MIAMI — A lawsuit filed by the mother of a disabled middle school student alleging the School Board of Miami-Dade County refuses to assign her son a paraprofessional has been dismissed by a federal judge who ruled she did not follow the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) "mandatory administrative process."
A federal judge recently ruled that Flora Seff, a former Miami-Dade County judge and former assistant state's attorney, failed to show an age discrimination claim relating to Miami-Dade County's retiree rehiring policy that caused a reduction in her six-figure salary as a part-time worker.
Chelsea Koff and Andrew C. Sharpe, associates at global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A., have been recognized as 2019 Up & Comers in the Law category by South Florida Business & Wealth (SFBW).
Efforts by environmental groups to encourage Florida cities and counties to sue fossil fuel companies appear to be foundering as one city lobbied says it has no intention of filing one.
MIAMI – A professor of the history and science of smoking told a jury April 10 in a trial accusing Philip Morris of causing a man’s death that cigarette-makers ignored their own internal findings to deny the dangers of smoking.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. received the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce "Corporate Business of the Year" award during the organization’s Annual Symposium & Business Leaders Luncheon on March 29.
The Florida Supreme Court has suspended Miami attorney John Chiarenza for allegedly pointing a gun at another man in a so-called stand-your-ground case, a recent announcement by The Florida Bar and court documents said.
Several southern Florida counties are arresting individuals asking for money, claiming that asking for money in public spaces without authorization from the government is illegal; other groups, however, claim that this is allowed in the First Amendment.
MIAMI – Florida's Third District Court of Appeal recently agreed with a lower court ruling denying a petition for for a writ of certiorari regarding Miami's decision to award a bid for redevelopment of property at Virginia Key.
TALLAHASSEE — Longtime Coral Gables attorney Alexander John Michaels has been suspended and ordered to apologize to four assistant state attorneys following a Dec. 27 Florida Supreme Court order over his alleged misbehavior in court in 2013, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar.
MIAMI – Florida's Third District Court of Appeal recently upheld a lower court's decision to deny a new trial in a wrongful death lawsuit against R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
MIAMI – The Florida Third Circuit Court of Appeal upheld a ruling that awarded Kesoki Painting LLC $91,904 for work done as a subcontractor on a construction project for the Miami-Dade County Overtown Transit Village, according to an order entered Dec. 19.
Homeowners who allege they have been left with devalued properties after Miami-Dade County reneged on a deal to buy their houses had their case dismissed by the U.S. District for the Southern District of Florida.
