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Miami firm still after $81K in unpaid fees
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – A Miami law firm is hoping a federal judge will affirm the arbitration award it earned against a former client it says didn’t pay its bills. -
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Cary Aronovitz Joins Holland & Knight in Miami
Cary Aronovitz is joining Holland & Knight's Miami office as a partner after serving for six years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida. -
NYC claims ventilator salesmen scammed it out of $4M in early days of coronavirus
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – New York City is going to court to complain that companies claiming to be selling ventilators have kept more than $4 million and not delivered a single product. -
Alan Dershowitz sues CNN for defamation, seeks $300M
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – Famed lawyer Alan Dershowitz is suing CNN for defamation and is seeking $300 million. -
U.S. Sugar points up data errors in plaintiffs' lawsuit on sugarcane burning
In a federal lawsuit against Florida sugarcane farmers, plaintiffs’ attorneys have acknowledged errors in their calculations involving the effects of sugarcane harvesting on air quality in the Glades area. -
Florida court denies motion to stay case until Kansas litigation proceeds over insurance lawsuit
MIAMI – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida denied a motion by an insurance company to stay a case accusing the company of racketeering until similar litigation in Kansas proceeds, because the Kansas outcome could influence the Florida case. -
U.S. judge says medical-school suit best resolved in Curacao
MIAMI - A federal judge has ruled that issues raised in a lawsuit by a medical school in the Caribbean nation of Curacao should be resolved in that country rather than in the United States. -
Plaintiff suing James River Insurance Company gets motion for protective order concerning documents
A plaintiff suing James River Insurance Company was also granted his motion for protective order in a case over a subpoena for his former lawyer. -
Negligence case against Carnival following slip-and-fall dismissed without prejudice
A slip-and-fall case against Carnival Corporation was dismissed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida’s Miami Division on March 19. -
Court rules Heritage Tobacco can no longer use competitor's branding amid restraining order
A tobacco company was granted its restraining order against a similar business that allegedly stole its trademark to sell overseas. -
Collection agency that won FDCPA case isn't owed attorney's fees, court decides
While a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act suit was dismissed against a collection agency, the company didn’t win attorney’s fees. -
Not all work emails between third-party witness and defendants are confidential, judge rules
A magistrate judge determined that a category of emails between a group of defendants and a third party are considered work product as a plaintiff attempted to have the court order the production of said documents. -
Federal judge partially grants defense motion involving plaintiff's expert witness in pet store TCPA case
MIAMI — A U.S. magistrate judge partially granted a motion involving an expert witness in a case against Pet Supermarket Inc. -
Federal judge sends case back to state court, says defendant failed to prove jurisdiction
MIAMI —A federal judge granted a motion to remand a case back to state court, ruling the defendant failed to prove the federal court had jurisdiction.U.S. -
Florida court rejects subpoena for records in golf course development lawsuit
MIAMI – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida rejected a subpoena March 12 demanding records from an accounting firm in a dispute over events that allegedly took place in a golf course country club development. -
Federal judge grants motion for consideration of remand in Takata airbag litigation
MIAMI – A Florida federal judge has granted Ford Motor Co.'s motion for suggestion of remand to move a lawsuit regarding Takata airbags back to a Massachusetts federal court. -
China faulted for coronavirus spread in Florida class-action suit
A Boca Raton law firm has filed a class-action lawsuit against the People’s Republic of China, alleging that its public agencies were negligent for failing to contain the deadly coronavirus outbreak that has caused economic devastation in the U.S. -
Federal court dismisses real estate company's amended complaint
A Florida federal court approved a home construction company’s motion to toss a St. Lucie-based real estate entity’s amended complaint against it. -
Insurance companies granted dismissals in policyholder's lawsuit
The defendants in a man’s federal lawsuit alleging he was wrongfully denied health insurance benefits and refused access to supply plan documents and information had several motions granted.