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Celia Ampel

Celia Ampel

Celia Ampel covers South Florida litigation. Contact her at [email protected] or on Twitter at @CeliaAmpel.

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October 09, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Sunny Isles Beach City Attorney to Lead Miami-Dade Judicial Nominating Commission

Hans Ottinot will lead the nine-member commission in screening applicants for the Miami-Dade bench.

By Celia Ampel | Daily Business Review |

1 minute read

October 06, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Fatal Key West Jet Ski Collision Results in $2.88M Settlement

The French tourist who crashed into another Jet Ski renter did not understand the safety instructions because they were given in English, plaintiffs lawyers argued.

By Celia Ampel | Daily Business Review |

4 minute read

October 05, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Florida Bar Should Pay $143K To Alters After 'Imbalanced' Investigation, Referee Finds

The bar's case against Dania Beach attorney Jeremy Alters was doomed from the start, the court-appointed referee wrote.

By Celia Ampel

3 minute read

October 04, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Walgreens, CVS on the Hook for $21,000 Discovery Bill, Third DCA Rules

A Miami-Dade judge refused to shift the costs to a man who filed a wrongful-death case claiming the drugstore chains served as his late daughter's narcotics pill mills.

By Celia Ampel

2 minute read

October 03, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Holland & Knight Wins Defense Verdict for Dominican Republic in $35M Case

The federal court ruling resolved a yearslong battle that initially produced a $50 million default judgment against the country.

By Celia Ampel

3 minute read

October 02, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Boca Raton Boarding School Faces Defamation Suit by Ex-Headmaster

The lawsuit claims the St. Andrew's School misled people into thinking Peter Benedict's resignation was related to a sex abuse scandal.

By Celia Ampel

4 minute read

September 29, 2017 | Daily Business Review

JQC Panel Recommends Removal of Palm Beach Circuit Judge Santino

Palm Beach Circuit Judge Dana Santino should be removed from the bench for political attacks on her opponent in last year's elections, a Florida…

By Celia Ampel | Daily Business Review |

3 minute read

September 29, 2017 | Daily Business Review

JQC Panel Recommends Removal of Palm Beach Circuit Judge Santino

The ethics charges against Judge Dana Santino stem from her attacks on a campaign opponent.

By Celia Ampel

3 minute read

September 29, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Scott Schlesinger's Key to Avoiding Burnout: Fight For Something Worthy

The Fort Lauderdale attorney says fighting the tobacco industry has been the most fulfilling experience of his 33-year career.

By Celia Ampel

4 minute read

September 28, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Supreme Court Disciplines 9 South Florida Attorneys

They include a disbarred attorney who practiced law under two different names for 20 years.

By Celia Ampel

2 minute read