Steve Plunkett
April 22, 2013 | Daily Business Review
Complaints Beginning to Emerge as Courts Switch to E-Filing SystemsCoral Gables attorney J.B. Harris accused a Miami defense attorney of harassment for e-filing documents in the middle of the night.
By Steve Plunkett
8 minute read
June 21, 2013 | Daily Business Review
3rd DCA Says Attorneys May Not Belittle OpponentsAn unhappy appellate panel has chastised a Miami-Dade prosecutor for belittling the lawyer defending an accused robber.
By Steve Plunkett
4 minute read
December 18, 2012 | Daily Business Review
Miami-Dade bench will look a lot different in 2013State budget cuts, a requirement to kick into state pensions, low salaries compared with law firms, foreclosure headaches and staff reductions are seen as contributing factors in the 12 percent turnover on the Miami-Dade bench.
By Steve Plunkett
4 minute read
November 23, 2012 | Daily Business Review
Age-limit questions raised by 4th DCA Judge Hazouri's retirementFourth District Court of Appeal Judge Fred Hazouri "works out every day" and is a "perfect example" of why there should not be a judicial age limit, according to one colleague.
By Steve Plunkett
4 minute read
December 31, 2012 | Daily Business Review
U.S. Appeals Court affirms judgment against Miami-Dade over stevedoresThe Eleventh Circuit affirms a decision holding unconstitutional a Miami-Dade County ordinance relating to stevedoring permits.
By Steve Plunkett
3 minute read
May 03, 2013 | Daily Business Review
Law that funds future nuclear power plants is constitutionalThe Florida Supreme Court ruled FPL and other electrical utilities can collect pre-construction costs on planned nuclear plants.
By Steve Plunkett
3 minute read
February 11, 2013 | Daily Business Review
$1.6M arbitration award reversed in dispute over commission checksA state appeals court reverses a $1.6 million arbitration award after finding a Nicaraguan family's fight over commissions on sales of Danish wind turbines wasn't properly launched.
By Steve Plunkett
3 minute read
September 04, 2012 | Daily Business Review
Tanker with speeding pilot must pay $1.37 millionUSF oceanographer Mark Luther was injured after a 4-foot wake from an orange-juice freighter catapulted him into Tampa Bay.
By Steve Plunkett
4 minute read
March 06, 2013 | Law.com
Federal Judge Sends Concordia Lawsuits Back to Fla. CourtTwo lawsuits over last year's Costa Concordia grounding off Italy that defendant Carnival Corp. sent on a hopeful cruise into federal court have been shipped back to state jurisdiction. The order came just 11 days after the same federal judge decided Italy was the proper place for a Massachusetts family to pursue a claim against the Miami-based company.
By Steve Plunkett
4 minute read
June 27, 2013 | Daily Business Review
Juveniles Protected By Attorney-Client Privilege, 3rd DCA SaysThe Third District Court of Appeal decided juveniles as well as adults are protected by attorney-client privilege even if it means failing to disclose their whereabouts. The reversal was a pro bono win for Baker & McKenzie.
By Steve Plunkett
4 minute read
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