Celia Ampel
Celia Ampel covers South Florida litigation. Contact her at [email protected] or on Twitter at @CeliaAmpel.
August 10, 2016 | Daily Business Review
$3.7 Million Awarded in Arbitration for Mother's DeathAn arbitration panel awarded $3.7 million plus legal fees and costs to a family who alleged medical malpractice led a 24-year-old woman to die shortly after childbirth.
By Celia Ampel
9 minute read
August 10, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Sony Prevails on Appeal in Tortious Interference CaseSony Pictures won an appeal against a Miami man who sued over a movie based partially on his life.
By Celia Ampel
4 minute read
August 09, 2016 | Daily Business Review
As Trial Begins, PwC Claims Bank Fraud Was Well-HiddenAt opening statements in a $5.6 billion trial against PricewaterhouseCoopers, lawyers tussled over how hard a fraud at Colonial Bank would have been to catch.
By Celia Ampel
9 minute read
August 05, 2016 | Daily Business Review
PwC, Plaintiff Point Fingers Ahead of Opening Statements in Negligent Auditing TrialOpening statements are set for Tuesday in a $5.5 billion case against accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers.
By Celia Ampel
10 minute read
August 04, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Suit Against Officer Who Shot Unarmed Autistic Teen Moves Toward TrialA Palm Beach County sheriff's deputy is not protected from litigation after he fatally shot an unarmed teenager, an appellate court ruled Wednesday.
By Celia Ampel
4 minute read
August 03, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Jury Awards $4.6 Million to Man Wrongly Arrested for Bomb ThreatSouth Florida lawyers won a $4.6 million verdict for a man falsely accused of making a bomb threat against New World Tower in downtown Miami.
By Celia Ampel
18 minute read
August 02, 2016 | Daily Business Review
New Addition to Miami-Dade Courthouse: A Lactation LoungeThe Miami-Dade County Courthouse designated a private room for breastfeeding moms to promote work-life balance for female attorneys.
By Celia Ampel
10 minute read
July 29, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Florida Supreme Court Disciplines 15 AttorneysThe Florida Supreme Court disciplined 15 South Florida attorneys, including five who were disbarred, the Florida Bar announced Friday.
By Celia Ampel
7 minute read
July 27, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Improper Overdraft Fee Claim Settled for $24MSouth Florida lawyers reached a $24 million settlement with BancorpSouth Bank in a class action over improper overdraft fees.
By Celia Ampel
13 minute read
July 27, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Noting District Split, Appellate Panel OKs Red Light Camera ProgramsRed light camera programs secured approval from a Florida appellate court Wednesday, setting off a circuit split that could propel the issue to the state's high court.
By Celia Ampel
7 minute read
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