News from July 2016
Surfcomber Hotel alleged to have not paid minimum wages
MIAMI – A housekeeper alleges she was not paid minimum wages by her former employer.
Cruise ship entertainer alleges he was injured on the job after dive
MIAMI – A cast diver/swimmer of the Allure of the Seas cruise ship has filed suit against his employer alleging he was injured during a performance.
Bank of America accused by Miramar man of placing harassing calls
PALM BEACH – A Miramar man alleges a bank has called him 500 times using an autodialer despite his requests to stop.
Hard Candy files suit against CoverGirl makers alleging trademark infringement
MIAMI – A cosmetics company alleges an Ohio company manufactured its line of cosmetics with similar packaging.
Norwegian Cruise Line passenger files suit over knee injuries after alleged fall on ship
MIAMI – A cruise ship passenger alleges he needed knee surgery after falling on the ship.
Woman alleges she was misclassified by Adler Realty Services, terminated in retaliation
FORT MYERS – An assistant property manager alleges that her former Collier County employer did not pay her overtime and terminated her employment after her complaints.
Woman claims Capital One repeatedly called her for a card that didn't belong to her
FORT MYERS – A Lee County woman alleges a financial institution repeatedly called her regarding a credit card that wasn't hers.
Family law attorney, Rising Star: 'Nothing in life is impossible'
TAMPA – Family law attorney Michelle G. Hutt of Allen Dell, PA was recently named to the 2016 list of Rising Stars by Super Lawyers.
Longwood immigration attorney reinstated from 2011-2012 suspensions
LONGWOOD – Richard Loiseau, an established Longwood, Florida, immigration attorney who also practiced in Indiana, was reinstated on May 4 from a series of suspensions implemented between November 2011 and January 2012.
Private Sarasota County hospitals' indigent care reimbursement case headed to high court
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Supreme Court agreed to consider a case related to a 13-year-old law that requires Sarasota County to reimburse private hospitals in the county for care of those who cannot afford to pay for medical services.
Florida Supreme Court on summer break but work continues, law professor says
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) – Florida Supreme Court justices are on their annual 2.5 months summer vacation, leaving pending cases in abeyance, but there is still plenty of work getting done, a law professor said during a recent interview.
Touby: Workers' compensation rulings bring balance to 'pro-business' system
TALLAHASSEE – A recent ruling by the Florida Supreme Court regarding the length of workers’ compensation disability benefits awarded to the most severely injured attempts to bring balance to the state’s system, according to Mark A. Touby, president of Florida Workers’ Advocates.
Jacksonville lawyers, community agencies team up on Health and Neighborhood Day
JACKSONVILLE – The Northwest Jacksonville Community Development Corporation held its' annual Health and Neighborhood Day event on June 18. Amid the blood pressure checks, eye exams and diabetes awareness presentations was the
Man files suit against Carnival alleging he was injured on water slide
MIAMI – A New York man alleges he was injured when he struck another person while using a water slide aboard a cruise ship.
Dolphin Towing & Recovery accused of not paying overtime wages
MIAMI – Two former employees of a Miami towing company allege they were not paid overtime wages.
Victory Casino Cruises employee alleges she was terminated after injury on the job
JACKSONVILLE – A cruise ship employee alleges she was terminated after requesting maintenance and cure after a fall while on the job.
Websites sell counterfeit goods, Gucci claims
MIAMI – A boutique operator has filed a suit against several websites alleging they sell counterfeit goods.
Consumers allege I.Q. Data International Inc. tried to collect a debt already paid
MIAMI – Two Florida consumers allege a third-party debt collector attempted to collect a debt that had been paid.
Handyman alleges Seacoast Suites did not pay him overtime wages
MIAMI – A Broward County man formerly employed as a handyman for a Miami Beach apartment community alleges it did not pay him overtime wages.
Chamber staffer: Workers’ comp increase will be ‘significant burden’ to small business
TALLAHASSEE – Florida's Chamber of Commerce doesn't know how the state's Office of Insurance Regulation will decide on a 20 percent workers' compensation insurance rate hike request but has a good idea how such an increase will affect small businesses, a chamber official said during a recent interview.