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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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August 11, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Auto negligence suit settles for $2.11 million

Attorney Joseph P. D'Ambrosio settled a negligence suit against the driver of a vehicle that struck a woman taking her morning walk in Boca Raton, with such force that she was dismembered.

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August 25, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Lender has right to sue over worthless memorabilia

When an expert reports a montage of memorabilia from the first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame is worth as much as $400,000, and the stuff turns out to be worth nothing, the owner should be allowed to pursue a negligent misrepresentation lawsuit, the 4th DCA said.

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July 18, 2011 | Daily Business Review

New Broward chief judge changes several assignments

Broward Chief Circuit Judge Peter Weinstein is sending Michael L. Gates into Weinstein's civil court slot.

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March 16, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Jury delivers $2.25 million verdict in I-95 off-ramp crash

A Palm Beach County jury found a teenage driver was responsible for the death of Ann Prushansky and awarded damages netting the victim's three surviving children $2.25 million.

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December 15, 2010 | Daily Business Review

Palm Beach judge leaves installers on hook for Chinese drywall lawsuits

Installers of defective Chinese drywall received a setback in their attempt to extricate themselves from defective product lawsuits in state court.

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3 minute read

July 27, 2011 | Daily Business Review

TD Bank sued by RRA trustee Herbert Stettin, punitive damages sought

TD Bank has been sued by the trustee representing the Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler firm in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Fort Lauderdale.

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April 05, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Tobin: Courts to furlough employees

Broward Chief Circuit Judge Victor Tobin told judges and staff today that courts face widespread furloughs and reduced operations as early as next week after Gov. Rick Scott failed to loan the courts more money.

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June 09, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Client awarded $2.25 million for injuries sustained in motorcycle accident

Patrick Taggart was riding a motorcycle in Boynton Beach when Edna Reilly turned left into his path, catapulting him 10 to 15 feet in the air and crushing his left leg. He is able to walk but unable to continue the job he previously held.

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3 minute read

October 06, 2010 | Daily Business Review

Broward state attorney wants judge disqualified

State Attorney Michael Satz wants Broward Circuit Judge Carlos Rodriguez to be disqualified from cases assigned to a prosecutor, saying the judge is biased against her.

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4 minute read

November 11, 2010 | Daily Business Review

Broward Democrats are dealing with a new reality

Working from a position of weakness, Democrats are sorting out what they can do, starting from their base in Broward County, the most Democratic in the state.

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