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Tampa attorney again found in contempt, suspended after failing to respond to bar inquiry
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Tampa attorney Michael Eric Eisenberg has been suspended following a June 26 Florida Supreme Court order after being found in contempt for noncompliance with a previous court order, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar.
Davie attorney voluntarily disbarred after admitting to misappropriating more than $300,000
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Davie attorney Bradley Scott Douglas has been voluntarily disbarred following a June 7 Florida Supreme Court order regarding allegations that included misappropriation, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar.
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Boca Raton attorney agrees to permanent disbarment
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Dania Beach attorney issued indefinite suspension over misappropriation allegations
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Dania Beach attorney Jeremy W. Alters has been suspended until further order following a May 21 Florida Supreme Court order regarding misappropriation allegations for which he was suspended nearly seven years ago, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar and a referee's report.
Coral Gables attorney disbarred, ordered to pay $136,000 in restitution
The Florida Supreme Court disbarred Coral Gables attorney Francisco Jose Aguero on June 28 over misappropriation allegations.
Former NRA president sues 4 men over 'campaign of hate and vitriol'
TALLAHASSEE — The 79-year-old former president of the National Rifle Association has filed a $1 million lawsuit in federal court against four men she claims threatened her and her grandchildren after the Parkland school shooting in February.
Navarre electrical engineer alleges discrimination by Southern Methodist University
PENSACOLA — A Santa Rosa County man has filed a civil rights lawsuit against a private university in Texas claiming his years of work toward a doctorate degree came to nothing because of discriminatory treatment he received from a faculty advisory.
3 Fort Lauderdale marine service companies sued following 2016 fire on vessel
MIAMI — A Connecticut-based insurance company recently filed an admiralty and maritime claim in a South Florida federal court on behalf of a client whose vessel was damaged by fire shortly after it was serviced by three Fort Lauderdale companies in 2016.
Fair Housing Center claims Palm Beach condo association, property management agency discriminated against families
WEST PALM BEACH — A fair housing advocacy group is suing a Palm Beach condominium association and property management agency, claiming their policies about how many people can live in their units are discriminatory and violate the Fair Housing Act.
Online retailer used Pensacola disabled veteran's likeness to sell shirts, federal lawsuit claims
A Pensacola disabled Vietnam veteran says online retailer Redbubble missappropriated his image to sell merchandise.
15 survivors of Parkland school shooting file federal civil rights suit
MIAMI (Florida Record) – Broward County's embattled sheriff and a retired deputy are among the named defendants in a civil rights action filed earlier this month by 15 survivors of the mass shooting in February at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.
Class action against Ford over 2016 Mustang Shelby GT350 still alive despite losing plaintiff
MIAMI (Florida Record) – A would-be class action against Ford Motor Company claiming its 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 overheats and goes into "limp mode" on the interstate or racetrack has one fewer plaintiff and a fewer less counts but remains alive.
Home Depot landlord not serious about change in venue request, federal judge says
MIAMI — A federal judge in Miami has declined a landlord's request to move the venue of a case asking for a Home Depot to be rebuilt, after it was destroyed by fire, to New York, saying the plaintiff in the case isn't serious about the change in venue request.
Appeals court remands Venezuelan case back to district court in Florida
ATLANTA (Florida Record) – A case filed by the Comparelli family, who wants U.S. federal courts to decide their damages claim against Venezuela and two chemical firms over the 2010 seizure of their Venezuelan companies, is on its way back to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida after a federal appeals court recently ruled that the district court has jurisdiction after all.
Federal judge orders documents to remain under seal in DynCorp case against AAR Airlift
Litigation between a Virginia-based global government services provider against the Melbourne company it alleges stole trade secrets to land a multi-billion dollar contract in 2015 has been settled, but documents in the case will remain under seal, according to a federal judge's recent order in the case.
GQ publisher settles litigation with Orlando retailer over use of commerce marks
GQ magazine's publisher and the owner of Orlando haberdashery GQ Menswear have settled their litigation with an injunction that bars the retailer from using the magazine's mark and style as its logo.
Appeals court sides with Fort Lauderdale college in NLRB case
ATLANTA (Florida Record) — A Fort Lauderdale college prevailed in a recent federal appeals court decision that said the college did not violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when it required that employee disputes be resolved in individual arbitration.
Insurers ask federal court to drop them from covering engineering firm in pedestrian bridge collapse
MIAMI (Florida Record) — Two national insurance companies are hoping a federal court in Miami will rule that they don't have to cover or defend a Tallahassee engineering firm in litigation that followed a fatal pedestrian bridge collapse at a university near Miami in March.
Federal judge considering Facebook, Twitter, Google motion to dismiss lawsuit by Pulse survivors
ORLANDO (Florida Record) – A federal judge in Orlando is considering a request by Twitter, Facebook and Google to dismiss a lawsuit filed against them by more than a dozen Pulse nightclub shooting survivors who claim the social media giants aided in the spread of terrorist propaganda.
One defendant remains in wealth management company's suit alleging ex-employee took confidential information
MIAMI (Florida Record) – Following a recent ruling in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, one defendant remains in a federal lawsuit filed by a Texas wealth management company that claims an Oregon firm benefited when two former employees went to work for that firm and took confidential company information with them.