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Steve Plunkett

Steve Plunkett

April 22, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Complaints Beginning to Emerge as Courts Switch to E-Filing Systems

Coral 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 Opponents

An 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 2013

State 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 retirement

Fourth 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 stevedores

The 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 constitutional

The 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 checks

A 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 million

USF 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. Court

Two 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 Says

The 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