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December 13, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Environmental Proposal Delayed Amid Business Outcry

A proposed constitutional amendment that would redefine legal standing for Floridians when environmental problems occur was put on hold Tuesday as…

By Jim Turner

7 minute read

December 13, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Regulators Back FPL on Controversial Plume Costs

State regulators Tuesday approved a controversial proposal by Florida Power & Light to collect at least $176.4 million from customers for a project…

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

3 minute read

December 11, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Greenberg Traurig Team Wins Reversal of $30M Judgment Against Small Town

A long-running fight over commercial development in a bedroom community leaves Ponce Inlet victorious.

By ALM Staff

12 minute read

December 11, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Leopold Leads Flint Water, Pulse Nightclub Plaintiffs Teams

Theodore J. Leopold is leading the plaintiffs team in litigation over the Flint, Michigan, contaminated water crisis and the Pulse nightclub attack.

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

December 11, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Cuba Cruises, Police Brutality Cases Mark Work by Kozyak Tropin's Lopez

Javier Lopez took on cases targeting a decades-old Cuban policy of excluding the arrival of Cuban nationals by boat and won a settlement in a police brutality case for a mentally ill client.

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

December 11, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Grossman Settles Over Dive That Left Key West Vacationer a Quadriplegic

A settlement worth nearly $11 million goes to a vacationer who was paralyzed diving off the deck at a Key West resort.

By ALM Staff

4 minute read

December 11, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Food Fight Led by Public Interest Law Firm Ends Well for Skim Milk-Making Dairy

Justin Pearson and Ari BargilInstitute for Justice Florida Mary Lou Wesselhoeft of Ocheesee Creamery wanted her skim milk to be labeled…

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

December 11, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Prosecutor Went to Trial on Homicides While Coordinating Anti-Gang Roundup

Alejandra LopezMiami-Dade State Attorney's Office Alejandra Lopez has been a Miami-Dade prosecutor for 10 years, expanding the breadth…

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

December 11, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Podhurst Orseck Attorneys Secure $10M Settlement for Incapacitated Bike Rider

The legal team obtained a presuit settlement in under three months for the family of a bicyclist who was hit in a bike lane by a 16-year-old motorist.

By ALM Staff

4 minute read

December 11, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Rivero Mestre Team Gets 2 Settlements for Hepatitis C Insurance Coverage

Andres Rivero, Jorge A. Mestre, Charlie E. Whorton, Alan H. Rolnick and Amanda M. McGovernRivero MestreRivero Mestre attorneys filed class actions…

By ALM Staff

2 minute read