News from July 2016
New city attorney says he wants his office to be the best in state within two years
PORT ST. LUCIE – A new direction and a better outlook is what Port St. Lucie's newly hired city attorney, the third in as many years, says he plans for the embattled office, with a goal of making it the best in the state.
Realtor’s suit against BoA, Nationstar Mortgage won't go class action, new team member says
LAS VEGAS – Las Vegas Realtor Michael Bondi's almost 10-year battle against Nationstar Mortgage and Bank of America won't go class action, the Florida attorney who joined Bondi's legal team earlier this month said during a recent interview.
FPL defers request to charge consumers $22 million for new reactors
TALLAHASSEE – Florida Power & Light (FPL) will not raise rates in 2017 to pay for the long-term project of constructing two new nuclear reactors.
Law firm claims Texas company sent unsolicited faxes
MIAMI – A Miami law firm alleges a Texas construction company sent unsolicited faxes advertising it services.
Woman alleges negligence after slip and fall on Carnival ship
MIAMI – A passenger on the Carnival Breeze alleges that she slipped and sustained injuries on wet tile.
Former employee accuses Piranha Boatworks of discrimination
ORLANDO – A former boat laminator alleges his Seminole County employer terminated him and denied him workers' compensation because of his race.
Man alleges Northern Pride Automotive Inc. owes unpaid wages
MIAMI – A Palm Beach County man claims his Lake Park employer retaliated against him when he sent a letter asking for alleged unpaid wages.
Best Buy accused of patent infringement
MIAMI – A Texas company has filed suit against an electronics chain retailer over allegations its advertising uses patented technology.
Suit filed against Top Cut Lawn Services Inc. for allegedly unpaid overtime
MIAMI – A Palm Beach County business is facing a suit from a former human resources employee over allegations that she was not paid overtime compensation.
Vitamin company alleges competitor uses similar name for supplement
WEST PALM BEACH – A vitamin manufacturer alleges a Los Angeles competitor sells nutritional supplements under a similar name.
Law firm files suit against Gila Medical Center over alleged unsolicited faxes
MIAMI – A Miami law firm has filed a class-action suit against a Miami medical center and doctor over allegations they sent unsolicited faxes.
Man alleges Onemain Financial Group LLC called him more than 1,000 times
TAMPA – A Manatee County consumer alleges debt collector harassed him with phone calls.
Symbology Innovations accuses Freshpoint of patent infringement
MIAMI – A Texas company claims a food distributor uses technology covered by its patents in advertising.
Former driver alleges Joseph Cory Holdings owes unpaid wages
ORLANDO – An Osceola County man who was employed as a delivery driver alleges he was misclassified as an independent contractor and not paid overtime wages. He has filed a class-action suit.
Woman files suit seeking long-term disability benefits from Unum Life
TAMPA – A woman has filed a suit alleging that she was wrongfully denied long-term disability benefits.
Consumer files suit against California debt collector over calls
MIAMI – A Broward County woman has filed a complaint against a Los Angeles debt collector over allegations it repeatedly contacted her about a purported debt that belonged to a family member.
Embroitique LLC alleges copyrighted designs are being sold by Illinois company
MIAMI – A Florida designer of patterns for digital embroidery machines alleges an Illinois corporation and its officers have taken its designs and sold them as their own.
Florida in need of tort reform, says state Rep. Passidomo
TALLAHASSEE – In a recent interview on The Bob Harden Show, state Rep. Kathleen Passidomo discussed the need for tort reform in Florida and how it was affecting jobs and premiums for its citizens.
Labelle attorney disbarred after noncompliance and causing 'great public harm'
TALLAHASSEE – Matthew Brennan Cleary III, an attorney who practices in Labelle, was disbarred effective immediately following a Feb. 2 court order for violating the terms of a previous suspension.
Florida attorney's office files class-action suit against former DNC chair
MIAMI – In a recently released YouTube video, attorney Jared H. Beck of the Miami-based law firm Beck & Lee Trial Lawyers discusses the class-action complaint his office filed on June 28 against the former Democratic National Committee Chairperson Debbie Wasserman Schultz.