News from October 2016
Sream alleges Sajeev Management sells counterfeit RooR pipes
MIAMI – A Broward County retailer is accused of selling counterfeit versions of a specific brand of water pipes.
Continental Finance Co. LLC alleged to have continued to call man after revoking consent
TAMPA – A Pinellas County man alleges a debt collector has been calling him for three times a day since April.
Employee claims Central Florida Testing Laboratories did not pay overtime wages
TAMPA – A soil tester has filed a class-action suit against a Pinellas County employer alleging he and other employees were not properly compensated for overtime work.
Woman accuses Fingerhut of harassment with frequency of calls
TAMPA – A Hillsborough County consumer alleges a Minnesota-based creditor harassed her with the frequency of its collection calls.
Seminole Tribe, Martin County, Miami team up to fight state department over water toxins
MIAMI — Attorneys representing Martin County, the city of Miami and the Seminole Tribe of Florida petitioned their case to the state that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) did not adequately inform the public about regulations on more than 80 water toxins.
Lawyer expects Levan to return to BBX after court decision becomes final
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – Alan Levan will return to his role with BBX Capital once a
decision by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals becomes final, according to the attorney for BBX.
Florida attorney named AAJ president
MIAMI – The American Association for Justice (AAJ) has elected Julie Braman Kane as the president of the organization.
Florida Trend honors four local attorneys
WEST PALM – Four lawyers from Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Prather, Keen & Littky-Rubin have been named to Florida Trend's Legal Elite 2016 list.
'Criminal' copyright owners allege movie was illegally shared online
ORLANDO – A company that owns a copyright for a film alleges an unknown internet user believed to reside in Seminole County illegally distributed the movie online.
The Prudential Insurance Co. of America alleged to have wrongfully denied benefits
TAMPA – A woman alleges her insurer has denied her claims for long-term disability benefits over its assertion that she is not partially disabled.
Woman claims Community Based Care of Central Florida wrongfully terminated her
ORLANDO – An Orange County woman alleges she was wrongfully terminated for taking a medical leave.
Employee alleges John Wiley and Sons Inc. discriminated against her because of her age
ORLANDO – A woman alleges her former Seminole County employer terminated her because of her age.
Consumer claims Springleaf called 1,000 times to collect alleged debt
JACKSONVILLE – A Nassau County woman alleges a debt collector harassed her with approximately 1,000 calls in two years.
Food company, insurer seek more than $100,000 from Sea Star Line for meat shipment
JACKSONVILLE – A wholesale food distribution company and its insurer are seeking damages from a Jacksonville shipping company over allegations it damaged a shipment of meat.
Kevin M. Sparkman named a Super Lawyers Rising Star
?TAMPA – An attorney from The Florida Law Group has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star of 2016.
Orlando attorney selected to Florida Trend Magazine's 2016 Legal Elite List
ORLANDO – Florida Trend Magazine's Legal Elite List has once again named William Umansky as a prominent lawyer to include this year. He was first featured on the list in 2012, then again in 2014 and 2015.
Floridians advised to use state's price gouging hotline following the hurricane
TALLAHASSEE - As Hurricane Matthew moved closer to Florida, residents were doing all that they could to prepare for the damage the storm was sure to bring. For Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, this meant activating the state’s price gouging hotline.
Higher payouts for lawyers and increased work comp rates will lead to at least $1B in unfunded liability, experts say
TALLAHASSEE - The Florida legislature has no plans to schedule a special legislative session to address a sharp increase in workers’ compensation rates recently approved for businesses statewide, legislative sources say.
Bad faith regulation revisions discussed by Manasota Trial Lawyers
LAKEWOOD RANCH – Updated bad faith regulations were the focal point of recently held board seminar of the Manasota Trial Lawyers.
Man alleges tree stand he purchased from Walmart caused him to fall from tree
YULEE – A Fernandina Beach man alleges a tree stand he that purchased broke and caused him injuries.