U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
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Sugar companies seek dismissal of lawsuit over pre-harvest sugarcane burning
Sugar companies in southern Florida are calling on a U.S. district court judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that the pre-harvest burning of sugar fields is a threat to human health. -
Vegan sues Burger King because Impossible Whoppers are cooked on same grill as Whoppers made with meat
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – A Georgia man who follows a vegan diet has filed a suit against Burger King alleging it is misleading consumers by marketing its Impossible Whopper as zero percent meat when it is cooked on the same grill as meat products. -
Miami attorney disbarred, ordered to pay restitution following allegations in 2 bankruptcy cases
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Suspended Miami attorney Sonia Yvette Amador has been disbarred following an Oct. 24 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations stemming from two bankruptcy cases, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Lawsuit alleges Fresh Market, Tyson market 'prime pork' products to confuse consumers
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – Fresh Market and Tyson Fresh Meats are facing a proposed class suit filed by Florida consumers who claim the companies' falsely led customers to believe their prime pork products were graded "USDA Prime." -
Florida Supreme Court justices tapped to fill vacant seats on federal appeals bench
TALLAHASSEE — Two Florida Supreme Court justices have been named to fill seats on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. -
Florida leads in number of employment lawsuits filed the last few years, litigation data expert and report says
MENLO PARK, Calif. – Florida has seen the largest number of employment lawsuits filed in the U.S. Southeast with the state's southern district seeing the most such cases compared to the other two districts, a California-based data research company analyst said during a recent interview. -
Federal court dismisses copyright infringement case against Modern Living Real Estate, Compass Florida
MIAMI — A federal court has dismissed a case against Modern Living Real Estate and Compass Florida filed by an aerial real estate photography company alleging copyright infringement. -
Court dismisses claim McDonald's manager plotted with Miami police to have woman arrested
MIAMI — A federal judge has dismissed a suit filed by a woman who alleged her McDonald's manager plotted with city of Miami police officers to have her assaulted and falsely arrested. -
Aviation company wins partial judgment in negligence case involving Eclipse jet's brake failure
MIAMI — A South Florida aircraft maintenance and repair facility has been granted in part and denied in part its motions to dismiss negligence claims and other counts filed by an aviation company whose Eclipse 500 jet had to make an emergency landing due to mechanical problems. -
U.S judge: Russian woman who owns salon in Trump Miami hotel must comply with subpoena in fraud case
MIAMI — A federal court has ruled that a Russian woman who owns a nail and hair salon in the Trump International Hotel in Miami must comply with a subpoena in connection with a lawsuit alleging an insurance fraud and racketeering operation out of Brooklyn. -
U.S. court dismisses suit by former Broward Sheriff's Office employee alleging discrimination
FORT LAUDERDALE — A federal court has closed a suit filed by a former Broward County Sheriff's Office employee who alleged disability discrimination and retaliation over family medical leave to care for her severely asthmatic son. -
Court rules Royal Caribbean did not show bad faith with loss of several hours of ship's video
MIAMI — A federal judge ruled that Royal Caribbean did not show bad faith intent in the loss of several hours of a ship's closed circuit television video monitoring (CCTV) in a suit filed by a group of autistic children and their families who were passengers during a winter storm with hurricane-force winds. -
Court denies injured airline passenger's bid for new trial
MIAMI — A federal court has denied a motion for a new trial by a passenger who alleges an airline is responsible for injuries she suffered during turbulence on a flight from Madrid to Milan, Italy, because they did not wake her so she could fasten her seatbelt. -
Court denies LifeVest manufacturer's bid to stop engineer's opinion in woman's death
MIAMI — The manufacturer of LifeVest, a wearable defibrillator vest, has lost its attempt to exclude the opinions of an expert witness in a case involving a cardiac patient who died after the vest allegedly failed to administer a shock. -
Cleveland Clinic Florida Hospital denied motion to dismiss ADA case involving placement of trash bins
The U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Florida denied a Florida healthcare facility’s attempt to get an Americans with Disabilities Act claim against it dismissed. -
Court dismisses bad-faith lawsuit against Liberty Mutual in fatal crash
A judge threw out a lawsuit against Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company that arose from a car crash that killed a child in a ruling issued July 23 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. -
Court permits federal tax history as evidence in wage violation case
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida will allow a restaurant and others named in a lawsuit to bring their accusers' tax records into evidence, the court determined on July 23, but it barred evidence of prior litigation between the parties. -
Judge denies class certification in defective refrigerator case, dismisses complaint
On July 24, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida denied a motion for class certification for a group of people suing Dometic Corporation over alleged defective refrigerators, then dismissed the lawsuit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. -
Court allows lawsuit alleging ADA violations against Florida doctor to proceed
A Florida physician was denied her motion to dismiss a lawsuit against her alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on July 25. -
THOMPSON COBURN: Federal jury sides with Yamaha in failure to warn trial over WaveRunner injury
Thompson Coburn partners Rick Mueller and Heather Counts continued their string of product liability victories for Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., after a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida returned a verdict in Yamaha’s favor on Monday afternoon.