Judge David Langham
There are many functions we all attend. Often we are obligated to make appearances. I am reminded of a humorous bit in television s Big Bang Theory. In it, an argument ensues between a logic-driven scientist and a realist. A third character buts in to the frustration and advises the realist to just tell him it is a non-optional social convention. The reaction is a why didn t you say that to begin with acceptance of the premise and end of the argument. There are some things you do because it is what we do.
But occasionally, if you are lucky, there come some occasions that you get to do things. In 2012, the Workers Compensation Institute concluded that it would be appropriate to recognize people who have literally spent a lifetime in workers compensation. It is an astoundingly varied group of folks from around the Florida community, largely from the practice of law. However, there are claims professionals, employer representatives, and more in the group. The
Conviction upheld against husband in 1993 Florida cold-case murder
Michael Haim argued son’s statement should not have been used during trial
Jim Saunders, Reporter, News Service of Florida
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – An appeals court has upheld the murder conviction and life sentence of a Jacksonville man whose wife’s disappearance went unsolved for two decades before her remains were found by their son.
A panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal on Friday upheld the second-degree murder conviction of Michael Haim, whose wife, Bonnie, disappeared in 1993. Their son, Aaron, found her skull and other remains in 2014 while demolishing an outdoor shower at the home where they had lived.
Conviction upheld of Jacksonville man who killed his wife in 1993
Jim Saunders, Reporter, News Service of Florida
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – An appeals court has upheld the murder conviction and life sentence of a Jacksonville man whose wife’s disappearance went unsolved for two decades before her remains were found by their son.
A panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal on Friday upheld the second-degree murder conviction of Michael Haim, whose wife, Bonnie, disappeared in 1993. Their son, Aaron, found her skull and other remains in 2014 while demolishing an outdoor shower at the home where they had lived.
Haim, now 55, was found guilty in 2019 of killing his wife and sentenced to life in prison in a case that drew heavy attention in Northeast Florida. He is an inmate at Madison Correctional Institution, according to the state Department of Corrections website.
TALLAHASSEE An appeals court has upheld the murder conviction and life sentence of a Jacksonville man whose 23-year-old wife’s disappearance went unsolved for two decades before her remains were found by their son.
A panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal on Friday upheld the second-degree murder conviction of Michael Haim, whose wife, Bonnie, disappeared in 1993. Their son, Aaron, found her skull and other remains in 2014 while demolishing an outdoor shower at the home where they had lived.
Haim, now 55, was found guilty in 2019 and sentenced to life in prison in a case that drew heavy attention in Northeast Florida. He is an inmate at Madison Correctional Institution, according to the state Department of Corrections website.
Florida Supreme Court to hear challenge to insurance law
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a constitutional challenge to a 2016 state law that put new requirements on life insurance companies to determine whether policyholders have died and to contact beneficiaries.
Four insurers went to the Supreme Court last year after a divided 1st District Court of Appeal upheld the law. The Supreme Court issued an order Monday saying it would take up the dispute, though it did not set a date for oral arguments.
The case centers on a law that requires insurers to search what is known as the Death Master File or another comparable database annually to determine whether policyholders have died. The Death Master File is a database run by the federal Social Security Administration.