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Zach Schlein is a writer based in Miami. Originally from Montville, New Jersey, he holds a B.A. in political science from the University of Florida and is the litigation reporter for Daily Business Review. He can be reached at his email address, zschlein@alm.com
March 22, 2019
If signed into law, HB 337 would take effect in July 2021. The bill is sponsored by Florida Rep. Tom Leek of Ormond Beach and contains a provision allowing defendants to challenge the amount of damages sought by plaintiffs in a lawsuit. Plaintiffs would have to provide evidence early in the litigation showing they are likely to recover the sum sought, or risk having their cases dismissed.
March 21, 2019
Attorney Luis Suarez represents doctors suing their former employer, 21st Century Oncology, claiming the company illegally controls the market for radiation oncology treatment in southwest Florida.
March 20, 2019
Rebecca Sharpless is the director of UM's Immigration Clinic and is part of the legal team fighting on behalf of detained immigrant activist Claudio Rojas. She represents Rojas in a suit alleging ICE officials detained the immigrant in retaliation for his participation in a documentary about the department's detention policies.
March 19, 2019
Attorney Ben Crump is asking the DOJ to investigate police conduct in South Florida in response to the shooting death of Latasha Walton on March 12 by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper. He was joined at the press conference by civil rights litigator Sue-Ann Robinson.
March 18, 2019
Roberto and William Isaías were released from the Krome Detenction Center after posting a $1 million bond. The brothers filed a habeas corpus petition in federal court on March 1 following their February arrest by ICE officials.
March 15, 2019
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Rodolpho Ruiz is holding a hearing on the Brickell Homeowners Association's emergency motion for temporary injunction against the city of Miami. The suit alleges officials circumvented the law in granting Ultra the use of publicly owned Virginia Key through a license agreement, as opposed to a lease.
March 14, 2019
Dan Bushell and David Kotler are representing Edward Miller & Son Inc. in the company's lawsuit against the Florida Department of Health. The nursery's application to cultivate marijuana was purportedly denied because it missed an application deadline by 27 minutes.
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March 14, 2019
Chief Justice Charles T. Canady spoke to South Florida attorney and judges Wednesday about the importance of professionalism.
March 13, 2019
Miami real estate investor Robert Zangrillo has been charged as one of the parents accused of paying hefty sums for fraudulent academic records to bolster their children's chances of gaining admission to prestigious colleges. Zangrillo's company Dragon Global has invested in tech giants and redevelopment in Little Haiti, according to its website.
March 12, 2019
The Willkie Farr & Gallagher co-chair made The American Lawyer’s 2018 Dealmaker of the Year list.
March 11, 2019
South Florida attorneys Andrew Waks and Gary Friedman represented plaintiff Andre Ow Buland in his action against the cruise line. Ow Buland accused NCL of medical negligence in its handling of a heart attack he suffered on-board the Norwegian Pearl in 2016.
Daily Business Review |Profile
March 08, 2019
The Colson Hicks Eidson associate and civil litigator believes she has "not even scratched the surface" of what lies ahead for her.
March 07, 2019
The lawsuit filed Thursday in Broward Circuit Court alleges DeSantis' suspension of Israel via executive order overstepped his gubernatorial powers.
March 06, 2019
The owner of the New England Patriots has hired William "Bill" Burck, co-managing partner with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan's Washington, D.C. office. Burck was recently under scrutiny for his role in the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.
March 05, 2019
A lawsuit alleges the athletic apparel company misled customers with claims its product was comprised of 92 percent pima cotton, a fabric deemed superior for its length and smoothness, while it only contained about 40 percent.
March 01, 2019
The chief law enforcement officers of 20 states and the District of Columbia entered a brief on behalf of Florida resident Drew Adams on Thursday. Adams, who is transgender, is locked in a legal battle with the St. Johns County School Board and alleges its transgender bathroom policy violates Title IX protections.
March 01, 2019
With Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointments of justices Barbara Lagoa, Robert Luck and Carlos Muñiz, the Florida Supreme Court is now made up entirely of Republican-chosen jurists. The DBR asked members of Florida's legal community to share what they think this might mean for the state in the years ahead.
