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Attorneys duel over communication of settlement offer in Miccosukee case
A November 2008 letter from attorney Michael Tein to plaintiffs attorney Ramon Rodriguez indicates Tein informed his clients about a $650,000 settlement offer to end a wrongful death lawsuit involving two members of the Miccosukee tribe.
Court blocks Lewis Tein request to disqualify judge in Miccosukee case
The Third District Court of Appeal rejected a request to disqualify a Miami-Dade circuit judge, concluding it was the attorneys bringing the petition, not the judge, who acted contemptuously.
Civil Fraud Claims Dismissed Against Former Miccosukee Accountant
The Miccosukee tribe sued Jodi Rae Goldenberg after she refused to testify in favor of the tribe during a deposition involving the Miami law firm Lewis Tein.
Eleventh Circuit Rejects Miccosukee Attempt To Reinstate Lawsuit
The dismissal of a Miccosukee lawsuit claiming water managers are flooding tribal lands to protect other landowners was affirmed by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Morgan Stanley dismissed from Miccosukee suit
A Miami federal judge handed the Miccosukee tribe yet another legal loss, dismissing as a defendant Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC from its broad malpractice lawsuit.Miccosukee Tribe Sues U.S. Government
The Miccosukee tribe has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the U.S. government, claiming it was in cahoots with its former lawyers to target individual members for back taxes.
Miccosukees claim $26 million stolen by tribe's ex-chair, lawyers
The Miccosukee tribe is suing former U.S. Attorney Dexter Lehtinen and former interim U.S. Attorney Guy Lewis, claiming $26 million was stolen.
Miccosukees attack former law team
The legal war between the Miccosukee Tribe and its former lawyers is heating up. The tribe is filing motions to disqualify Miami attorney Joe Klock from representing Dexter Lehtinen, a former tribe lawyer it sued for legal malpractice.
Lewis Tein: The story of the Northerner and the Southerner
The Lewis Tein firm once represented the likes of the Miccosukee tribe and troubled entrepreneur Nevin Shapiro. It still spends a lot of time in high-stakes court battles — only now as a defendant.
Court upholds Indian sovereignty but says it's time to update law
A federal appeals reluctantly upholds Indian legal sovereignty but says the notion is outdated in a time of tribal gaming and other commercial interests.TRENDING STORIES
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