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A bill enacting statewide police reform still awaits Gov. Ron DeSantis signature, though it isn t clear what effect, if any, it will have on South Florida.
At the same time, Miami-Dade County is getting closer to finally forming a long-awaited civilian oversight board tasked with investigating allegations of abuse committed by Miami-Dade Police Department officers.
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Called HB 7051, the police reform bill will create statewide standards that will ban the use of chokeholds by police except in situations involving immediate injury and death. It also requires a duty for police to intervene if a fellow officer uses excessive force. It mandates independent reviews for use-of-force incidents involving deaths, and requires police to give medical aid if needed. The bill also requires police department applicants to declare if they are being investigated for wrongdoing, will require the creation of standards for de-escalation and mental health training, and forbid the arres
Greenberg Traurig Adds Products Liability Litigator Alexandra Bach Lagos
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Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. has added veteran litigator Alexandra Bach Lagos as a shareholder with the Products Liability & Mass Torts team in Miami and the national Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Health Care Litigation group. MIAMI (PRWEB) January 11, 2021 Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. has added veteran litigator Alexandra Bach Lagos as a shareholder with the Products Liability & Mass Torts team in Miami and the national Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Health Care Litigation group. A former partner with Shook, Hardy & Bacon in Miami, Bach Lagos will focus her practice on products liability and mass torts, including bet-the-company litigation for domestic and international pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers.