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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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January 12, 2018 | Daily Business Review

How Dogged Lawyering Turned A Femur Fracture Into a $1.5M Wrongful Death Settlement

Coral Gables plaintiffs attorneys worked to link a chain of events that led from a man's hotel lobby slip-and-fall to his death two years later.

By Celia Ampel |

4 minute read

January 11, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Court Quashes Miami Firm's Disqualification for Conflict in Tobacco Litigation

Philip Morris USA argued Miami's Ferraro Law Firm should be disqualified for hiring an attorney who used to do defense work for the tobacco company.

By Celia Ampel |

2 minute read

January 09, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

18 Connecticut Municipalities Sue Big Pharma Over Opioid Crisis

The litigation comes on the heels of separate lawsuits filed by New Britain, New Haven and Waterbury.

By Celia Ampel |

3 minute read

January 09, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Holland & Knight Nabs $10M Fee Award In Subway Co-Founder Case

The fees and costs awarded were nearly as high as the approximately $13 million verdict in the underlying case.

By Celia Ampel

3 minute read

January 08, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Somalis Alleging Abuses by ICE Personnel Seek More Time in US

An American Civil Liberties Union attorney argued the 92 detainees would face terrorist threats if immediately returned to Somalia.

By Celia Ampel |

3 minute read

January 08, 2018 | Daily Business Review

5 South Florida Judges, Lawyers Recognized for Pro Bono Service

U.S. Senior District Judge Patricia Seitz and Third District Court of Appeal Judge Vance Salter won the judicial categories, and attorneys David Alschuler, Hilary Creary and Louis Silber were recognized in their circuits.

By Celia Ampel |

2 minute read

January 05, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Chiquita Trial Set to Start in Decadelong Colombian Terror Case

The families of six Americans slain by Colombian terrorists are set to have their day in court against the banana company over alleged payments to a guerrilla group.

By Celia Ampel |

5 minute read

January 04, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Longtime Miami-Dade Judge and Canvassing Board Chair Shelley Kravitz Dies

Kravitz's friends on the bench remember her as a "kind and sweet" person who loved animals and cared for her elderly parents.

By Celia Ampel |

4 minute read

January 02, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Miami-Dade Clerk Wins Dismissal of Lawsuit Over 40 Percent Collection Fee

The lawsuit alleged the clerk acted improperly by automatically imposing the fees before any debt collection services were performed.

By Celia Ampel |

3 minute read

December 29, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Citgo Agrees to Pay $8M to Settle Spam Text Class Action

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act lawsuit was resolved only about a year after it was filed.

By Celia Ampel |

4 minute read