News from February 2017
Construction workers allege they are owed wages from Club Kod, Movement Events
FORT LAUDERDALE – Several Miami-Dade County residents formerly employed as construction workers allege they are owed unpaid wages.
Estate representative alleges negligence of USPS employee lead to motorcyclist's death
MIAMI – A personal representative of the estate of a Miami-Dade County man alleges he was killed in an accident because the negligence of a federal employee.
Man alleges TSI Logistics terminated him in retaliation over wage complaints
MIAMI – A Broward County man alleges he was terminated from his position as a furniture, fixture and equipment technician because of his complaints about not timely receiving his wages.
Maxine's Bistro & Bar accused of not paying for more than 100 hours that former employee worked
MIAMI – A former employee for Maxine's Bistro & Bar alleges he was not paid for every hour that he worked.
Coral Springs resident alleges DEA employee caused her to strike barrier wall while driving
MIAMI – A Coral Springs motorist alleges she was injured because a federal employee made an illegal lane change and caused her to swerve and strike a barrier wall.
Swedish citizen accuses former spouse of abducting child
TAMPA — A citizen of Sweden is suing Michel Aller Munoz, her former spouse, citing alleged abduction.
Orlando resident blames motorist for injury in crash
ORLANDO — An Orlando resident is suing Joseph Lustman, a motorist, citing alleged negligence.
Grenade incident leads to claim against five companies
TAMPA — Two people are suing Purple Shovel LLC, SkyBridge Tactical LLC, SkyBridge Resources LLC, Regulus Global LLC and Regulus Global Inc., citing alleged wrongful death, negligence, gross negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Intercoastal Enterprises, guarantors accused of failing to pay off loan
TALLAHASSEE — A lender is suing Intercoastal Enterprises LLC and guarantors Christopher L. King, Leroy Rowe and Brad Heard Jr., citing alleged breach of contract.
Verizon owes Florida Power & Light $2.6M in damages for utility pole use
MIAMI – The former Verizon Florida has been ordered to pay nearly $2.6 million in damages to Florida Power & Light (FPL) after a state appeals court sided with FPL in a disagreement that saw Verizon Florida refusing to pay to use the electric utility’s poles over a pole attachment agreement, according to a report from News 4 Jax, a Florida news service.
Appeals court rules workers cannot choose their own doctors
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida 1st District Court of Appeals decided against the plaintiff in a workers-compensation case because he sought to change primary doctors from a family practice physician to an orthopedist.
Nurse claims Lincoln National Life Insurance unlawfully denied disability benefits
TAMPA – A licensed practical nurse claims she claim for long-term disability benefits was wrongfully denied.
Orlando state attorney's employees fired after alleged drug use
ORLANDO — The six female workers recently fired from the Orlando State’s Attorney office after the newly elected top prosecutor learned of their alleged drug use have no legal grounds to fight their terminations, according to one attorney.
Immigration ban strands FSU student in Iran
TALLAHASSEE — As Florida State University students go about their regular activities and attend classes, one Iranian student from the school has been barred from returning to the United States.
Greenberg Traurig Miami attorney assists OKO Group with financing of Edgewater property
MIAMI — A Greenberg Traurig attorney has aided OKO Group and its partner Cain Hoy Enterprises with the financing and tax related issues regarding the acquisition of a 2-acre parcel along Biscayne Bay located in Miami’s waterfront Edgewater neighborhood.
Florida Bar launches new website for mentoring program
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Bar hopes the recent launch of a new website makes the use of the Lawyers Advising Lawyers program easier for both adviser attorneys and asking
attorneys.
Hard drive stirs controversy in Deltona
DELTONA, Fla. — A city attorney’s decision to temporarily remove a hard drive has caused controversy among commissioners who have objected to the action.
Cuba Tobacco Cigar Co. did not pay overtime rate, former employee claims
MIAMI – A former tobacconist claims he worked 48 hours per week but was not adequately compensated for the extra hours.
Florida felon cast ballot in the 2016 Election
ORLANDO – Indian River County Jail inmate Deszi Marquis Hayes, who is serving a nine-month sentence for a felony traffic conviction, voted on Nov. 8 in the 2016 Election in spite of state law that bars felons from voting.
Two attorneys join Kelly Kronenberg’s Tampa office
TAMPA — The Kelly Kronenberg law firm recently announced that Stanley M. “Mike” Kurek III and Stacey-Ann Saint-Hubert have joined the firm’s Tampa office.