John Pacenti

November 20, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Plaintiffs say Miami has a right to enforce its Miami 21 code, but they maintain Miami also must pay property owners who lost development rights under the state Bert J. Harris Private Property Rights Act.

By John Pacenti

4 minute read

November 19, 2013 | Daily Business Review

The Surf Club has settled its malpractice lawsuit against the Miami law firm Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod for $250,000 to be paid by its insurance carrier.

By John Pacenti

2 minute read

November 18, 2013 | Daily Business Review

A Miami Shores couple plans to sue the city for making it illegal to keep their front-yard vegetable garden.

By John Pacenti

4 minute read

November 18, 2013 | Daily Business Review

From broken gun deals to bankruptcy, Latin litigants see Miami as a favorable venue to air disputes.

By John Pacenti

6 minute read

November 16, 2013 | Daily Business Review

For many labor and employment attorneys, noncompete agreements are the hot issue of the day and becoming a bigger part of their practices.

By John Pacenti

7 minute read

November 14, 2013 | Daily Business Review

The Fontainebleau Las Vegas settlement bans litigation from the debtors and financiers over the unfinished casino project but allows a lawsuit against the developer and other company executives to survive.

By John Pacenti

3 minute read

November 13, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Kim Rothstein, wife of imprisoned ex-law firm chairman Scott Rothstein, was sentenced to 1½ years in federal prison for hiding jewels from federal agents after his $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme collapsed.

By John Pacenti

4 minute read

November 12, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Jeffrey and Elisa Robin opted out of a federal settlement in favor of pressing their own lawsuit. The couple moved into the 2-year-old Coconut Grove house in 2008 but was forced to move out because of the drywall emissions.

By John Pacenti

3 minute read

November 11, 2013 | Daily Business Review

A Venezuelan factoring company claims in a civil lawsuit that it was defrauded out of $8.6 million in an alleged currency exchange scheme.

By John Pacenti

4 minute read

November 08, 2013 | Daily Business Review

The Florida Supreme Court places limits on the power of state judges to order out-of-state defendants to produce evidence and witnesses.

By John Pacenti

4 minute read