Michael was born and raised in South Florida. He went to undergrad at Florida Atlantic University and earned his master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is the crypto litigation reporter for Law.com, as well as an editor for ALM Global. You can email him at [email protected].
February 01, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Bruce Jacobs' Very Bad Day: Judges Take Aim at South Florida Lawyer's Nearly 3,500-Page Filings"He's going to get himself disbarred," Bob Jarvis, a legal ethics professor at Nova Southeastern University College of Law, said. "If not now, then sometime in the future."
By Michael A. Mora
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January 31, 2022 | Daily Business Review
'Contumacious Disregard': South Florida Judge Hits Greenberg Traurig Client With Contempt OrderThe federal judge ruled in the order that, "[T]he court finds it impossible that a health system entrusted with the care of millions of patients on an annual basis, and with revenues exceeding $10 billion a year, is incapable of showing its employees a 15-minute video to help ensure that deaf patients are treated equitably when presenting at one of their facilities."
By Michael A. Mora
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January 28, 2022 | Daily Business Review
'Digital Renaissance' and Pushback: NFTs Offer Opportunity to Bypass Laws Around Physical Art"The restrictions are a lot less because we are now freeing ourselves of the power structures that have been in place for thousands of years in the physical art world," said Vivek Jayaram, president at Jayaram Law.
By Michael A. Mora
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January 27, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Want to Rise to the Bench? Search Starts to Replace 2 South Florida Magistrate JudgesIrene Oria, a partner at FisherBroyles in Miami, will chair the 13-member selection panel.
By Michael A. Mora
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January 27, 2022 | Daily Business Review
South Florida Attorneys Used This Trial Strategy to Clinch an $80 Million Damages AwardIt took the jury less than 20 minutes to return the $80 million damages award to the surviving parents of a 14-year-old girl, who was hit by a pickup truck while she was walking to her school bus stop.
By Michael A. Mora
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January 26, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Greenberg Traurig, Kluger Kaplan Hit With $15M Malpractice Lawsuit: 'They Will Not Be Afraid'The client "paid a million dollars in legal fees," according to his complaint filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court.
By Michael A. Mora
4 minute read
January 25, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Denied: $127,000 in Fees in South Florida Decision That Sends 'Message to Plaintiff Attorneys'"The ruling sends a message to plaintiff attorneys that you could have a very weak case and know that you are shielded essentially from an award of attorney fees," said Daniel R. Levine, a partner at Padula Bennardo Levine.
By Michael A. Mora
4 minute read
January 24, 2022 | Daily Business Review
$10 Million Jury Verdict for South Florida Attorneys in Wrongful Death LitigationAfter less than an hour of deliberation, the jury awarded more than $10 million for the mental pain and suffering.
By Michael A. Mora
4 minute read
January 21, 2022 | Daily Business Review
Miami Attorney Says Third DCA Ruling 'Turns the Law of Non-Competes on Its Head'"You have to be very careful on how you draft non-competes to make sure you cover something like this because it's not uncommon in professional settings for people to work beyond the written term of a contract together," said Michael B. Feiler, a partner at Feiler & Leach.
By Michael A. Mora
4 minute read
January 20, 2022 | Daily Business Review
'Unpatriotic' and 'Selfish': Judge's Comment About Unvaccinated Adults Draws Mixed Reactions"It is the court's belief that the vast majority of the unvaccinated adults are uninformed and irrational, or—less charitably—selfish and unpatriotic," said U.S. District Judge Robert Scola, who sits in the Southern District of Florida.
By Michael A. Mora
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