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].
September 03, 2021 | Daily Business Review
In-Person Trials, Hearings Suspended in Miami-Dade Circuit: 'This Is Not Something I Wanted to Do'"The delta variant is so transmissive that even if people have their masks down inadvertently, it could cause a problem," Chief Judge Nushin G. Sayfie, who sits in the Miami-Dade Circuit Court, said.
By Michael A. Mora
3 minute read
September 02, 2021 | Daily Business Review
How South Florida Litigators Scored a $140M Jury Verdict in Georgia State Court"Just because you don't have formal litigation involving your exact defect, that is not an indication you should decline a case," said Donald R. Fountain, Jr., a partner at Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Prather & Littky-Rubin.
By Michael A. Mora
5 minute read
September 02, 2021 | Daily Business Review
Bar Seeks Emergency Suspension of South Florida Attorney"In this case, what the bar is saying in layman terms: 'We think you have stolen this money, you are not talking to us, and we think you may have lied to us,'" said ethics expert Brian Tannebaum.
By Michael A. Mora
4 minute read
September 01, 2021 | Daily Business Review
Judge Grants Real Estate Developer's Motion to Seek Punitive Damages Against Bank of AmericaThe spat between Ugo Colombo and Craig Robins has advanced to the trial stage in the Miami-Dade Circuit Court, but the trial has been delayed until October.
By Michael A. Mora
4 minute read
August 31, 2021 | Daily Business Review
How South Florida Lawyers Overcame Concept of Diminishing Pain to Win $40M Jury Verdict"During closing arguments, I made sure to counter the defense tactics by asking the jury if Angie looked like someone that had moved on and whose worst days were behind her," John C. Lukacs Jr., a partner at Raposo & Lukacs, said.
By Michael A. Mora
3 minute read
August 30, 2021 | Daily Business Review
2 Florida Judges to Get Public Reprimands This Week"Both judges seem to have forgotten for a critical 'moment' that when they donned their judicial robes, they relinquished their rights to attempt to influence the judicial elections of their colleagues," Jan L. Jacobowitz, a legal ethics expert, said.
By Michael A. Mora
3 minute read
August 25, 2021 | Daily Business Review
Emerging Litigation: Miami Litigator's ERISA Class Action Against Spirit Airlines Is Part of Soaring TrendNow, the class action lawsuit, seeking damages in the upper seven figures, will go before U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom, who sits in the Southern District of Florida.
By Michael A. Mora
4 minute read
August 24, 2021 | Daily Business Review
Greenberg Traurig's Client Prevailed on Appeal But Hasn't Collected on $500K in Sanctioned Attorney FeesU.S. Eleventh Circuit Judge Stanley Marcus wrote in the 23-page opinion that said the litigation could have come straight out of a telenovela.
By Michael A. Mora
4 minute read
August 23, 2021 | Daily Business Review
This South Florida Judge Just Made History — Again: 'We're in Good Hands'"As somebody looking at the generation of women and judges coming behind me, I thought, 'Wow. We're in good hands,'" U.S. District Senior Judge Patricia A. Seitz recalled about her colleague.
By Michael A. Mora
7 minute read
August 20, 2021 | Daily Business Review
Judge, Litigators Say Demanding Change of Cuba's Communist Government is Personal"The truth is the pen can be mightier than the sword, but only when there is paper to write on," said A. Dax Bello, the president of CABA. "We need to get them that paper."
By Michael A. Mora
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