Celia Ampel covers South Florida litigation. Contact her at [email protected] or on Twitter at @CeliaAmpel.
March 17, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Panel: Professionalism Has Far-Reaching BenefitsPracticing civility inside and outside the courtroom isn't just the right thing to do — it could cure what ails the legal profession, Florida Bar President Ramon Abadin said.
By Celia Ampel
5 minute read
March 15, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Miami Police Shooting Pact Calls for Sustainable Reforms, U.S. Attorney Ferrer SaysSouth Florida's top federal prosecutor Wifredo Ferrer believes a Justice Department settlement with the Miami Police Department will reduce unnecessary police shootings.
By Celia Ampel
5 minute read
March 12, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Judge Bounces Auto Recyclers From Takata Air Bag LitigationU.S. District Judge Federico Moreno dismisses auto recyclers' fraud claims against automakers that produced vehicles with Takata air bags.
By Celia Ampel
3 minute read
March 10, 2016 | Daily Business Review
BancorpSouth Bank Overdraft Settlement Gets Preliminary OKFort Lauderdale attorneys received preliminary approval for a $24.5 million settlement in an overdraft fee case against the Mississippi-ased bank.
By Celia Ampel
1 minute read
March 10, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Miami, Chicago Attorneys Suing Boeing in Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 CrashAttorneys in Miami and Chicago are suing Boeing Co. on behalf of the families of passengers who disappeared on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 two years ago.
By Celia Ampel
4 minute read
March 09, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Jury Says Insurance Failure to Notify Costs Brokers $1 MillionBrokers who allegedly mishandled a workers' compensation claim must pay $1 million for the mistake, a Miami federal jury decided.
By Celia Ampel
4 minute read
March 09, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Fugees Star Gets Do-Over in Defamation Case Against New York Post About Page SixThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit revives a defamation lawsuit, finding the newspaper's Page Six gossip items should be treated as factual statements, not opinions.
By Celia Ampel
4 minute read
March 09, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Hialeah Beats Little-Guy Vendors on AppealThe Third District Court of Appeal backs a Hialeah ordinance that keeps street vendors from displaying their goods and staying in one place.
By Celia Ampel
4 minute read
March 08, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Woman Awarded $1.1 Million in Cruise Dining Room FallA Fort Lauderdale federal jury awarded $1.1 million to a woman who tripped on a bucket on a cruise ship operated by Carnival's Costa.
By Celia Ampel
3 minute read
March 07, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Robert Kaye, Judge in $145B Engle Tobacco Case, Dies at Age 86Retired Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Robert Kaye has died after a career that included presiding over the landmark Engle tobacco trial, the court confirmed.
By Celia Ampel
2 minute read
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