Zach Schlein

October 17, 2019 | Daily Business Review

The Third District Court of Appeal affirmed a Miami-Dade Circuit Court order finding a Miami Lakes Middle School student guilty of disrupting school activities. The student purportedly posted troubling remarks on a YouTube video depicting the aftermath of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

By Zach Schlein

4 minute read

October 16, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Bryan Rintoul is being represented by Jonathan R. Gdanski and attorneys from the Schlesinger Law Offices in his wrongful death claim against R.J. Reynolds and others over the death of his husband Edward Caprio. The firm said it's the first case of its kind to go to trial in the United States.

By Zach Schlein

3 minute read

October 15, 2019 | Daily Business Review

U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro scheduled trial proceedings for April 2020 in Windy Lucius' suit against the fast-food chain.

By Zach Schlein

4 minute read

October 14, 2019 | Daily Business Review

The Third District Court of Appeal reversed and remanded a trial court's order granting summary judgment to borrower Delvis De Leon in a dispute with the National Collegiate Student Loan Trust. The appellate court rejected De Leon's res judicata defense premised on the trust's failure to bring a claim against him during a Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding.

By Zach Schlein

5 minute read

October 11, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Florida's Third District Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court order granting summary judgment against Chicago-based lawyer Adeena Weiss Ortiz on Thursday. Ortiz had filed suit against her mother and sister over her father's estate.

By Zach Schlein

3 minute read

October 10, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Law firm president Lewis "Mike" Eidson and partner Curtis B. Miner are representing Fort Lauderdale resident James B. Riley in a negligence suit against the California-based car company.

By Zach Schlein

4 minute read

October 09, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Circuit Judge Beatrice Butchko sanctioned Franco Lauricella. The judge determined Lauricella deliberately disobeyed discovery orders in his legal battle with Zuma Bank, which contends the Venezuelan businessman and his brother Miguel owes it millions of dollars.

By Zach Schlein

3 minute read

October 09, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Shapiro, Blasi, Wasserman & Hermann partners Adam Chotiner and James Ferrara served as defense counsel to Jinny Beauty Supply Co. Inc. in a civil rights lawsuit filed by an ex-employee.

By Zach Schlein

4 minute read

October 07, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Rory Jurman represented American Alternative Insurance Corp., the insurer of the Kopelowitz Ostrow law firm, in negotiations to resolve claims against the firm and two of its attorneys by a bankrupt lending firm.

By Zach Schlein

7 minute read

October 04, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Whether in his handling of data privacy issues or the progressive character of his boutique law firm, the Coral Gables-based Big Law veteran has always tried to stay ahead of the curve.

By Zach Schlein

7 minute read