February 28, 2019
Fort Lauderdale litigator Tonja Haddad Coleman represented Broward deputy Jeffrey Kogan in his suit against the Sheriff's Office. The complaint, which was filed in 2013, alleged the agency retaliated against Kogan for participating in an investigation against a Fort Lauderdale police officer.
February 27, 2019
The plaintiffs attorney, Richard Diaz, quipped that the six-day trial might have been the shortest ever for an Engle progeny case.
February 27, 2019
The Feb. 25 complaint names a male massage therapist as the perpetrator of an alleged November 2016 assault on the plaintiff.
February 25, 2019
Coral Gables attorney Adam Josephs represented Antonino Maurici in a premises liability suit against Jetro Restaurant Depot. In 2016, several wood pallets fell from a forklift and onto Maurici as he shopped.
February 22, 2019
Former attorneys allege the firm shared fees and paid "runners" a finder's fee for bringing in clients. But the firm claimed it uncovered hidden recording devices in accounting, human resources and other offices.
Daily Business Review |Profile
February 22, 2019
Since moving to the Magic City in the 1960s, the senior Podhurst Orseck partner has represented everyone from rock stars and governors to disadvantaged youth. Decades into his career, Josefsberg still wields a quick wit and compassion for his clients.
February 21, 2019
Soto is the first woman and first Cuban-American to hold the position.
February 21, 2019
Florida Assistant State Attorney Brandon Dinetz surprised his girlfriend, fellow litigator Jennifer Lettman, with a wedding proposal in the Palm Beach County Courthouse.
February 20, 2019
Florida Justice Institute Executive Director Dante Trevisani is one of the attorneys leading litigation against the Florida Department of Corrections over the state prison system's seizure of digital songs and book purchased by inmates. He is joined by lawyers from the Tampa Bay and Kansas City-based Social Justice Law Collective firm.
February 19, 2019
Roberto and William Isaías were apprehended by ICE on Feb. 13. According to the bureau, the pair was "unlawfully present" in the U.S. The Isaías brothers moved to Miami in 2003 and have been fighting the Ecuadorian government's accusations of fraud since 2009.
February 15, 2019
Securities attorney James Schneider has been ordered to pay nearly $20 million in restitution to more than 2,100 investors.
February 13, 2019
U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro has set a preliminary hearing for March 22, only a week before the internationally recognized Ultra festival is set to take place.
February 12, 2019
A complaint in Miami-Dade Circuit Court alleges Mario Abad, the CEO of AeroThrust Holdings, willfully concealed the presence of harmful mold in a condo he’d leased out for rent. Aerothurst Holdings is situated at Miami International Airport.
February 11, 2019
With the help of attorney Zachary Bodenheimer, the brotherly duo of Brett and Judd Rosen fought an uphill battle to argue for an unlikely client in litigation over a life-altering accident.
February 08, 2019
Two complaints alleging systemic gender discrimination in the retail giant were filed in the Southern District of Florida on Feb. 1. A case with similar claims was submitted Nov. 6.
February 07, 2019
Even as a new generation of attorneys raised on social media enters the field, no consensus for best practices on social media has emerged.
February 07, 2019
Tuter was first elected to the role in February 2017. His next term will commence July 1.
Daily Business Review |Live Coverage |News
February 07, 2019
The Broward Sheriff's Office gave the all-clear at about 11 a.m.
February 06, 2019
Former Fort Lauderdale attorney Michael Casey was sentenced to more than 19 years in prison. The onetime litigator was also ordered to forfeit $269,598 as well as pay $18,919,995 in restitution to victims of a securities fraud scheme he helped to enact.
February 05, 2019
In an order to show cause issued late Tuesday Judge Ursula Ungaro said the complaint filed by Rapture Electronic Music Festival “fails on its face” to provide evidence of anti-competitive collusion between the city and world-famous festival.
February 05, 2019
The appellate court’s finding that bitcoin qualifies as a “payment instrument” could set a template for cryptocurrency regulation.
February 04, 2019
A complaint filed in the Southern District of Florida by Rapture Electronic Music Festival targets rival concert organizer, Ultra Enterprises Inc., as the groups gear to launch competing events on the same day and at the same venue.
