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Attorneys for the state filed documents in federal court in Jacksonville disputing that two named plaintiffs had legal standing to pursue the case and arguing that it should not be considered as a class action.

The suit was filed on behalf of four Medicaid recipients, including the parents of child who came out as transgender at age 7 and a plaintiff preauthorized for a surgery before coveraged was stripped.

The e-cigarette maker has agreed to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states and Puerto Rico into the marketing of its vaping products, which have been blamed for a surge in teen vaping.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Tampa, came after AHCA Secretary Simone Marstiller submitted a Freedom of Information Act request seeking numerous records about importation proposals by Florida and other states.

Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said in a prepared statement that the vaccine developer pioneered that technology and invested billions of dollars in creating it.

The lawsuit also claims Whole Foods financially exploited its customers by charging significantly more for its meat products compared to competitors, under the guise that their products are healthier.

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of two 22-year-old women, contends that the state is violating federal Medicaid law and laws including the Americans with Disabilities Act by not providing the supplies.

In one of a series of similar cases across the state, a circuit judge has tossed out a potential class-action lawsuit that argued Florida State University should refund money to students because of a campus shutdown early in the pandemic.

The suit contends the law violates Jewish teachings, which state abortion "is required if necessary to protect the health, mental or physical well-being of the woman" and for other reasons.

Environmental groups say more than half of the record 1,100 manatee deaths in Florida in 2021 were related to starvation in the Indian River Lagoon.