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Judge Hunter Carroll decreased the judgment for Maya Kowalski and her family from Netflix's "Take Care of Maya" documentary nearly $47.5 million but denied Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital's motion for a retrial.

It seems more and more North Florida families are literally self-destructing.

Despite legal requirements, more than one-quarter of cases of severe abuse that were uncovered by government investigators were not reported to the police. The majority involved sexual assault.

Attorneys for a young abuse survivor say they’re grateful to the Governor and the Florida Legislature for agreeing to further compensate their client....

Governor Rick Scott has signed a claims bill into law to help further compensate a young abuse survivor who—along with his sister—suffered for years,...

Governor Rick Scott has signed a bill into law seeking to make it easier for more abuse victims to testify in court through the use of therapy dogs.

A sober home operator is under arrest in Palm Beach County following a corruption investigation. Ehab Iskander, 33, of West Palm Beach, faces six counts...

Iowa health officials recently discovered it wasn't against state law for a nursing home worker to share a photo on Snapchat of a resident covered in feces. They are trying to change that.

Governor Rick Scott has until Wednesday to act on a bill that could expand protections for victims of abuse.

Three years ago, it looked like the Florida agency that oversees care for children and adults with disabilities had finally had enough.It filed a legal…