Michael A. Mora

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].

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August 09, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Miami Judge Finds Willful Misconduct in Class Action Litigation That Could Reverberate Across Insurance Sector

Miami-Dade Circuit Judge David C. Miller ruled there was willful disregard by the insurance company in not complying with his court order.

By Michael A. Mora

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August 06, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Law Firm's Unusual Cottage Industry: South Florida Litigator Chalks Up Another Million-Dollar Win

"We had to educate the jury that you don't see manned security because the industry doesn't want to spend the money," Douglas McCarron, a partner at the Haggard Law Firm, said.

By Michael A. Mora

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August 05, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Law Student Gets Lesson in Sanctions as Florida Judge Moves to Discipline Him Over Litigation

"Now, he's facing the possibility of not being able to litigate the merits of the case," Brian Tannebaum, special counsel at Bast Amron, said.

By Michael A. Mora

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August 04, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Broward Lawyer Guides $2M Settlement as Case Continues Over Shopping Center Explosion

"If you keep on digging, you're going to find more defendants," plaintiffs counsel said.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

August 03, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Boies Schiller Partners Attain Fisher Island Settlement in Miami-Dade Circuit Court

"It is time for all this litigation to meet its end," Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman wrote in the order, "for as Justice Joseph Story once put it, 'It is for the public interest and policy to make an end to litigation…[so] that suits may not be immortal, while men are mortal."

By Michael A. Mora

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August 03, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Employment Litigation Trend Emerges as DACA Class Action Plaintiffs Settle With Procter & Gamble Over Alleged Hiring Discrimination

As part of the settlement, Procter & Gamble will establish a $1.5 million fund and pay attorney fees up to $1.9 million.

By Michael A. Mora

3 minute read

August 02, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Lawyer Objects to Class Counsel's Nearly $3 Million in Attorney Fees: 'Most of the Relief is Illusory'

"The underlying issue is that most of the relief is illusory," said Theodore H. Frank, the director of Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute and the Center for Class Action Fairness.

By Michael A. Mora

5 minute read

July 30, 2021 | Daily Business Review

'I Will Kill You!': Florida Supreme Court Disciplines 10 Attorneys

The report is bad news for 10 Florida lawyers.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

July 30, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Daily Best Practices: How ADT Corporate Counsel Navigate a Landscape Fraught With Litigation Threats

"Data breaches constitute one of the major existential threats to our industry," said Frank Cona, chief counsel for privacy, IP and corporate sourcing at ADT.

By Michael A. Mora

5 minute read

July 29, 2021 | Daily Business Review

$5 Million Broward Jury Verdict Scored by All-Female Trial Team: Inside the Litigation Strategy

"We had a different perspective than our male colleagues would have had," Shana P. Nogues, a partner at Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Prather & Littky-Rubin, said.

By Michael A. Mora

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