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Orlando Dog Owner Challenges ‘Dangerous Dog’ Ordinance

An Orlando resident’s dog was declared “Dangerous” by Orange County.  She’s arguing that the county ordinance should be declared invalid. LISA AMATO has raised “Runty,” a 2-year-old black-and-white pit bull, since birth.  Now, however, she’s fighting Orange County to show that Runty is not “dangerous.” “She was the runt of the litter,” says Amato, who…

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WFTV Channel 9 covers case against Orange County Sheriff’s Office about a wrongful arrest in Orlando

Today Attorney Cynthia Conlin was interviewed on Channel 9 news about a case currently being litigated in the Middle District of Florida, Orlando, Joanne Shea v. Orange County Sheriff’s Office, 6:11-cv-01677-JA-DAB, about a woman who was wrongfully arrested because she had a similar, yet different, name to a fugitive.  See the Channel 9 news story here on this…

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