Legal

Seven Icard Merrill Sarasota attorneys were named to the Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 2021 list.Super Lawyers is a rating service from Thomson Reuters for outstanding lawyers in more than 70 fields who have distinguished…

As the primary access point to the health system for many people, hospital emergency rooms play a critical role in providing medical care that helps patients with an addictive disorder survive and gain access to further treatment.…

CITY OF ENCINITAS  DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT  MOBILITY ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN  NOTICE OF COMMUNITY WORKSHOP  IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT/SECTION 504 REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 AND TITLE VI, THIS AGENCY…

Jonathan Martinis, senior director of law and politics at a center for disability rights at Syraucse University, told journalists Ronan Farrow and Jia Tolentino in a long article in The New Yorker that one of the most dangerous aspects of a…

An activist with disabilities has taken the first steps to take legal action against the rail industry's use of a long-delayed and “fundamentally broken” mobile phone app for passenger assistance. The industry was hoping their Passenger…

A woman who regularly swims in the ponds of Hampstead is taking legal action against the City of London Corporation, claiming that the new fee system discriminates against disabled people.Christina Efthimiou, who is disabled and receives…

A law professor from the University of Windsor could be the first person to represent Canada on the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The federal government announced last week that Canada has nominated…

CITY OF ENCINITAS PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING  NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT  Draft Substantial Amendment #2 to the Action Plan (FY 2019-20)  For Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program  PLACE OF…

For people with disabilities, the COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly devastating, from increased exposure to the virus among those living in community facilities to openly discriminatory government policies, such as the…

A lawyer with seven years of experience who is “a person with a benchmark disability” can apply for appointment as a notary.The Center notified Notary Rules (Amendment), 2021, which insert the following clause in Rule 3 of the Notary Rules…