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Samantha Joseph

Samantha Joseph

Samantha Joseph is co-head of the Litigation Desk in ALM's global newsroom. Grad school: Newhouse Syracuse. Contact: [email protected]. On Twitter: @SjosephWriter

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February 23, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Not Just 'Small' Claims: County Courts Might Soon Handle Cases Up to $50,000

Under Florida law, county courts handle cases with up to $15,000 at stake, but that limit could more than triple under proposed legislation.

By Samantha Joseph |

4 minute read

February 22, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Read 'Cease and Desist' Order Against Broward Public Defender in Parkland School Shooter's Case

The order comes after a feud between lawyers handling his civil and criminal cases.

By Samantha Joseph |

1 minute read

February 22, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Miami Lawyer Who Helped Write Hazing Law Sues in FSU Student's Death

Stewart Tilghman Fox Bianchi & Cain attorneys filed the lawsuit on behalf of the parents of Andrew Coffey, who died of alcohol poisoning at an off-campus fraternity party.

By Samantha Joseph |

4 minute read

February 21, 2018 | Daily Business Review

UM Law Students Work to Exonerate Convicted Armed Robber

Their client is serving a 20-year sentence for armed robbery, but advocates at UM's Innocence Clinic say he was the one robbed by a system that incarcerated an innocent man.

By Samantha Joseph |

4 minute read

February 20, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Meet the Broward Judge at the Helm of the Parkland School Shooting Case

The case has thrust Judge Elizabeth Scherer into the spotlight on a case that's sparked a debate on gun control and the death penalty.

By Samantha Joseph |

3 minute read

February 20, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Securities Class Action Filed Against Fund Caught in Market Rout

A Boca Raton financial executive claims a $90,000 investment lost about 80 percent of its value in days, whittling to about $18,000 from Feb. 5 to Feb. 7.

By Samantha Joseph |

4 minute read

February 16, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Miami Lawyers Crunch Hard Candy Cosmetics Infringement Claims

The cosmetics maker asked the court to award treble damages in a lawsuit with a potential price tag of $11.4 million for Anastasia Beverly Hills.

By Samantha Joseph |

5 minute read

February 15, 2018 | Daily Business Review

'There'll Be No Sympathy:' Lawyers Discuss Defense Strategies After Mass School Shooting

The focus is on diverting attention from potential defendants in civil cases and pointing to mitigating factors that might aid the defense in the criminal case.

By Samantha Joseph | Celia Ampel | Catherine Wilson |

7 minute read

February 14, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Love Is in the Air at Valentine's Day Mass Wedding in Broward Courthouse

Fifty-five couples were married in a mass wedding ceremony organized by Broward Clerk of Courts Brenda Forman.

By Samantha Joseph |

3 minute read

February 14, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Attorney Fee Debate Heats Up as Florida Supreme Court Accepts Case

“Whenever you're dealing with attorney fees, it's a very sensitive issue," attorney Roy Oppenheim said. "The court should have known that they were going to create a ruckus and a firestorm."

By Samantha Joseph

4 minute read