February 01, 2019
Two of the attorneys sanctioned received suspensions.
Daily Business Review |Profile
February 01, 2019
Whether it's at sea or in the courtroom, the immediate past president of the Cuban American Bar Association and lifelong Miamian isn't one to stay idle for long.
January 31, 2019
The appellate court's opinion could open the door for cracking down on unregulated Bitcoin trading.
January 30, 2019
Amid a flurry of news on EPA rollbacks and successful court challenges, environmental advocates and attorneys can't agree on the Trump administration's true toll on Americans' health and the environment.
January 30, 2019
A Jan. 22 lawsuit filed in Palm Beach County accuses developer Richard Fields and Brandy Coletta of not properly compensating their horse trainer for services rendered. Fields is a former business partner of President Donald Trump and once managed Trump's ex-wife, Marla Maples.
January 29, 2019
Plaintiff Jonathan Montes de Oca suspected his employer, Conway Lakes Health & Rehabilitation Center, was engaged in an illegal kickback scheme. He contacted Morgan & Morgan, which reached out to law enforcement agents.
January 29, 2019
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Tuesday prohibited state agencies from using the short-term rental service. DeSantis had earlier criticized Airbnb for its decision to not list properties in the West Bank area of Israel.
January 28, 2019
Coral Gables attorney Todd Michaels represented Patricia Norris in her suit against the Palm Aire Gardens Condominium Association and property management company First Service Residential Florida. Despite allegedly receiving complaints about a resident harassing and stalking women in Palm Aire Gardens, the community's homeowners association took no action against the man who stabbed Norris 12 times, according to the complaint.
Daily Business Review |Profile
January 25, 2019
The Fowler White Burnett shareholder and commercial litigator has dedicated her practice — and time outside the office — to lending a helping hand.
January 22, 2019
Justice Muñiz is presently serving as general counsel for the U.S. Department of Education. The newly named justice notably worked under Gov. Jeb Bush as deputy general counsel and defended Florida State University in the Jameis Winston rape case.
January 22, 2019
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi was once thought to be a favorite to join President Donald Trump's administration. Instead, she will be working with the Washington, D.C., branch of Ballard Partners, a lobbying and public relations firm with strong ties to Trump.
January 18, 2019
Adam Josephs of the Josephs Law Firm served as legal counsel to Barbara Inman. His client, a 76-year-old Wisconsin resident, required extensive surgery and a below-the-knee amputation after being struck by a vehicle in a Publix supermarket parking lot.
January 18, 2019
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wendy Link's appointment in a press conference held Friday. The South Florida litigator will replace Susan Bucher, who has been dogged by controversy for her handling of the 2018 midterm elections.
January 17, 2019
A lawsuit filed Tuesday in the Southern District of Florida alleges Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based firm Brock & Scott broke state and federal law in its pursuit of a Fort Lauderdale woman's debt.
Daily Business Review |Slideshow
January 17, 2019
The 2019 awards ceremony acknowledging first-rate pro bono work will be held Feb. 7 at the Supreme Court of Florida.
January 16, 2019
A hearing with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to consolidate cases from around the country is scheduled for Jan. 31 in Miami.
January 15, 2019
The Fort Lauderdale litigator tells the Daily Business Review it’s all in taking the abstract and molding it into something relatable.
January 14, 2019
Judge Emas was first appointed to the bench by Gov. Lawton Chiles in 1996 to the Miami-Dade County Court. He has served as an appellate judge since November 2010 and will be succeeding Third DCA Chief Judge Barbara Lagoa.
January 11, 2019
The car manufacturer submitted a notice of removal to transfer to federal court a suit alleging it violated the Americans With Disabilities Act and other federal labor laws. The case was originally filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court.
January 11, 2019
Edgar Monserratt is seeking monetary damages on behalf of his son Edgar Monserratt Martinez, who died in May 2018 while riding in a 2014 Tesla Model S. The complaint accuses the company of improperly removing a speed limiter placed on the car, as well as releasing an unsafe product.
