Adolfo Pesquera

December 08, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Attorneys Andrew McLaughlin, Susan Palmatier, Lewis Jack and Thomas Cubit persuaded a jury with evidence from a homicide investigation showing the defendant had a total disregard for the rights and safety of others when he drove his car after drinking enough to register four times the legal limit.

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read

May 21, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Florida Supreme Court Justice Barbara Pariente, who is on the November ballot, said well-funded campaigns opposed to judicial retention could make judges fearful.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

January 10, 2013 | Daily Business Review

The 4th DCA has affirmed a second class certification in homeowner lawsuits against David J. Stern and his Plantation foreclosure law firm over alleged unjust mortgage-related fees.

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read

August 05, 2013 | Daily Business Review

The American Bar Association and a coalition of mental health associations argued that John E. Ferguson, a paranoid schizophrenic mass killer who believed he was Jesus Christ, should not have been executed because Florida misapplied a U.S. Supreme Court competency standard for the mentally ill.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

April 10, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Faced with court sanctions, Boca Raton attorney Howard Feinmel reached a settlement in a distressed mortgage resolution scheme that was shut down by a state injunction.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

March 19, 2013 | Daily Report Online

A Florida Supreme Court decision Thursday is being hailed as a complete victory for smokers who have been litigating against tobacco companies for decades.

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read

September 20, 2012 | Daily Business Review

A Broward circuit judge took a somewhat novel approach to an accident blamed on a texting driver by granting a motion to allow punitive damages in a civil negligence suit, a first for plaintiffs attorney Anthony Falzon.

By Adolfo Pesquera

12 minute read

October 25, 2011 | Daily Business Review

A committee appointed by the Florida Supreme Court recommends abolishing the mandatory mediation program for homeowners going through foreclosure. Attorneys for lenders and servicers at the forefront of the crisis sided with the panel, while a majority of homeowner attorneys and mediators favored the program.

By Adolfo Pesquera

6 minute read

March 01, 2012 | Daily Business Review

The Florida Supreme Court sharply questioned attorneys for the state House and Senate on how closely the justices should review proposed redistricting maps that will govern reapportionment for state lawmakers.

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read

January 06, 2011 | Daily Business Review

The state Department of Transportation is trying to ward off a $128 million financial demand from Florida Gas Transmission in Broward Circuit Court. The pipeline owner claims that was the cost of relocating 11 miles of natural gas pipeline.

By Adolfo Pesquera

6 minute read