U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
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Toms wins $1 million damages vs online seller accused of selling knockoff products, violating trademark
MIAMI — A federal court has granted a motion for default judgment and agreed that $1 million in statutory damages was "just" in a case alleging counterfeiting infringement of the TOMS trademark by an Internet-based e-commerce store selling and marketing items in South Florida. -
Judge: Online membership agreement means Florida residents suing JetSmarter must go to arbitration
MIAMI — A federal court has granted Ft. Lauderdale-based JetSmarter's motion to compel arbitration in a lawsuit filed by two Florida residents, alleging the company breached its membership agreement regarding plane flight costs. -
Federal court grants default judgment in trademark counterfeiting case
MIAMI — A federal court has granted a golf equipment company's motion for final default judgment in a case alleging Buyallpro's trademark counterfeiting and infringement through its marketing and selling in the Southern District of Florida. -
Customer suing Fresh Market after fall denied motion to remand case back to state court
MIAMI — A Plantation woman who filed a complaint after falling at a Fresh Market store has been denied her motion to remand the case back to state court. -
Empire Today granted motion to default in alleged trademark infringement case
MIAMI — A federal court has granted a motion for default in a case involving Empire Today's allegations of trademark infringement against a Coconut Creek flooring business. -
Court partially grants, denies summary judgment motions in lawsuit regarding stranger-originated life insurance
MIAMI – A lawsuit involving the estate of a deceased woman recently took an interesting turn when a bank and an insurance company were granted in part and denied in part summary judgment motions regarding life insurance policies on the woman. -
Florida woman denied motion to remand case against insurance company's denial of hurricane benefits
MIAMI — A Miami U.S. District Judge has denied a Florida woman's motion to remand in a lawsuit she filed against her home insurance company for alleged breach of insurance relating to damage her property sustained during Hurricane Irma in 2017. -
Miami attorney voluntarily disbarred after allegedly practicing law while suspended
TALLAHASSEE — Suspended Miami attorney Cyrus A. Bischoff has been voluntarily disbarred following a March 7 Florida Supreme Court order and allegations that he practiced law while suspended, according to a recent announcement by the Florida Bar. -
E-cigs maker Juul Labs wins transfer of class action from Florida courts
A federal judge will allow e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs to transfer a class action lawsuit from Florida court to California. -
Sony beats discrimination suit filed by two former employees of retail store
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida recently granted Sony Electronics' motion for summary judgment in a discrimination lawsuit filed by two former employees of a Sony retail store after they were terminated. -
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Universal Diversified to Pay $30,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Universal Diversified Enterprises, Inc. and Universal Diversified Solutions LLC, Miami-based sheet metal fabrication and installation companies, have agreed to pay $30,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. -
Federal judge awards Palm Beach County customer $677,000 after injuries at Burlington store
A federal judge has awarded a Palm Beach County woman more than $677,000 in damages in a case where she alleges she was injured when a display of tables fell on her while shopping at a Burlington store. -
Judge rules two expert witnesses can testify about 2016 yacht pump failure, fire
Two expert witnesses will be allowed to testify about a pump failure that cause a fire in a yacht in 2016, according to a federal judge's recent order. -
Florida judge denies try by Swedish billionaire to dismiss lawsuit over hotel deal
A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss by defendants in an alleged conspiracy case involving a billionaire real estate developer from Switzerland and a New Jersey investor who entered into a contract for the purchase of a luxury hotel chain. -
Ex-Aspen Corp. CEO, accused of violating employment agreement, granted transfer of case to Miami
A Florida man, who formerly served as CEO of Aspen Corporation, has won an order from a judge allowing him to take to Miami federal court a lawsuit accusing him of violating his employment agreement. -
Imprisoned Hillsboro Beach attorney disbarred following 'pump-and-dump' conviction
TALLAHASSEE — Longtime Hillsboro Beach attorney James M. Schneider, sentenced in February for his alleged role in a "pump-and-dump" securities fraud scheme, has been disbarred following a March 7 Florida Supreme Court order, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Judge allows expert witnesses to testify for both sides in Carnival cruise slip-and-fall case
A Miami federal judge has rejected requests by both sides to reject testimony from expert witnesses amid a lawsuit over a slip-and-fall suffered by a man aboard a Carnival cruise ship. -
Court ruling backs MetLife
MIAMI -- MetLife has won a motion against a beneficiary after a dispute arose over where to deposit funds from one of the policies. -
PatientFinder loses request to have case remanded
MIAMI -- A district court has denied a software company's request to have a case against them remanded after it lost a ruling involving health care software. -
Judge: No order shielding substance abuse treatment center A New Start vs United Healthcare in billing dispute
A federal judge has denied a request by a Palm Springs-based substance abuse treatment center for a protective order, shielding it from United Healthcare's demands for claims-supporting documents - a demand the treatment center said amounted to "improper discovery."