Adolfo Pesquera

February 11, 2011 | Daily Business Review

The Florida Supreme Court took up the issue of whether state courts must consider how fair both the terms of a contract and the process of entering it must be, where consumers waive rights to class actions in arbitration agreements.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

November 15, 2010 | Law.com

The 4th District Court of Appeal heard oral arguments in a case that could serve as a bellwether for foreclosures where lenders were suspected of misdeeds.

By Adolfo Pesquera

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July 13, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Creditors of Buy Owner will be receiving a fraction of the $11.5 million they say they were owed when the company was sold early this year. About $800,000 will be split among them.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

August 05, 2011 | Daily Business Review

T.J. Fisher, a flamboyant Southern writer of New Orleans culture and an occasional Palm Beach resident, is suing Bank of America for breach of contract and negligence.

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read

March 08, 2011 | Daily Business Review

A Palm Beach County jury began deliberating to decide what value should be set for thousands of citrus trees cut down during a canker eradication program.

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4 minute read

April 14, 2011 | Daily Business Review

A state House redistribution funding formula for state prosecutors and public defenders would severely slash budgets in South Florida to the benefit of Orlando, Fort Myers and Naples.

By Adolfo Pesquera

6 minute read

April 01, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Two South Florida attorneys were disbarred. Mark Irwin Blumstein was permanently disbarred for continuing to practice law and mishandling client funds while already serving a five-year disbarment. Leo Greenfield was disbarred retroactively for practicing law while under prior disciplinary orders dating to 1994 and 2004.

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4 minute read

April 28, 2011 | Daily Business Review

John Romano said his biggest hurdle was how an American jury might treat people from Mexico when their children are killed by an American drunk driver. The jury returned a $13.9 million verdict.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

July 27, 2011 | Law.com

A Palm Beach Circuit jury found Boca Raton billionaire Harry Sargeant was liable in a partnership dispute over profits from fuel sales to the U.S. military in Iraq.

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5 minute read

September 15, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Present and former U.S. attorneys in the Southern District of Florida recalled how the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks turned the office upside down and permanently changed the federal approach to criminal justice.

By Adolfo Pesquera

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