Lawsuit: U.S. Sugar Deal Violated Sunshine State Law
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A Miami attorney says Florida's historic buyout of U.S. Sugar Corp. was illegal.
Dexter Lehtinen filed a lawsuit Friday in Circuit Court in Palm Beach County, claiming the $1.75 billion deal violated the state's Sunshine Law because it was brokered in secret, closed-door meetings.
Environmental advocates have hailed the deal because the state wants to use the land for Everglades restoration.
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Lehtinen is an advocate for the Everglades, an attorney for Miccosukee Indians who live there, and the husband of Republican Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.