Celia Ampel

Celia Ampel

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

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February 14, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Trump to Announce Three Selections for South Florida Federal Judgeships

Litigator Roy Altman and Miami-Dade Circuit Judges Rodolfo "Rudy" Ruiz and Rodney Smith are the three picks, sources confirmed.

By Celia Ampel |

3 minute read

February 12, 2018 | Daily Business Review

South Florida Attorneys Win $8M Bad Faith Verdict in Quadriplegia Case

The jury found an auto insurer acted in bad faith by not removing a potential lienholder from a settlement check for a man paralyzed in a crash.

By Celia Ampel |

5 minute read

February 12, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Two Miami-Dade Prosecutors Appointed to County Bench

Laura Shearon Cruz and Christina DiRaimondo are both division chiefs in the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office.

By Celia Ampel |

1 minute read

February 09, 2018 | Daily Business Review

CABA Pro Bono Leader Finds Purpose in Serving Immigrant Children

Lesley Silverio Mendoza oversees an organization that works on 1,700 cases a year, but she always derives energy from the kids she serves: "They undergo so much and still are so kind and have such a generous, humble spirit."

By Celia Ampel |

4 minute read

February 07, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Florida Justices Question Challenge to Red-Light Cameras

The court is set to decide whether Aventura's red-light camera program improperly delegates power by allowing private companies to decide which images to send on to police.

By Celia Ampel |

3 minute read

February 05, 2018 | Daily Business Review

FINRA Accuses High-Profile Miami Broker of Misleading Arbitration Panel

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority alleges broker Patrick Dwyer improperly used arbitration to get client complaints expunged from his record after losing litigation in California.

By Celia Ampel |

3 minute read

February 02, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Court Rules 'Downstream' Provider's Claims Don't Arise Under Medicare Act

A Miami federal judge remanded a case against a Medicare Advantage Organization to state court based on distinctions between contract and non-contract providers established in a recent Eleventh Circuit decision.

By Celia Ampel |

2 minute read

January 31, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Miami-Dade Judge Bailey Reversed in Allegedly Fraudulent Marina Transfer

A yacht broker will have another chance to argue he had no bad intentions when he transferred assets to a family trust months after being held liable for a $19 million debt.

By Celia Ampel |

3 minute read

January 29, 2018 | Daily Business Review

State Supreme Court Disciplines 3 South Florida Lawyers

One of the disciplined attorneys pleaded guilty to three felonies, and another was caught with less than $40 in his client trust account.

By Celia Ampel |

2 minute read

January 29, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Bank of America to Pay $3.4M Whistleblower Settlement Over Foreclosure Practices

The lawsuit alleged the bank was using rubber-stamped promissory note endorsements in violation of a consent judgment.

By Celia Ampel |

4 minute read


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