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Insurer Sues to Avoid Payment on Joe Carollo Verdicts"The duty to defend is broader than the duty to indemnify," QBE Specialty Insurance Co. argued in the lawsuit. "As such, where there is no duty to defend, there can be no duty to indemnify."
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Judge Awards Florida Litigators $2.4M in Attorney FeesClass counsel moved for nearly $4.4 million in attorney fees, but U.S. District Judge Paul Byron ultimately awarded $2.4 million.
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Third DCA Rules in Favor of Borrower in Foreclosure of Tides Hotel in Miami Beach"Justice is catching up with, 'Safe Harbor,' whose business model, as observed in the Third District opinion, is to acquire pre-existing loans and 'mine the loan histories' to 'exploit' opportunities to obtain 'retroactive default interest,'" Dennis Richard, a partner at Richard & Richard who represents the borrower, said in an email.
By Michael A. Mora
4 minute read
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'Adjust on the Fly': South Florida Jury Awards $19.5M"Trials never go as you expect them to," said Scott Wagner, a partner at Bilzin Sumberg. "This is an extreme example."
By Michael A. Mora
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Third DCA Reverses $2.5M Verdict in Favor of the University of Miami"There was never a viable claim in this case," claimed Eric Isicoff, a partner at Isicoff Ragatz.
By Michael A. Mora
4 minute read
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Strategy in Combating 'Victim-Shaming' Leads to $9M Florida Jury Award"She was told to be quiet and she didn't," said attorney Amy Judkins, a partner at Newsome Melton.
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Miami Jury Returns $2.5M Verdict Against Assisted-Living Facility"You have to get all of the information because the nursing home is not going to tell you the truth of what happened," said John "Jack" McLuskey, a partner at McLuskey, McDonald & Hughes.
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3 minute read
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Attorneys in Voyager Litigation Reveal Settlement Figures With Gronkowski, 2 Other Prominent AthletesMark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks are the remaining defendants, with a trial set tip off in November.
By Michael A. Mora
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Third DCA Disqualifies Miami Judge"I'd rather take my chances and preserve life than being reversed," the Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge ruled.
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Nuclear Verdicts Poised to Rise But Some Governors Fight BackThe 89 lawsuits against a corporate defendant in 2023 that resulted in a nuclear verdict of at least $10 million is the largest number of such cases in a single year since 2009.
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