News from January 2017
Boutique-firm partners join Ramon Law
MIAMI — With their Miami firm just a year old, law partners Ignacio Alvarez and Carlos Gonzalez weren’t looking to make any career moves.
Construction worker claims CMG Development LLC owes unpaid wages
MIAMI – A construction worker alleges he is owed unpaid overtime wages from his former employer.
Black Aces Tactical alleges Hurricane Butterfly Holdings is unlawfully using patent for gun
FORT LAUDERDALE – A Florida corporation alleges a Washington business is using its patented technology for a shotgun.
Former Sunshine Transportation Service driver claims he wasn't paid minimum wage
MIAMI – A former employee of a patient transportation service in Miami-Dade County alleges he was misclassified as an independent contractor.
Consumers file suit against Tucker & Tighe, allege violation of debt collection law
FORT LAUDERDALE – A Boca Raton couple alleges a collection letter mailed to them violates debt collection law.
Former Tekton Construction Corp. employee alleges he was not paid proper overtime rate
MIAMI – A Miami-Dade County man alleges he worked 65 hours per week for his former employer and was only paid straight time for his overtime work.
Government files suit against individual alleging failure to pay student loans
MIAMI – A Miami-Dade County woman is alleged to have defaulted on a student loan.
Attorney Murray Greenberg remembered
MIAMI — Murray Austin Greenberg, a longtime attorney and law professor in the Miami area, died Dec. 31, 2016, at age 73 after losing a long battle with lymphoma, according to a report by the Miami Herald.
Daikin Applied Americas Inc. alleged to owe contributions to MCASF Local 725 Service Corp.
MIAMI – A Davie employer is accused of falling behind on employee contributions owed to labor unions.
Former High Point Drywall employee alleges he was not properly compensated for overtime work
MIAMI – A Lauderdale Lakes employer is accused of paying a former laborer straight pay for overtime work.
Miami-Dade County man alleges employers did not pay overtime, terminated him without reason
MIAMI – A former attendant and cashier for the owners of gasoline and convenient stores alleges he was terminated without warning or reason.
Carnival traveler alleges wet deck caused fall, injuries
FORT LAUDERDALE – A California resident alleges she was injured after a slip-and-fall accident on a wet deck on a Carnival ship.
Housekeeper claims she worked 75 hours a week, was only paid $6 an hour
MIAMI – A Miami-Dade County woman alleges she was not paid a minimum wage for her work as a live-in housekeeper.
Woman seeks reinstatement to long-term disability benefits
MIAMI – A former Sears Holding Corp. employee claims she is still disabled and was wrongfully terminated from receiving long-term disability benefits.
Family alleges Carnival's negligence caused child's dental injuries
MIAMI – A family that traveled on the Carnival Breeze cruise ship alleges a minor child was injured while playing at a water park.
Former Scarfone's Coal Fired Pizza, Big Rooster's Southern Table employees allege wage law violations
MIAMI – Two former cooks allege their former employers did not pay overtime wages.
Nissan GT-R owner alleges dashes are defective, files class action
MIAMI – A Naples man alleges the dash installed in his Nissan is defective and melts because of exposure to sunlight.
Woman claims she does not owe alleged debt Credit Counsel seeks to collect
MIAMI – A Miami woman alleges a debt collector harassed her with calls over an alleged debt she claims she does not owe.
Couple claims credit reports were unlawfully given to United Tranzactions by Experian
MIAMI – A Plant City couple has filed a class action against a consumer reporting agency and a check guarantee services over allegations their credit reports were sold and obtained without a permissible purpose.
Woman alleges she was injured in auto accident, insurer refused to pay benefits
TAMPA – A Hudson motorist alleges her insurer has refused to pay benefits after a vehicle collision.