Adolfo Pesquera, based in San Antonio, covering Texas courts. Contact at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Adolfo_PEZ
July 15, 2011 | Daily Business Review
Relative of Jordan's King Abdullah sues Delray Beach billionaireThe brother-in-law of Jordan's King Abdullah II is suing Delray Beach billionaire Harry Sargeant in Palm Beach Circuit Court for allegedly cheating him out of $53 million on a fuel transport contact.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
April 06, 2011 | Daily Business Review
Tobin: Without more money, furloughs could begin next weekUnless Gov. Rick Scott fills a $54 million state budget gap, judicial assistants were told by Broward Chief Circuit Judge Victor Tobin to expect four to seven days of unpaid furlough in April and 10 to 23 days in May.
By Adolfo Pesquera
5 minute read
July 13, 2011 | Daily Business Review
Newcomer to argue case before state Supreme CourtA case that will test whether homeowners can go after mortgage lenders trying to avoid sanctions for allegedly fraudulent documents will be argued by Enrique Nieves III before the Florida Supreme Court.
By Adolfo Pesquera
6 minute read
October 07, 2010 | Daily Business Review
New rule limits verdict for duo to $10.2 millionThe parents of Kevin Bravo Rodriguez won a $60.5 million malpractice award on grounds that the personnel at the hospital were negligent for recognizing too late that the umbilical cord was strangling their infant son during delivery June 11, 2003, but Kevin died in 2005 and a new trial was held for wrongful death.
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
September 21, 2011 | Daily Business Review
Fort Lauderdale-based marine services firm seeks to revive antitrust suitMYD Marine, a Fort Lauderdale-based international marine services company, is asking the 4th District Court of Appeal to reinstate its restraint-of-trade complaint against U.K.-based International Paint.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
September 30, 2011 | Law.com
Boca lawyer goes on offensive against ChaseW. Jeffrey Barnes claims in a civil racketeering suit that JPMorgan Chase mortgage servicer Chase Home Finance went after homes it had no right to take in foreclosure, using documents and methods that amounted to a nationwide pattern of intentional fraud.
By Adolfo Pesquera
6 minute read
December 23, 2010 | Daily Business Review
Panel rules Zicam expert witness is admissibleThe maker of Zicam, a cold remedy recalled in June 2009, faces new legal challenges now that the 4th DCA said expert witnesses can discuss their "pure opinion."
By Adolfo Pesquera
3 minute read
April 12, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer
Dems Cry Foul, Say GOP Is Packing Court to Win Redistricting FightA slew of Republican-backed judicial reforms, once thought of as retaliation for unappetizing Florida Supreme Court decisions, has been attributed to more sinister motives tied to control of legislative redistricting.
By Adolfo Pesquera
4 minute read
October 13, 2010 | Law.com
Cigarette Makers Score 2 Victories in FloridaTobacco companies picked up two victories in the same week in Florida in cases brought by smokers in Duval and Manatee counties. The first trial, on behalf of Evelin E. Warrick, concluded when a Jacksonville jury absolved R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris USA companies of liability. Two days later, a Bradenton jury also voted for the defense in the case brought by Jimmie P. Willis against the same cigarette makers. Both cases were on their second trials after the first set ended in mistrials.
By Adolfo Pesquera
2 minute read
September 01, 2011 | Daily Business Review
Judge Amy Steele Donner steps down; Raag Singhal to succeed TobinMiami-Dade Circuit Court Amy Steele Donner has resigned, and ever-persistent criminal defense attorney Raag Singhal has gained appointment to the Broward circuit bench.
By Jose Pagliery and Adolfo Pesquera
5 minute read
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