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DEP'T OF HIGHWAY SAFETY v. HIGHTOWER

No. 1D19-227.

306 So.3d 1193 (2020)

State of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES, Appellant, v. James HIGHTOWER, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied November 30, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey D. Slanker , Robert J. Sniffen , and Elmer C. Ignacio of Sniffen & Spellman, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Marie A. Mattox of Marie A. Mattox, P.A., Tallahassee, and Thomas L. Dickens III , of Morgan & Morgan, P.A., Orlando, for Appellee.

In this case of first impression, we address whether sovereign immunity bars a private individual's claims against a Florida state agency under the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), 38 U.S.C. §§ 4301-4335 (2014), and the Florida Uniformed Servicemembers Protection Act (FUSPA...

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