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Fane Lozman is an American inventor and futures and options trader known for his long-running legal battles with the city of Riviera Beach, Florida.His litigation against the city has reached the U.S. Supreme Court twice: a 2013 case about whether a floating home is a vessel and a 2018 case about retaliatory arrest for protected speech.
Video of Lozman's arrest. Fane Lozman sued the city of Riviera Beach, Florida, in June 2006 over a planned use of eminent domain, arguing that the city had violated open-meeting laws in approving a private development plan. [8] The City Council then held a closed-door session, the transcript of which was later made public. [9]
Lozman's litigation against Riviera Beach regarding his floating home occurred parallel to suit alleging that his 2006 arrest at a city council meeting had been retaliatory. That case, also called Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach, reached the Supreme Court in 2018. The Supreme Court again held in Lozman's favor, allowing the suit to proceed. [33]
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For Subscribers: Fane Lozman says Riviera Beach owes him millions for blocking use of underwater lands. Is he right? In addition to prison time, U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks ordered the ...
Fane Lozman and the city of Riviera Beach, Florida, have been parties to a number of lawsuits, two of which have been heard by the United States Supreme Court. In Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach , 568 U.S. 115 (2013), the Supreme Court ruled that a " vessel " is something that a reasonable observer would consider designed for transportation on ...
Video of Fane Lozman's arrest in 2006. The Riviera Beach City Council has received national attention for its repeated clashes with local activist Fane Lozman, starting with his successful lawsuit, brought under Florida's open-meetings law, to prevent them from seizing the marina under eminent domain and selling it to private developers. [32]