Steve Plunkett

October 17, 2012 | Daily Business Review

A former warehouse employee won a jury verdict after complaining that Caterpillar Logistics Services Inc. retaliated against him after he filed a workers' compensation claim and again when he filed a harassment complaint with the human resources department.

By Steve Plunkett

2 minute read

August 30, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Palmetto Bay won't let a political action committee co-sponsor the village's 10th anniversary but agreed to let PAC members distribute fliers at the event.

By Steve Plunkett

3 minute read

March 20, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Judge John Thornton struck a pleading by the Miccosukee tribe in its malpractice suit against the Lewis Tein law firm saying a supplemental filing in the case "was not a professional document."

By Steve Plunkett

3 minute read

November 16, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Three members of North Miami's board of adjustment who nixed a strip club's request to serve alcohol sued the city, saying the system was rigged to overturn their quasi-judicial decision.

By Steve Plunkett

3 minute read

August 29, 2012 | Daily Business Review

A political action committee trying to recall Palmetto Bay council members is suing over the village's rejection of a $2,500 sponsorship for its upcoming 10th anniversary celebration, claiming a violation of constitutional rights to free speech and due process.

By Steve Plunkett

3 minute read

December 10, 2012 | Daily Business Review

A Miami-Dade jury is considering whether a fired Banco Pastor loan officer faced unlawful workplace discrimination.

By Steve Plunkett

3 minute read

December 26, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Former Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Israel Reyes and Nilda Pedrosa, the deputy manager of Republican Connie Mack's unsuccessful U.S. Senate campaign, are among the newest members of the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission.

By Steve Plunkett

2 minute read

December 05, 2012 | Law.com

According to a notice filed, the JQC decided to drop the case after Ana Pando resigned, Gov. Rick Scott accepted her resignation, and she agreed not to seek future judicial office.

By Steve Plunkett

2 minute read

April 04, 2013 | Daily Business Review

The Mexican songstress' affidavit is not enough to disqualify an opposing lawyer from a lawsuit over a canceled concert, the Third District Court of Appeal rules.

By Steve Plunkett

2 minute read

April 11, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Economic damages for a woman whose breast cancer was misdiagnosed should be based on her full life expectancy, not on when the disease would kill her, the Third District Court of Appeal decided.

By Steve Plunkett

3 minute read