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Mercer Law Review

1996

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Florida Bar V. Went For It, Inc.: The Supreme Court Opens The Door For Heightened Limits On Attorney Advertising, Brett A. Steele Mar 1996

Florida Bar V. Went For It, Inc.: The Supreme Court Opens The Door For Heightened Limits On Attorney Advertising, Brett A. Steele

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Florida Bar v. Went For It, Inc. involves the constitutionality of Florida Bar rules prohibiting personal injury lawyers from sending targeted direct-mail solicitations to accident victims and their families within thirty days following an accident. In March 1992, respondent Went For It, Inc., a lawyer referral service, and its owner, G. Stewart McHenry, filed suit in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida against the Florida Bar, seeking declatory and injunctive relief. After referral from the district court, a magistrate judge recommended summary judgment in favor of the Florida Bar. The magistrate judge found that the …