Michael A. Mora

July 01, 2021 | Daily Business Review

The state appellate court took issue with plaintiffs counsel's closing argument in which the attorney read a passage from the George Orwell novel "1984," and compared the tobacco companies to the "totalitarian state" in the dystopian novel.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

July 01, 2021 | Daily Business Review

"While we cannot comment on pending litigation, our focus remains on caring for our friends and neighbors during this difficult time," the Champlain Towers South Condominium Association Inc. said.

By Melea VanOstrand | Michael A. Mora

6 minute read

June 30, 2021 | Daily Business Review

The complaint contains similar arguments to those that were successfully applied in the Gavin Grimm transgender bathroom ruling, which the U.S. Supreme Court let stand Monday.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

June 30, 2021 | Daily Business Review

"Once the effects of the stimulus funds shake out, it will become more apparent which businesses will be viable," said Naomi M. Berry, a shareholder at Carlton Fields.

By Michael A. Mora

5 minute read

June 29, 2021 | Daily Business Review

"It would violate the principles of collateral estoppel to allow appellants to relitigate this issue simply because they recharacterized their claim as one of bad faith rather than breach of contract," the federal appeals judges stated in the opinion.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

June 28, 2021 | Daily Business Review

"You're going to see the exposure of the underbelly of the plaintiff practice in the coming years," said Hildy Sastre, a partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon.

By Michael A. Mora

8 minute read

June 25, 2021 | Daily Business Review

"As long as the speaker doesn't say something to the effect of 'I'm poor. Please help' or 'Do you have some spare change?' he may approach a stranger anywhere in the city and utter any other message," U.S. District Judge Roy K. Altman stated in the order.

By Michael A. Mora

3 minute read

June 24, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Kyle W. Roche and Devin "Velvel" Freedman, partners at Roche Freedman in New York and Miami, represent the Cornell University computer science professor, Emin Gün Sirer.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

June 23, 2021 | Daily Business Review

The artificial intelligence-powered software utilizes facial detection through a mobile app to capture the visceral reactions of focus group participants in the blink of an eye.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

June 22, 2021 | Daily Business Review

"The takeaway is you better have lawyers that know what they're doing," Javier Lopez, a partner at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton, said about CS/HB 625.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read