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Adolfo Pesquera

Adolfo Pesquera

Adolfo Pesquera, based in San Antonio, covering Texas courts. Contact at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Adolfo_PEZ

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September 10, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Florida Supreme Court asked to allow changes in Florida pensions

The Florida Supreme Court is reviewing the constitutionality of a law requiring state workers to contribute to their pensions for the first time.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

May 29, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Roetzel & Andress Partner Guides Small Company Through Merger Into Comvest

Clint Gage and Joel Mayersohn, who advised Boca Raton-based AutoInfo on its $56 million merger into Comvest Investment Partners, worked through "a pretty steep learning curve" for the AutoInfo executives.

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3 minute read

May 25, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Lawyer returns from Costa Rica to clear name in fund fraud case

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Raymond Ray released George Kastanes, an attorney accused of helping to perpetuate a real estate scam that took millions from a Michigan civil service retirement fund.

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read

June 06, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Three-judge panel upholds suppression of evidence

The 4th District Court of Appeal rejected an appeal from the state attorney's office, which challenged an order suppressing records obtained by a detective from three doctors in an oxycodone trafficking case.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

August 12, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Widower's Lies Lead 4th DCA To Reject Medmal Retrial

After a falling out with her father, a woman admitted perjuring herself to please her father. The widower manufactured a rosy health history for his sickly wife at a medical malpractice trial that ended in a hung jury.

By Adolfo Pesquera

6 minute read

August 21, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Jury Finds Driver's Negligence Caused House Painter's Permanent Injury

Adam Balkan of Balkan & Patterson in Boca Raton was an attorney for the plaintiff, Brian Turner, in an auto negligence case. The jury awarded $1.85 million.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

March 21, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Attorneys win $1.7 million award for girl in negligence suit

West Palm Beach attorneys Stephan Le Clainche and Rafael Roca successfully represented a girl, now 9, whose parents claimed she was sexually assaulted on a Palm Beach County school bus by an older student with a severe emotional disorder.

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read

July 16, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Workers' Comp Attorney Sues Coral Springs Firm Over Baseball Bat Ad

A workers' compensation attorney was irked when a Coral Springs law firm that represents insurance companies had a website that told viewers "all injured workers are frauds" and "a claimant is a fraud until proven innocent."

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read

November 14, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Trustee wants to take away mother's home after late payment

Linda MacIntyre was abandoned by her husband in 1998 and left to raise their three children. Her husband filed for bankruptcy in 2008 in Palm Beach County, making her liable for his debt.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

June 11, 2012 | Daily Business Review

School funding litigation comes to a head

As Florida stakeholders cry foul over legislative choices, a new battle looms over the role of state courts as referee.

By Adolfo Pesquera

13 minute read