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Cruise ship passenger alleges negligence in ramp collapse
FORT LAUDERDALE -- A Florida woman has filed suit against a cruise ship operator, alleging she suffered serious injury when a boarding ramp collapsed. -
Empire Today accuses former employees of trademark infringement
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- UR Floored Today is facing a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by another flooring business that alleges UR Floored used its name. -
Bombardier Aerospace, Learjet facing Equal Pay Act legal action
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Bombardier Aerospace Corporation and Learjet Inc. are facing a lawsuit in federal court after a former employee accused the aerospace manufacturers of violating the Equal Pay Act (EPA). -
Man claims Multaply engaged in unlawful business practices
Multaply Inc. is facing a breach of contract lawsuit filed by a former employee who alleges the company’s shareholders were involved in unlawful business practices. -
Chanel files trademark infringement suit against knock-off websites
Chanel Inc. has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against websites that sell knock-off versions of the company’s products. -
AutoNation wants former GM to honor noncompete clause
An auto dealership manager's new job could cost him thanks to a non-compete agreement with a previous employer, according to a lawsuit filed May 31 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida Fort Lauderdale Division. -
Meat distributor accused of not paying food trader, could owe more than $250,000
A food trading deal gone bad leaves a meat distributing company allegedly owing more than $250,000, according to a lawsuit filed with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. -
Water taxi ankle roll leads to lawsuit
A Florida water taxi company hopes to escape liability after a passenger was injured during a trip based on a May 30 opinion in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida in the Miami Division. -
Amsterdam pipe maker accuses Florida firm of counterfeiting its high end smoking pipes
A Florida clothing company faces a trademark infringement lawsuit in federal court after a manufacturer of smoking pipes claims it stole its trademark. -
Court won't drop Walmart manager from slip and fall lawsuit
Walmart failed in its effort to remove a store manager named as a defendant in a slip and fall lawsuit. The retail giant filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Broward Division. -
Scary accident at Port Everglades leads to lawsuit
A Florida ship worker has filed a complaint against his former employer for negligence after being hurt on the job, according to court documents filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Division. -
South African seaman seeks damages for injuries incurred on yacht
A South African seaman injured while the pleasure yacht on which he was employed was undergoing repairs in Ford Lauderdale last fall is seeking "maintenance and cure" and other relief from defendants he says negligently caused his injuries. -
Perry woman claims illness linked to salmonella outbreak
An elderly Taylor County woman who spent about seven days hospitalized for exposure to salmonella has filed a complaint against an Indiana-based egg producer and a Missouri-based grocery chain following a recall of more than 200 million eggs earlier this year. -
Cartier accuses competitor of selling counterfeit jewelry
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A luxury jewelry brand has taken legal action against a company it alleges sells counterfeit jewelry according to a May 8 opinion in the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida Fort Lauderdale Division. -
Former employee claims he faced workplace discrimination at Xylem Dewatering Solutions
FORT LAUDERDALE — An employer is being sued over allegations of unpaid overtime wages and retaliation for reporting the unpaid wages as well as discrimination, a hostile work environment and retaliation for complaints about such behavior. -
Texas man alleges Fort Lauderdale marine company failed to refurbish yacht
FORT LAUDERDALE (Florida Record) — A Texas man is suing a Fort Lauderdale marine service company and one of its owners for allegedly failing to fix up a used yacht, despite months of work last year and more than a half-million dollars paid for the never-completed work. -
Accused Parkland shooter's brother alleges torture while in jail
FORT LAUDERDALE (Florida Record) — The brother of accused Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz has filed a federal lawsuit against a Broward County sheriff's captain and local judiciary officials over allegations he was tortured following an arrest in March. -
Wal-Mart asks federal court to take up Broward County man's injury lawsuit
FORT LAUDERDALE (Florida Record) — Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is asking a federal court in Fort Lauderdale to take up the case of a Broward County man who was allegedly injured in one of the company's Florida stores in 2015. -
Florida fitness company alleges 2 former employees stole mailing lists to start rival studio
FORT LAUDERDALE (Florida Record) — A Florida-based fitness company is suing two Washington state residents, both former employees, it says logged into its network and stole the names and contact information of more than 20,000 potential customers before starting a rival fitness company in Seattle in April. -
Tampa-area photographer alleges 2 companies used his work without permission
FORT LAUDERDALE (Florida Record) — A Tampa-area professional photographer has filed suit in federal court against two Florida companies, alleging they stole a photograph he registered for copyright in 2015 for use in their own advertisements.