Adolfo Pesquera, based in San Antonio, covering Texas courts. Contact at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Adolfo_PEZ
August 02, 2013 | Daily Business Review
Miami-Dade Aggressively Pushes Foreclosure Cases Through SystemMiami-Dade circuit judges have been disposing of residential foreclosure cases at more than twice the rate of Broward judges with a goal of erasing the backlog by 2016.
By Adolfo Pesquera
8 minute read
December 28, 2012 | Law.com
Pompano socialite, husband file separate suits against TD Bank in Rothstein scamTD Bank, with its deep pockets, has become the villain of first resort to a host of plaintiffs seeking to recover fortunes lost in the $1.2 billion scheme perpetrated by Scott Rothstein.
By Adolfo Pesquera
5 minute read
August 07, 2013 | Daily Business Review
GrayRobinson Attorneys Defend Firm From $3M damage ClaimIvan Reich, Michael Lessne, Shayna Freyman and Roland Schwartz of GrayRobinson defended US Capital against a claim of $3 million in damages for closing costs on the purchase of the Fashion Mall in Plantation.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
December 15, 2011 | Daily Business Review
Day care sex abuse case settles for $6.5 millionEmployees of the Village Green Head Start Center and the Area Agency on Aging for Palm Beach/Treasure Coast were accused of failing to properly screen an 80-year-old volunteer accused of molesting four children.
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
September 08, 2011 | Daily Report Online
Court reverses sanctions against U.S. attorneysThe 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday wiped out $601,000 in sanctions against the U.S. attorney's office and reprimands against two assistant U.S. attorneys for misconduct in the prosecution of a Miami Beach doctor.Federal prosecutors Sean Cronin and Andrea Hoffman were subject to an inquiry and a scathing ruling by U.
By Adolfo Pesquera and John Pacenti
4 minute read
February 06, 2012 | Daily Business Review
Florida Supreme Court Special Report: Two of a kindAs Chief Justice Charles Canady and Justice Ricky Polston frequently side with the Republican-dominated Legislature and corporate interests, they often find themselves on the losing ends of 5-2 votes in the Florida Supreme Court.
By Adolfo Pesquera
8 minute read
May 17, 2012 | Daily Business Review
Rothstein investor attorney: Discovery issues would have changed amount soughtWilliam Scherer, the attorney for some of Scott Rothstein's investors, said he would have asked for more settlement money or moved for trial if he knew about discovery issues in other TD Bank litigation.
By Adolfo Pesquera
5 minute read
June 14, 2012 | Daily Business Review
Attorneys help smoker's survivors win $75.4 million award from cigarette makersA team of attorneys helped the widow and daughter of a man who died of cancer at age 59 win a $75.4 million jury verdict against four cigarette makers.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
March 08, 2012 | Daily Business Review
$2.45 million awarded to woman injured in crashAttorneys helped a mother of two school-age daughters who became a paraplegic after her Toyota 4Runner flipped in a collision win a final judgment of $2.45 million.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
April 02, 2012 | Daily Business Review
Law firms feeling crunch at clerks' officesBudget cuts set to take effect July 1 will add delays and costs to every kind of civil action, including services for children and mandatory deadlines that affect driver's licenses.
By Adolfo Pesquera
10 minute read
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