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
January 03, 2018 | Daily Business Review
How a New Ruling Could Cost Florida Cities Millions in Lost Revenue for UtilitiesThe decision cost the city at least $4 million in lost revenue, and could lead to similar fallout across the state if other agencies follow suit.
By Samantha Joseph |
4 minute read
December 29, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Remember the One About the Lawyer and Naked Dance Contest? 6 Strange Stories from 2017A "Cranky Lawyer," a litigator who saved a nightclub after three women got naked on the dance floor, six arrested personal injury attorneys and a bankruptcy…
By Samantha Joseph
5 minute read
December 28, 2017 | Daily Business Review
'Treatment Worse Than the Disease': Lawsuits Mounting Against Miami Lakes Medical CompanyCordis is one of at least three major manufacturers facing widespread litigation.
By Samantha Joseph |
4 minute read
December 07, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Fort Lauderdale Attorneys Save Developer from $7.3 Million Judgment“It's one of those where near-misses don't count,” appellate lawyer John Pelzer said of statute of limitations deadline.
By Samantha Joseph |
8 minute read
December 06, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Attorneys' Attempt to Paint a Picture in Complicated Foreclosure Case Fails to Clarify OwnershipThe debt had changed hands at least five times with the sloppy documentation, leaving attorneys to try to follow a maze of ownership.
By Samantha Joseph |
4 minute read
December 05, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Miami Attorneys Overcome Clients' Extensive Facebook Posts to Win $1.5 Million Verdict on Injury ClaimThe defense quipped that the plaintiff took more trips than Travel Channel star Anthony Bourdain, while claiming injury.
By Samantha Joseph |
10 minute read
December 04, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Fake South Florida Foreclosure Law Firm Operators Sentenced to 5 YearsProsecutors charged the federal defendants operated companies that billed themselves as law firms and legal referral firms in Coral Springs, West Palm Beach and Boca Raton.
By Samantha Joseph
3 minute read
December 01, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Lawyers Tell All: The Best and Worst Judges in Palm Beach CountyThe Palm Beach County Bar Association survey asks litigators to evaluate judges on nine categories evaluating knowledge, impartiality, fairness, courtroom control and other traits.
By Samantha Joseph |
3 minute read
December 01, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Broward Judge Faces 30-Day Suspension Without Pay for Referring Hundreds of Mediations to Former Campaign AdviserThe judge referred 80 percent of mediations to her former campaign adviser, who charged $250-$300 per hour on each case.
By Samantha Joseph |
7 minute read
November 30, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Class Action Seeks More than $5 Million for Ritz-Carlton Menu SurchargeThe complaint alleges the hotel illegally attaches an automatic 18-20 percent gratuity to every food and beverage purchase through its restaurants, mini-bars and room service.
By Samantha Joseph |
3 minute read
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