Adolfo Pesquera, based in San Antonio, covering Texas courts. Contact at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Adolfo_PEZ
August 11, 2011 | Daily Business Review
Auto negligence suit settles for $2.11 millionAttorney 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.
By Adolfo Pesquera
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August 25, 2011 | Daily Business Review
Lender has right to sue over worthless memorabiliaWhen 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 assignmentsBroward Chief Circuit Judge Peter Weinstein is sending Michael L. Gates into Weinstein's civil court slot.
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1 minute read
March 16, 2011 | Daily Business Review
Jury delivers $2.25 million verdict in I-95 off-ramp crashA 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 lawsuitsInstallers 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 soughtTD 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 employeesBroward 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 accidentPatrick 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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October 06, 2010 | Daily Business Review
Broward state attorney wants judge disqualifiedState 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 realityWorking 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.
By Adolfo Pesquera
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