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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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June 22, 2021 | Daily Business Review

New Rule Makes Florida Lawyers—Not Court Clerks—Responsible for Redactions

The change follows the Florida Supreme Court's amendment to Rule of Judicial Administration 2.420.

By Jasmine Floyd

4 minute read

June 21, 2021 | Daily Business Review

No More Masks: What Lawyers Need to Know as South Florida Courthouses Resume Normal Operations

"It's exciting to know we're going to be returning back to face-to-face hearings, and start tackling the backlog that has inevitably occurred during this time," Palm Beach Circuit Chief Judge Krista Marx said.

By Jasmine Floyd

4 minute read

June 21, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Meet Jill Mendelsohn, Who's Spotted an Uptick in Cybercrimes Tied to Real Estate Transactions

"I have been seeing lately is a considerable uptick in cases involving cybercrime, particularly with real estate transactions," said Hinshaw & Culbertson partner Jill Mendelsohn.

By Jasmine Floyd

6 minute read

June 18, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Broward Lawyer Clinches $3M Settlement Despite a Hold on Civil Trials

"I'll take a case like Sharon's to court every day of the week," plaintiff counsel Samuel A. Coffey said. "I can't guarantee a win, but I can promise I will fight like heck for her."

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4 minute read

June 17, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Date Announced: Miami-Dade Courthouses Are Fully Reopening

Miami attorney Amanda D. Suriel of Amanda Demanda said her firm is ready to get back in the courtroom.

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4 minute read

June 17, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Jeff Schneider Loves Law's Tech Revolution and Says Attorneys Earn 'Every Single Penny'

"There are constant pressures from literally everyone involved in your professional life," Schneider said.

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5 minute read

June 15, 2021 | Daily Business Review

South Florida Jury Awards $5.5M to Widow Suing Tobacco Companies

"What I think this verdict shows that fading memory and passage of time is not something tobacco companies can exploit," attorney Austin Carr said. "They are not going to be able to delay a case."

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5 minute read

June 15, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Pilots Underway: Southern District of Florida Gearing for Resumption of Jury Trials

"If all pilot jury trials go well and COVID metrics continue to be met, our hope is to fully restart trials on July 19," said U.S. District Judge Rodolfo Ruiz II in Fort Lauderdale.

By Jasmine Floyd

5 minute read

June 11, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Big-Verdict Lawyers Stuart Ratzan and Stuart Weissman Weigh Their Next Move

"I do expect to see an uptake in all activity for good and bad," Ratzan said of litigation in the post-coronavirus era.

By Jasmine Floyd

5 minute read

June 10, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Florida Jury Awards $1 Million to Man Injured in Car Crash

The plaintiff sued defendant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. for allegedly failing to honor his uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage.

By Jasmine Floyd

3 minute read