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August 09, 2006 |

Miami Judge Declares No Turning Back in Asbestos Litigation

In a setback for business groups, Chief Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Joseph P. Farina Jr. on Monday declared unconstitutional a state law provision that retroactively requires asbestos plaintiffs to submit detailed medical histories. Farina ruled that the Asbestos and Silica Compensation Fairness Act cannot be applied retroactively, despite the law's explicit requirement, because it forces plaintiffs to "meet a medical threshold that goes above and beyond that which existed" when they filed their lawsuit.
4 minute read
November 10, 2003 |

Florida High Court Told Workers' Comp Law Too Easy on Insurers

Florida's Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday that a man had to wait 10 months for emergency bladder surgery because of delays by his employer's workers' compensation insurer, which he claims aggravated his condition and caused him emotional distress. The key issue is whether injured workers can sue employers or workers' comp carriers for egregious conduct -- despite a statute establishing the administrative workers' comp system as the sole remedy for work-related injury claims.
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December 13, 2010 |

In world of law, Rothstein story dominated news in 2010

The Scott Rothstein case slithered through courts for much of the year. The disbarred Fort Lauderdale lawyer and his long-time assistant, law firm chief financial officer Debra Villegas, went to prison for the $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme.
18 minute read
September 26, 2005 |

2005 Revoked List

Notice to the bar.
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March 11, 2013 |

New Partners 2013 listings

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October 25, 2010 |

Managing Partner Survey: Finally, future is brighter

After two years of increasing pessimism for typically optimistic law firm leaders, the Daily Business Review's annual managing partner survey found that the vast majority of managing partners at firms with South Florida offices are "somewhat" or "quite" optimistic about the future.
10 minute read
October 27, 2010 |

Managing Partners Have Positive Outlook, Survey Shows

After two years of increasing pessimism, the Daily Business Review's annual managing partner survey found that the vast majority of managing partners at firms with South Florida offices feel "somewhat" or "quite" optimistic about the future of both their law firms and the industry.
10 minute read
October 26, 2010 |

Sunshine in the Forecast as Managing Partners Say, Finally, Future Is Brighter

For K&L Gates, this is not the time to pinch pennies. Unlike most other managing partners who have been in cutting mode, the law firm's Miami managing partner, Dan Casey, is on a spending spree.
10 minute read
April 26, 2004 |

Happy to Be Bugged

Pete Cardillo's whole practice is devoted to suing pest-control companies. Yes, indeed, it's all termites all the time. He may be the first lawyer in the country to establish the specialty, but if he's right about its potential, he won't be the last. Once plagued by nightly visions of the pests devouring his own house, the Florida attorney now dreams of opening more offices in the "termite belt" spanning much of the South.
9 minute read

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