Samantha Joseph is co-head of the Litigation Desk in ALM's global newsroom. Grad school: Newhouse Syracuse. Contact: [email protected]. On Twitter: @SjosephWriter
May 02, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Potential $1B Class Action Against FPL Over Hurricane Power Outages SurvivesPlaintiffs are asking the court to find gross negligence and breach of contract over FPL's monthly "storm surcharge."
By Samantha Joseph |
3 minute read
May 01, 2018 | Daily Business Review
SEC Charges Florida Attorney with Investment FraudThe federal agency alleges the attorney and her husband manipulated share prices to inflate the public market value of stock they controlled.
By Samantha Joseph |
3 minute read
April 30, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Miami Attorney Disbarred for Abandoning Law Practice, ClientsHe was one of two attorneys disbarred. The high court also suspended two other lawyers, according to its latest roundup of disciplinary proceedings.
By Samantha Joseph |
3 minute read
April 30, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Attorneys Win $2.7 Million Verdict After Palm Beach State College Admits LiabilityDomnick Cunningham & Whalen attorneys won $2.7 million for a woman who needed multiple surgeries after injuring her ankle at Palm Beach State College.
By Samantha Joseph |
4 minute read
April 30, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Florida Supreme Court Suspends 2 Miami Attorneys, Citing Conflicts in Tobacco LitigationThe court suspended Philip M. Gerson and Steven K. Hunter for their work tied to class action litigation against tobacco companies.
By Samantha Joseph |
4 minute read
April 26, 2018 | The Recorder
Lawyers in Calif. Woman's Case Against Bill Cosby Will Push Ahead After Criminal 'Guilty' VerdictChloe Goins claims Cosby drugged then assaulted her in 2008 at a party at Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion.
By Samantha Joseph |
4 minute read
April 26, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Florida Lawyer Will Push Calif. Case Against Bill Cosby After 'Guilty' VerdictHis client claimed Cosby drugged then assaulted her in 2008 at a party at Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion.
By Samantha Joseph |
4 minute read
April 26, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Podhurst Orseck Partner, Two Judges Picked for Federal BenchThe South Florida nominees are attorney Roy Altman and Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judges Rodney Smith and Rodolfo “Rudy” Ruiz II.
By Samantha Joseph |
3 minute read
April 26, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Court Chides Broward Clerk's Office for Backdating Foreclosure Judgments"By backdating the electronic filing stamp, the clerk changes the rendition date, possibly to the prejudice of an appellant," the Fourth DCA panel wrote.
By Samantha Joseph |
4 minute read
April 26, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Meet the South Florida Attorneys Who Won Florida Bar Board of Governors SeatsAttorneys Jordan Dresnick, Jeffrey Rynor and Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes will serve on the board that governs the 106,000-member bar.
By Samantha Joseph |
2 minute read