Knowles v. Beverly Enterprises-Florida

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• recognizing that the courts must presume that the Legislature will not effect so important a measure as the repeal of a law without expressing an intention to do so
• noting that although section 400.023(1) provides remedial remedies for nursing home residents, the Court is without power to add words to the statute
• noting that, although section 400.023(1) provides remedial remedies for nursing home residents, the Court is without power to add words to the statute
• explaining that when a statute’s language is unambiguous, the statute should be given its obvious meaning
• \It is well settled that legislative intent is the polestar that guides a court's statutory construction analysis.\
• “Statutory interpretations that render statutory provisions superfluous are, and should be, disfavored.” (Cantero, J., concurring

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