January 10, 2019
Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled that interest on an award is accrued from the date a judgment — rather than a verdict — is entered. The court also held an exception only applies when a reversal on appeal produces an initial money judgment, rather than a modification of a judgment.
January 07, 2019
Litigators with The Alvarez Law Firm argued the company's concealment of cigarette's addictive nature contributed to their client's nicotine habit and subsequent heart disease. The plaintiff, Paul Rouse, was smoking two to three packs of cigarettes a day by the time of his triple bypass surgery in 1999.
Daily Business Review |Profile
January 04, 2019
Whether it's with his clients or during his travels, the Fort Lauderdale litigator and Hinshaw & Culbertson partner has immersed himself in the new and unfamiliar.
January 03, 2019
U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom has allowed a lawsuit against controversial cryptocurrency figure and Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright to move forward in the Southern District of Florida. Wright and his attorneys with Rivero Mestre had previously moved to dismiss the complaint from the estate of Wright's late collaborator David Kleiman.
January 02, 2019
Outgoing Chief Judge Leslie Rothenberg held that the tobacco company was entitled to a new trial for improper arguments made by the plaintiff's counsel. Her opinion was outweighed by that of the other appellate judges, who denied R.J. Reynolds' motion for a new trial.
December 27, 2018
The T-Mobile-owned wireless carrier's move for arbitration against a longtime customer will proceed following a favorable ruling from Florida's Third District Court of Appeal.
Daily Business Review |News |Update
December 27, 2018
Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel addressed the changes in a public letter to Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, the chair of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission.
December 26, 2018
The School District of Palm Beach County's policy for hiring substitutes was challenged as violating applicants' Fourth Amendment protections from unreasonable search and seizure.
December 26, 2018
By the time of his retirement the judge will have served on the Southern District of Florida's bankruptcy court for more than 25 years.
December 21, 2018
According to the press release announcing the suit, rates of rare cancers as well as carcinogenic toxins at the Stoneybrook, Avalon Park, Eastwood communities far outpace the national average.
December 21, 2018
U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno approved the settlement despite continued disagreements over attorney fees in the litigation over ineffective air bags manufactured by the Japan-based Takata Corporation.
December 21, 2018
Florida's Fourth DCA held it had no jurisdiction over defendant Imerys Talc America Inc., a Delaware-based corporation with primary operations in California.
Daily Business Review |Profile
December 21, 2018
The Genovese Joblove & Battista founding partner made his name in bankruptcy suits, including the historic multibillion-dollar case against Enron. Now, as his firm approaches its 20th anniversary, John Genovese is looking to the next generation of litigators.
December 07, 2018
Circuit Court Judge Frederick Mercurio denied several motions submitted by Morgan & Morgan's legal counsel to vacate or otherwise minimize the amount of damages owed to a former client. The plaintiff's attorney, Donald St. Denis has submitted a motion seeking more than $1.5 million total in attorney fees and costs.
December 07, 2018
The complaint filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court alleges Marriott concealed from residents and guests that insulation material used to sound-proof the building may have emitted harmful chemicals and odors.
December 06, 2018
The Third District Court of Appeal ordered Miami attorney Bruce Jacobs to pay attorney fees to opposing counsel in addition to referring him to the Florida Bar for disciplinary proceedings.
December 05, 2018
Donald Tescher has been suspended from practicing law for three years after the Florida Supreme Court rejected the disciplinary recommendation of his court-appointed referee.
December 04, 2018
A lawsuit filed by public-interest law groups and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher highlights an immigration detention pilot program paying Florida sheriffs for their arrests.
December 03, 2018
Two decades onward from meeting in the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office, attorneys Reginald "Reggie" Mathis and Bruce Jacobs got the team back together to argue that Coco's was liable for injuries sustained by their client during a 2011 shooting outside the club.
December 03, 2018
Among the disbarred attorneys was Jeremy Alters, who was accused of authorizing the funneling of over $1 million out of firm's trust accounts to finance personal expenditures.
Daily Business Review |Profile
November 30, 2018
Following stints with both Baker McKenzie and Berger Singerman, Hayden started his own firm, Mark Migdal & Hayden, and has repeatedly taken up litigation aimed at increasing protections for LGBTQ individuals.
