Adolfo Pesquera, based in San Antonio, covering Texas courts. Contact at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Adolfo_PEZ
June 20, 2013 | Daily Business Review
4th DCA Reverses Ruling Against Woman Adopted As AdultThe Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed a Palm Beach Circuit Court order that barred a woman adopted as an adult from inheriting money from a family trust.
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
December 24, 2012 | Daily Business Review
Son of sock hop legend fights for father's estateThomas J. Grant, the Fort Lauderdale son of late television station owner and 1950s sock hop legend Milt Grant, is fighting to remove the corporate trustee of a multimillion-dollar estate.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
March 27, 2013 | Law.com
Fla. Appeal Court Reverses $14 Million Judgment in Dominican Family SquabbleTaking on a family feud, a Florida appeal court has reversed a $14 million judgment obtained by a Miami Beach businessman against his brother and nephew, finding the businessman's claim of an oral agreement did not relate back to the original pleading and was first asserted 10 years after the four-year statute of limitations expired.
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
October 18, 2011 | Daily Business Review
Judges, clerks pursue stable sources of funding for the courtsThe Revenue Stabilization Workgroup hopes to wean the court system off a revenue stream too dependent on foreclosure filing fees at a time when those filings have stagnated and fallen short of expectations. Their recommendations are due in a report to be submitted to the Legislature by Nov. 1.
By Adolfo Pesquera
6 minute read
November 02, 2012 | Daily Business Review
Judicial candidates await Election DayFour contested races remain in Broward and Miami-Dade counties to decide one circuit court and three county court seats.
By Adolfo Pesquera and Steve Plunkett
4 minute read
December 15, 2011 | Law.com
Panel blocks attorney general access to Stern firm foreclosure recordsThe 4th District Court of Appeal has erased an investigative subpoena targeting Florida's one-time foreclosure king, the Law Offices of David J. Stern in Plantation.
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
November 17, 2011 | Daily Business Review
Arbiter awards $6.32 million for woman who suffered radiation burnsAttorney Nancy La Vista used an expert witness who said their client's radiation treatment was 50 percent stronger than normal levels.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
September 07, 2012 | Daily Business Review
Greenberg says Dyadic founder Mark Emalfarb is responsible for company's problemDyadic International's malpractice lawsuit against Greenberg Traurig and two other law firms is based on a false premise - that its founder and chief executive was unaware of internal fraud, according to the defendants.
By Adolfo Pesquera
8 minute read
September 17, 2013 | Daily Business Review
Network Challenges Order Ousting Courtroom CameraCourtroom View Network, a closed-circuit video provider of court proceedings, is protesting what it claims is an improper cutoff of its coverage of a trial by Broward Circuit Judge Jack Tuter.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
September 05, 2013 | Daily Business Review
Federal Lawsuit Blames Pinochet Lieutenant For Activist's MurderA federal lawsuit claims a Deltona man executed singer and political activist Victor Jara shortly after Chile's Augusto Pinochet took power in a coup.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
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