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Attorney Ben Crump, who represented the family of a Kissimmee man who died after riding Universal’s Stardust Racers coaster last year, has now been hired by the family of a 70-year-old woman who died after riding the Revenge of the Mummy roller coaster at Universal Studios Florida.

According to a report from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Ma de La Luz Mejia Rosas lost consciousness during the indoor ride on Nov. 25 and was rushed to a nearby hospital. She died on Dec. 9 at Orlando Regional Medical Center of a ruptured aneurysm without trauma, according to a report by the Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Rosas’s family is seeking more details regarding her death, including information about the ride’s operations, safety protocols, maintenance history and any other incident data, according to a press release on Tuesday from Crump’s office.

“Mrs. Rosas went to the park to enjoy time with her children and grandchildren, expecting a safe and joyful experience,” Crump said in the written statement. “Instead, her family is now left grieving and searching for answers. They deserve a full understanding of what happened before, during and after this ride.” read more

By MARK SHERMAN

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s unprecedented bid to reshape the Federal Reserve board is putting the Supreme Court in a familiar position, weighing an emergency appeal from the president’s lawyers in a politically charged case.

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The court is hearing arguments Wednesday over Trump’s effort to oust Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook based on allegations she committed mortgage fraud, which she denies.

No president has fired a sitting Fed governor in the agency’s 112-year history. read more

By MAE ANDERSON, AP Business Writer

Melia & Co appears to be a small family-run business. The sweaters on its website feature a photo of a woman hand-knitting a Christmas design. The caption says that after decades of creating knitwear that tells “quiet stories of care and beauty,” she is closing her little studio and the pieces on offer are her last.

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The website of Olivia Westwood Boutique also spotlights a charming backstory. The “About Us” section states that twin sisters run the shop their mother opened in 1972 and share her commitment to a a business “rooted in family, community and women uplifting women.” Shoppers could take advantage of a sale honoring the boutique’s late founder on what would have been her 95th birthday. read more

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS, AP Business Writer

Netflix is now offering to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business in all cash — in an effort to win over the Hollywood giant’s shareholders for its $72 billion merger and potentially thwart a hostile bid from Skydance-owned Paramount.

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Back in December, Netflix struck a cash and stock deal with Warner valued at $27.75 per share, giving it a total enterprise value of $82.7 billion, including debt. But on Tuesday, the companies announced that they would be revising the transaction to simplify its structure, provide more certainty of value for Warner stockholders and speed up the path to a shareholder vote — which they said could arrive by April. read more

Oviedo-based developer Sun Terra Communities is moving to purchase the proposed site of the huge, 1,088-acre Whispering Hills community in Leesburg out of bankruptcy court for $62 million.

According to documents from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Florida, Orlando-based Marsan Real Estate Group — which owns the property as Bellaviva at Whispering Hills LLC — filed for Chapter 11 in October. A liquidation plan was filed last week, a move to clear the way for the controversial development which has lain dormant for four years, according to a report in GrowthSpotter.

Sun Terra Principal Richard Jerman said the developer is currently in its due diligence stage of acquiring the property over the next few weeks and has not yet closed on the purchase.

Early plans for Whispering Hills indicated developer Jean Marsan planned the community as a mixed-use development on the site of the former Journey M Circle Ranch in Leesburg, just east of U.S. 27 and north of Dewey Robbins Road. The property has zoning approvals for a golf and equestrian community with nearly 3,000 residential units and up to 451,000 square feet of commercial hotel, medical and office uses. read more