Celia Ampel covers South Florida litigation. Contact her at [email protected] or on Twitter at @CeliaAmpel.
August 03, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Palm Beach Judge Kicks $405k Jury Award to $0 in Stock CaseThe plaintiffs asked for up to $65 million.
By Celia Ampel
3 minute read
August 01, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Miami Federal Judge Freezes Out Refrigerator Lawsuit on Economic Loss ClaimsThe case highlights the challenges of showing consumers didn't get the benefit of their bargain.
By Celia Ampel
10 minute read
July 31, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Court Rules Ousted Broward Judge Can't Sue JQC Members, Bar ProsecutorsA federal court tossed former Broward Circuit Judge Laura Watson's lawsuit against attorneys who worked on her discipline cases.
By Celia Ampel
3 minute read
July 31, 2017 | Legaltech News
Miami-Dade Judge's Facebook 'Friendship' Leads to Court BattleMiami-Dade Circuit Judge Beatrice Butchko is publicly linked on Facebook with Israel Reyes, a former colleague from the bench who recently appeared before her in court.
By Celia Ampel
7 minute read
July 31, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Florida Supreme Court Disciplines 3 South Florida AttorneysThe suspensions included one attorney who pleaded no contest to a felony charge.
By Celia Ampel
2 minute read
July 28, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Miami-Dade Judge's Facebook 'Friendship' Leads to Court BattleJudge Beatrice Butchko declined to recuse herself in a case where she connected on Facebook with a nonparty's lawyer.
By Celia Ampel
7 minute read
July 28, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Miccosukee Tribe's Lawsuit Against Its Former Lawyer UnsealedThe lawsuit was filed under seal using a pseudonym to avoid "scuttlebutt and talk," the tribe's attorney said.
By Celia Ampel
3 minute read
July 24, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Miami Judge OKs Nissan Settlement Worth At Least $37MDrivers of some Pathfinders and Infinitis noticed their transmissions shaking when they stepped on the gas.
By Celia Ampel
4 minute read
July 21, 2017 | Daily Business Review
'Edward Snowden of Honda' Should Testify in Takata Case, Special Master RecommendsA Honda engineer who was involved in a 1999 Takata air bag test and sent emails calling himself "a witness in the dark" to inflator problems should be compelled to testify, a special master recommended.
By Celia Ampel
3 minute read
July 21, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Miami Appellate Attorney Richard Strafer Dies at 66Strafer contracted a mystery infection on a European cruise and told colleagues about his illness before going into a coma.
By Celia Ampel
6 minute read
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