Adolfo Pesquera, based in San Antonio, covering Texas courts. Contact at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Adolfo_PEZ
November 02, 2010 | Daily Business Review
Levey Cohen edges out McLawrence in tight raceMardi Anne Levey Cohen and John D. Fry are Broward County's newest judges
By John Pacenti and Adolfo Pesquera
2 minute read
November 18, 2010 | Daily Business Review
Bank had no knowledge of Scott Rothstein's fraud, lawyer tells judgeWhen it came to exposing fraud in Scott Rothstein's Ponzi scheme, Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust had no duty to act and no duty to speak, bank attorney Thomas Tew argued.
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
July 28, 2011 | Daily Business Review
Defense attorneys convince jury smoker responsible for own deathA team of defense attorneys were able to sway a jury their way by proving a woman who smoked for 50 years, had enough information that smoking is a health hazard.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
December 22, 2010 | Daily Business Review
After five days of witness testimony, duo gets $2 million settlementCrane A. Johnstone and Charles Patrick presented five days of testimony to jurors before the defense settled with their client for $2 million.
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
April 07, 2011 | Daily Business Review
Jury awards $2.4 million to family of woman in nursing home deathMichael Rotundo and William Dean convinced a jury a 98-year-old woman falling 11 times during a 29-day nursing home stay was excessive.
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
May 13, 2011 | Daily Business Review
4th DCA overturns medical device marketing firm's award citing speculative evidenceMost of a $1.4 million jury award was overturned in a breach of contract case after the 4th District Court of Appeal concluded the evidence jurors relied on to compensate a small Florida-based medical device marketing firm was too speculative.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
March 17, 2011 | Daily Business Review
Agreement reached during trial in golf cart passenger's deathWilliam Edgar was riding on the back of an overloaded golf cart at Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo when he fell off the back, hit his head and died soon after.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
November 18, 2010 | Daily Business Review
Nonlawyers on JNC raising eyebrows, red flagsThe process of political appointments leaves room for non-attorneys on JNCs, which is appropriate as long as they don't get embroiled in courts they can influence.
By Adolfo Pesquera
5 minute read
April 25, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer
Hank Adorno's Indefinite Suspension Gets Definite as Judges Refuse Reprimand RecommendationProminent South Florida attorney Henry "Hank" Adorno, whose handling of a controversial class action suit against the city of Miami cost him his law firm and his stature in the community, received a three-year suspension from the practice of law Wednesday by the Florida Supreme Court.
By Adolfo Pesquera
5 minute read
August 09, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer
Bizarre Meltdown in Produce Aisle, Drunk Driving Arrests Haunt Lawyer Running for BenchWhat caused judicial candidate Heidi Berkowitz Carpenter to behave so strangely in a Winn-Dixie supermarket 12 years ago remains a mystery since the Fort Lauderdale attorney has avoided discussing the subject publicly.
By Adolfo Pesquera and Deborah C. Espa�a
4 minute read
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