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Opponents filed the lawsuits last month in various parts of the state and sought to invalidate the failed abortion-rights ballot measure.

Gainesville-based Exactech faces more than 2,000 lawsuits alleging it sold defective knee and hip implants. The surprise action dismayed lawyers representing injured patients.

The complaint, citing a recent state investigation, alleges more than 16% of the signatures are invalid and that multiple state elections supervisors failed to conduct a sufficient review.

In a sharply worded order, a federal judge issues a temporary restraining order after a lawsuit was filed against the state by a group campaigning for the abortion-rights amendment proposal.

Floridians Protecting Freedom says the DeSantis administration is using public resources and government authority to denigrate materials supporting Amendment 4.

Trulieve has donated nearly $100 million to support Amendment 3. The state's Republican chair says the lawsuit is a result of the ads "working" and being "truthful."

Plaintiffs' attorneys say the state is interfering in the Amendment 4 vote. The state's lawyers contend public agencies are required to opine on policy. The judge says he will “do his best” to make a ruling soon.

The suit centers on part of Florida’s Medicaid system that contracts with managed care plans to provide what are known as home- and community-based services for people who need long-term care.

The committee pushing for Amendment 4 claims a website and ads created by the state Agency for Health Care Administration are carrying "misinformation." The agency says it is providing facts for Floridians.

The political committee leading efforts to pass Amendment 4 seeks a temporary injunction to prevent the state Agency for Health Care Administration from disseminating what it calls "misinformation."