November 29, 2018
Attorney Christopher Spuches said the city's laws against Airbnb and other short-term rental services violate the Florida Constitution's clause against excessive fines.
Daily Business Review |Profile
November 29, 2018
As the attorney representing residents of the beleaguered Stonybrook apartment complex in Riviera Beach, Malik Leigh has contended with push-back from those he holds responsible for his client's plight.
November 29, 2018
The residents at Stonybrook Apartments in Riviera Beach have resorted to legal action to address their concerns for their health and safety inside the low-income housing complex.
November 28, 2018
A complaint filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court accuses probate paralegal Pamela Altman of pilfering as much as $1 million from a trust left by her father. The suit claims the money went to personal uses, including enriching her Massage Envy franchises in South Florida.
November 27, 2018
Starboard Cruise Services entered a proposal for settlement in its legal battle with a passenger who purchased a $4.75 million diamond for the quoted price of $235,000 aboard one of its ships. After emerging victorious, the Third District Court of Appeal has denied the cruise line's motion for attorney fees because the passenger's claim sought both damages and non-monetary relief.
November 26, 2018
The Florida Supreme Court directed that further legal proceedings against attorney Jeremy Alters could not be held before Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Marcia B. Caballero, who was the court-appointed referee in the ethics case against Alters.
November 21, 2018
Following the interim suspension handed down by the high court in August, Alters has been disbarred for misusing more than $1 million of his former firm's funds.
Daily Business Review |News |Update
November 20, 2018
Following her Sept. 15 arrest, Broward County Assistant State Attorney Stacey Honowitz will not face prosecution for taking beauty products from an Aventura Publix without paying.
November 20, 2018
Miguel De Grandy, a land-use attorney in Holland & Knight's Miami office, argued before Miami city commissioners on Thursday to secure Ultra Music Festival's move to Miami Marine Stadium and Virginia Key Beach Park in March 2019. The festival had been held in Bayfront Park since 2012.
November 19, 2018
Religious advocacy firm Liberty Counsel has filed a preliminary injunction challenging Tampa's ban on counseling that seeks to change a patient's sexual orientation.
November 19, 2018
With the help of Los Angeles-based attorney Chris Kanne, Wichmann successfully argued the tobacco giant's advertising and misleading marketing was responsible for James Chadwell's 1993 death due to lung cancer.
Daily Business Review |Profile
November 16, 2018
Leifman has made Miami-Dade County a nationwide example of the positive changes that mental health care reform can bring, both within the courtroom and outside it.
November 15, 2018
The state attorney general's office Wednesday asked the Florida Supreme Court to deny an amicus brief filed by Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami's chief prosecutor.
Daily Business Review |News |Update
November 14, 2018
According to the arrest affidavit documenting the Tuesday night incident, Nikolas Cruz has been charged with assault and battery on an officer, as well as using a self-defense weapon or device against a law enforcement officer.
November 14, 2018
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams ruled Miami law enforcement officials might have violated Garland Creedle's Fourth Amendment rights when police continued to detain him after he posted bond. Creedle was held after the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency requested his detention.
November 13, 2018
Our Fund Foundation, a South Florida philanthropy group, partnered with Lambda Legal for the eighth annual Fall LGBTQ Leadership Forum in Fort Lauderdale Monday night. Panelists discussed the rise of hard-right judicial appointees to the federal bench, and securing legal victories for queer clients in a time of immense uncertainty.
November 12, 2018
On Sunday, Bondi published letters sent to Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Rick Swearingen and Secretary of State Ken Detzner, chastizing them for not investigating purported voting problems in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
November 09, 2018
The ruling follows a request for an emergency hearing by Gov. Rick Scott's senate campaign.
Daily Business Review |Slideshow |News
November 09, 2018
Greenberg Traurig, GrayRobinson and Holland & Knight are among the law firms joining the litigation over recounts in Florida's gubernatorial and senate races.
Daily Business Review |News |Update
November 09, 2018
The Scott campaign has filed lawsuits against the supervisors of election for Palm Beach and Broward Counties.
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