Ellen Villafuerte

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February 16, 2018 | Daily Business Review

On the Move

Legal industry hiring and promotions in South Florida.

By ALM staff

1 minute read

February 16, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Jury Awards Nearly $7 Million in Death of Day-Old Baby

A doctor-defendant blamed a nurse for misinterpreting fetal monitoring readings.

By Verdict Search

1 minute read

February 16, 2018 | Daily Business Review

No Liability After Falling Box Lands on Customer's Foot

A customer won't collect for a broken toe after lifting a box of slate tiles by its plastic banding, which broke.

By Verdict Search

1 minute read

February 15, 2018 | Texas Lawyer

Women Lawyers Join #MeToo Movement with Hashtag of Their Own

The legal profession's own #MeToo movement is playing out on Twitter.Under the hashtag #LadyLawyerDiaries, the discussion over the last year…

By Angela Morris

6 minute read

February 15, 2018 | Daily Business Review

House Backs Compromise to Curb Child Marriage

In what has become one of the high-profile issues of this year's legislative session, the House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would…

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

3 minute read

February 14, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Tribe, Legislative Leaders Huddle on Gambling

The Seminole Tribe could deal its opening bid before the end of the week as negotiations heat up with the state about a 20-year gambling pact, according…

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida

6 minute read

February 14, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Florida House Speaker's Immigration Ad Spurs Debate

An inflammatory ad depicting a Hispanic-looking immigrant in a hoodie shooting a white woman led to an unusual one-issue debate Tuesday night between…

By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press

3 minute read

February 12, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Delay Causes Loss for HOA in Lawsuit Over House Color

The approval of the colors which homeowners may use to paint the exterior of their homes is one of the most common architectural review stipulations that homeowners' associations use to maintain aesthetic standards for their communities.

By Marc A. Smiley

5 minute read

February 12, 2018 | Daily Business Review

R.J. Reynolds Found Liable in Smoker's Death

A jury awards $1 million in damages to the widow of a smoker who died of lung cancer.

By Verdict Search

1 minute read

February 12, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Fall From Ladder Not Blamed on Contractors

A jury finds no liability for contractors after a worker's fall from a construction ladder.

By Verdict Search

1 minute read


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