Steve Plunkett

January 28, 2013 | Law.com

Basing much of her ruling on the forum non conveniens analysis established by the Florida Supreme Court in Kenney System v. Continental Insurance, a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge has found that a complex deal hatched in Caracas has no business in a Florida courtroom. The Venezuelan companies that consummated the deal plan to appeal the judge's ejection of their $72 million complaint.

By Steve Plunkett

5 minute read

May 14, 2013 | Daily Business Review

The widow and daughters of a Key Biscayne doctor are pursuing a wrongful death lawsuit after he caught Legionnaires' disease at Chicago's five-star JW Marriott hotel.

By Steve Plunkett

4 minute read

June 26, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Alan Rosenthal and Natalie Carlos of Carlton Fields represented private equity firm HIG in a breach of contract claim in dispute over the sale of Tampa surgical center SP Holdings.

By Steve Plunkett

5 minute read

September 06, 2012 | Daily Business Review

A Chinese drywall manufacturer that never set foot in Florida, but is blamed for supplying tainted Chinese drywall to home-builder Lennar, is subject to state and federal court jurisdictions.

By Steve Plunkett

4 minute read

April 17, 2013 | Daily Business Review

A November 2008 letter from attorney Michael Tein to plaintiffs attorney Ramon Rodriguez indicates Tein informed his clients about a $650,000 settlement offer to end a wrongful death lawsuit involving two members of the Miccosukee tribe.

By Steve Plunkett

4 minute read

July 18, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Plaintiffs attorney Stuart Ratzan is trying to get Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Genden disqualified from two of his cases: former Miami Dolphins receiver O.J. McDuffie's negligence case against the team doctor and a smoker case.

By Steve Plunkett

5 minute read

February 20, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Rebecca Schwarzberg, Ken Wiggins, Jonathan Awner and Brenda Goerks had four weeks to not only get an agreement but get manufacturers approval, licensing and antitrust filings.

By Steve Plunkett

4 minute read

May 02, 2013 | Daily Business Review

A Miami Beach workers' compensation lawyer is fighting the Florida Supreme Court's decision to publicly reprimand him for impugning the judge in his divorce.

By Steve Plunkett

4 minute read

December 05, 2012 | Daily Business Review

A mock business trial organized by the Dade County Bar Association pitted legal legends against young guns — and the young guns won.

By Steve Plunkett

3 minute read

June 12, 2013 | Daily Business Review

The Greenspoon Marder team of Michael Marder, Ellen Gilmore and Leonard Lubart needed less than 13 months to complete six securitizations involving 95,000 mortgages.

By Steve Plunkett

4 minute read