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.
January 10, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Instawork-Centered Litigation Points to New Crease in Labor Law Surrounding Employee Tipping"The Fair Labor Standards Act provides that a tip is a direct payment from a customer to a server, whether it is made with cash or credit card," Jane Muir said. "The only exception is for a valid 'tip pool,' where tips are all combined and then distributed equally to the servers."
By Jasmine Floyd
4 minute read
January 07, 2022 | Pro Mid Market
Law Firms Aren't Keeping Up: Scott Jablonski on Why Many Are Playing 'Catch Up' to Remain Competitive"Emerging companies uniquely require lawyers who are willing and able to cross a multidisciplinary spectrum in providing counsel and work product. That is surprisingly rare in our industry," Berger Singerman partner Scott Jablonski.
By Jasmine Floyd
5 minute read
January 05, 2022 | Daily Business Review
South Florida Attorney Is Publicly Reprimanded Over Inappropriate Emails, Remarks Impugning Counsel and JudgesRobyn Sztyndor explained that one of the emails containing unprofessional statements were intended only for co-counsel and was accidentally sent via "reply all" to other recipients.
By Jasmine Floyd
3 minute read
January 04, 2022 | Daily Business Review
'This Attorney Realized That He Needed Assistance': South Florida Lawyer on Road to Drug Recovery"When a lawyer is suspended for an addiction issue and tries to get better it should be viewed as a disability and not viewed as much as the person facing a suspension," attorney Matt Dietz said.
By Jasmine Floyd
4 minute read
December 30, 2021 | Daily Business Review
'She Had No Complaints': Florida Attorney Suspended Over Sexual Relationship With Client"It was a mutual consensual relationship. I'm still my client's attorney. She had no complaints about my representation," attorney John Kevin Carey said.
By Jasmine Floyd
3 minute read
December 29, 2021 | Daily Business Review
Attorney Caught With Drug Paraphernalia Among 9 South Florida Lawyers DisciplinedAn attorney made misrepresentations about the funds held in trust, and violated the fiduciary duty owed to both the remitter and the beneficiary of the funds deposited, according to The Florida Bar.
By Jasmine Floyd
5 minute read
December 29, 2021 | Daily Business Review
Intelligent and Outgoing, Attorney Loreal Arscott Balances Work and Extensive Community Leadership"A lot of black lawyers do not come from a lineage of lawyers or judges. We are not given a blueprint on how to successfully navigate this profession," attorney Loreal Arscott said.
By Jasmine Floyd
8 minute read
December 28, 2021 | Daily Business Review
Law Firms Aren't Keeping Up: Scott Jablonski on Why Many Are Playing 'Catch Up' to Remain Competitive"Emerging companies uniquely require lawyers who are willing and able to cross a multidisciplinary spectrum in providing counsel and work product. That is surprisingly rare in our industry," Berger Singerman partner Scott Jablonski.
By Jasmine Floyd
5 minute read
December 20, 2021 | Daily Business Review
Keeping 7 Figures on the Table: How a Florida Lawyer Scored a $2 Million Arbitration Award"We gave Angels Senior Living every opportunity to resolve this case fairly, even after the award, yet they persisted in trying to vacate it. Now that the award has been confirmed by the court, my clients look forward to the closure they deserve," plaintiffs counsel said.
By Jasmine Floyd
4 minute read
December 16, 2021 | Daily Business Review
'The Jury Came Up With the Value': $2.96M Miami Verdict After 71-Year-Old Cancer Patient's Death"The jury understood the testimony of our urology expert that at 71 years of age and with a low grade and low aggression cancer a guy who had a lot of medical issues going on was a bad candidate to take into surgery where more than the usual amount of bleeding was expected,'' Mariano Garcia said.
By Jasmine Floyd
5 minute read
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