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Jasmine Floyd

Jasmine Floyd

Jasmine Floyd is a South Florida litigation reporter with the Daily Business Review at ALM. You can reach her at [email protected] or 678-472-8947.

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November 17, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Better on Zoom: Attorneys Are Creating Strategies to Aid Videoconferencing in Mediation

"I have seen a lawyer come in and say, 'We all know what this case is about, so I'm not going to spend too much time talking about it. Here's my client's demand,' said Valerie Jackson who is a partner and shareholder at Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boye.

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November 16, 2021 | Daily Business Review

How Pandemic Fatigue Might Be Hurting Attorney Performance

"I believe it's because of the pandemic, because it's more embarrassing when we were in person for you to walk in and not be prepared. You can't play that off," said Miami litigator Loreal Arscott,

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November 12, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Miami Creditors' Rights Attorney Michelle Hendler Sees Uptick in Bankruptcy Concern, But Not Yet in Filings

"As a result, my lending clients tried to work collaboratively with borrowers to mitigate loss and develop a suitable exit strategy for all. Fast forward to today, there has been an uptick in commercial foreclosures and we are aggressively moving them forward through the courts," partner Michelle Hendler said.

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November 11, 2021 | Daily Business Review

'A Force to Be Reckoned With': Trelvis Randolph Aims to Use the Law to Help More People Thrive

"I want to see more people thriving. The environment in which I grew up in, there wasn't a lot of self empowerment and there were not a lot of opportunities for people to be empowered. They either didn't have the knowledge or resources to do so. So, when you see people who are in a situation due to lack of knowledge, resources and education and you see that enough, you can't just sit there and let it just lie," president Trelvis Randolph said.

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November 09, 2021 | Daily Business Review

'Don't Sell Patients Procedures They Do Not Need': Miami Attorneys Secure $1.1 M Verdict from Dental Practice

"One thing we argued at trial was that the defendant should have referred the plaintiff to a specialist when it was clear that she needed a higher level of care. It really just comes down to common sense and doing what is in the best interest of patients," partner Francisco Viñas said.

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November 08, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Anti-Bullying Organization Is Denied $250K Prize After Fraud in Online Voting

"For Be Strong to sue Park West for a donation in the middle of the pandemic left a really bad taste. It's a bad look for charities to be suing their donors. It's ironic for an anti-bullying organization in particular. Park West felt bullied," attorney Paul Schwiep said.

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November 05, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Florida Appellate Ruling Enforces Real Estate Developers' Need to Understand the Rules and Agreements in Contracts

"Landowners who insert overly broad arbitration clauses and contend that just about anything arising from the purchase and sale of the home despite the injuries being completely unrelated to the same, should be challenged by plaintiffs when the defendant raises a motion to compel arbitration", managing partner Howard Grossman said.

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November 04, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Florida Jury Awards $900,000 for Slip-And-Fall Case

"I think in this matter if they would have strategically admitted liabilityfrom the onset, I think they could have limited the damages on their end, but from day one they said my client knew the bathroom was closed by the cart being there, she should have known," Halperin said. "They just tried to blame it on everyone else but themselves. In trial they tried to suggest the water on the floor could have been from kids playing in a sink or from anything else besides the Wal-Mart employee mopping there minutes before," attorney Scott Halperin said

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November 02, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Headed to Antarctica: This South Florida Judge is Stepping Down From the Bench

"Being a judge forces you to raise your game," the jurist said.

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4 minute read

November 01, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Longtime Florida Attorney Loses Law License Over Spiraling Family Matter: 'His Selfish Motive'

"But here they put the brakes on emotional turmoil as an excuse for fraud, deceit and misrepresentation, because the lawyer's conduct was outrageous," ethics expert Andrew Berman said.

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