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Lisa Willis

Lisa Willis

Emmy award winning news anchor, reporter, weathercaster, writer, news director, marketing specialist having served in Miami, NYC, Baltimore, Seattle, Charleston, Myrtle Beach.

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June 17, 2024 | Daily Business Review

'The Big Winners': A SCOTUS Move Is Good News for This Florida Entity

"Florida could become the digital gaming capital of the United States, albeit with one operator in control," said one attorney after Monday's SCOTUS ruling.

By Lisa Willis

5 minute read

June 14, 2024 | Daily Business Review

'It May Stymie Some Plaintiff Firms': Attorneys React to New Florida Laws

"It's really a common-sense bill," said Miami attorney Jason Giller, with Giller P.A.

By Lisa Willis

6 minute read

June 13, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Miami Jury Returns $16M Verdict: Meet the Winning Lawyers

The team and its associates sued Philip Morris USA Inc. and several other defendants on behalf of client Gloria Garcia, widow of Manuel Garcia, whom they alleged died of a smoking-related illness in 1998.

By Lisa Willis

4 minute read

June 13, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Courts Closed Over South Florida Weather

Federal courts in Fort Lauderdale also closed their doors amidst the flooding.

By Lisa Willis

3 minute read

June 11, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Slew of Litigation Hurdles Ahead in Case of Alleged Pro Sports Sexual Harassment

"If I'm representing the team, I would take the position that employers are not vicariously liable," said Broward attorney Michael Ekins, who is not connected to the lawsuit.

By Lisa Willis

5 minute read

June 10, 2024 | Daily Business Review

'It's a Game Changer': What DeSantis' New Laws Mean to Law Firms

"We have always been at a disadvantage financially with our staffs, and I'm speaking for every single clerk throughout the state," said a South Florida court clerk about one new law's impact.

By Lisa Willis

8 minute read

June 07, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Fired Lawyer Loses Bid to Retain Her Job

"If his dissent was an answer to a law school exam, it would get an 'F,'" said Nova professor Bob Jarvis about a Supreme Court Justice opinion.

By Lisa Willis

6 minute read

June 06, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Nominative Fair Use at Center of Earth, Wind & Fire Federal Court Settlement

"It was a bridge too far. They overstepped," Hogan Lovells attorney Hans Hertell said of the alumni band after the federal court ruling analysis."

By Lisa Willis

5 minute read

May 31, 2024 | Daily Business Review

$2.3M in Legal Fees Sought After Long South Florida Feud Over $127K

"It's incredible, but that is where we are now," said Bilzin Sumberg partner Felix X. Rodriguez.

By Lisa Willis

6 minute read

May 29, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Meet the Attorneys—and Little Known Law—Behind $20M Miami Dispute

"Frankly, an appeal of the court's decision faces such an uphill battle," said defense counsel for the City of Miami, Robert "Bob" Stein of Rennert Vogel Mandler & Rodriguez.

By Lisa Willis

6 minute read