about the case because I was the attorney who represented Moore. google it... Read More

So I responded to this a few days ago but just wanted to add that most of these cases are taken on contingency fee, which means you don't pay anything unless you win the case. I would be happy to talk with you about your case. So if your freedom of speech is being restricted based on the content of your viewpoint, in a public forum, then the court will analyze the restriction based upon the strict scrutiny test. This strict scrutiny will invalidate their action taken against you unless there is a compelling state interest and that is advanced in the least restrictive means to achieve that compelling state interest. If in fact they cannot prove this , Then you have a case against them and can recover attorneys fees as well as injunctive relief.... Read More