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November 06, 2009 |

Fla. Firm's Attorneys Rally Their Defenses as Partner Faces Fraud Allegations

The downfall of one-time power broker Scott Rothstein amid an alleged fraud that investors say cost them at least $400 million is generating new business for lawyers all over South Florida -- and some of that business is coming from attorneys with the Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler law firm. Said well-known criminal defense attorney Fred Haddad, who has been retained by name partner Russell Adler, "Innocent people need a lawyer more than guilty people in something like this."
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December 17, 2012 |

The year in review 2012

For investors, enterprising developers and cautious bankers, 2012 was a year of redemption and recovery. In the courts, lawyers continued to work hard to recover lost dollars for scammed investors who were victimized by the likes of Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein and others. These and many more were part of the stories in 2012.
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August 26, 2013 |

CIVIL ACTIONS

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November 13, 2009 |

Baker Botts Beats Back Alien Tort Suits Against Drummond, Again

Two years ago, Baker Botts partner William Jeffress won a defense verdict for coal mining company Drummond in what was believed to be the first Alien Tort Claims Act case to go to trial. Despite the verdict -- which was later upheld by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals -- Drummond is still facing litigation over the 2001 murder of three union leaders at a Colombian mine. But the plaintiffs suing Drummond haven't gotten very far.
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June 28, 2011 |

Government and civil attorneys in all-out fight over a pretrial deposition of Scott Rothstein

Banks that handled the comings and goings of imprisoned lawyer Scott Rothstein's Ponzi money say the government needs to cough up the fraud mastermind or all civil proceedings should be stayed until he can answer their questions.
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August 13, 2009 |

Attorneys defend doctors after patient dies of heart attack

The widow of man who died days after receiving a stent sued for $2.25 million in damages, medical expenses, funeral expenses and costs.
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October 22, 2012 |

Putting shield to the test

The plaintiffs in a human rights case want to sit down with Álvaro Uribe Vélez to talk about allegations that the Colombian government illegally collaborated with the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, a foreign terrorist organization in the eyes of the U.S. State Department.
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October 25, 2012 |

Deposition not required from Alvaro Uribe in mining suit

A federal appeals court will not require former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe Vélez to give a deposition in a lawsuit against a U.S. coal mining company is the killings of union members.
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March 09, 2011 |

Guatemalans Given Syphilis in U.S. Experiments Prepare Lawsuit

Unless reparations are made, a class action lawsuit will be filed against the U.S. government in three days on behalf of about 700 Guatemalans whom American doctors infected with syphilis for a medical study in the 1940s, plaintiffs attorneys said Tuesday.
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