Zach Schlein

November 09, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The Scott campaign has filed lawsuits against the supervisors of election for Palm Beach and Broward Counties.

By Zach Schlein

2 minute read

November 08, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Aballi Milne Kalil's phone number was used in approximately 100,000 calls to unsuspecting Miami-Dade residents to inquire about insurance packages. Now, through the efforts of attorney Matthew Deblinger, the firm has secured approximately $13 million in damages against the perpetrators.

By Zach Schlein

5 minute read

November 07, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Miami-Dade Chief Judge Bertila Soto and Administrative Judge Jennifer Bailey have asked Miami's legal community to join them on Wednesday, Nov. 7 for a discussion on how the design of the forthcoming courthouse on Flagler Street can innovate and improve on existing courthouse processes. The free Dade County Bar Association-hosted event is open to the public and will take place at the Miami-Dade County Courthouse beginning at 3 p.m.

By Zach Schlein

3 minute read

November 06, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

Attorneys reached a confidential settlement in lawsuits claiming medical technology company Stryker manufactured defective hip replacement devices, resolving mass tort matters pending in New Jersey state court and Massachusetts federal court.

By Zach Schlein

3 minute read

November 06, 2018 | Daily Business Review

A multistate team of litigators helped to negotiate a settlement with medical technology firm Stryker Corp. on Friday. Stryker, a Fortune 500 company, had been faced with multidistrict as well as multicounty litigation over damages caused by recalled hip replacement devices.

By Zach Schlein

3 minute read

November 05, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Miami attorney Peter R. Restani represented refrigeration company Turbo Air against a $2.25 million insurance claim by three insurance carriers. The plaintiffs alleged a design defect in a Turbo Air-manufactured freezer caused the fire that destroyed Fort Lauderdale's Dapur Asian Tapas Restaurant in November 2015. However a fire origin expert hired by Restani offered a much different theory, involving a dryer, linens and combustible cooking oils.

By Zach Schlein

5 minute read

November 02, 2018 | Daily Business Review

According to Miami-based criminal defense lawyer Mark Eiglarsh and Melba Pearson, deputy director of the ACLU of Florida, voters should reject Amendment 6. Although the measure purports to extend the “rights of crime victims,” both Eiglarsh and Pearson say it will only undermine protections already enshrined in the Florida Constitution.

By Zach Schlein

6 minute read

November 01, 2018 | Legaltech News

Judge Mark Klingensmith wrote, 'The governmental entity must proceed as it relates to text messaging no differently than it would when responding to a request for written documents and other public records in the entity's possession.'

By Zach Schlein

5 minute read

October 31, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The appellate ruling marks the latest turn in the Sunshine Law litigation saga between plaintiff Martin O'Boyle and officials of Gulf Stream, a town in Palm Beach County.

By Zach Schlein

5 minute read

October 30, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Donald St. Denis (pictured) represented plaintiffs in a suit alleging Tampa-based Morgan & Morgan attorney Armando Lauritano botched the handling of a medical malpractice case. On Oct. 17 a Sarasota jury ruled that Lauritano and his firm are on the hook for damages the plaintiffs may have collected in the underlying case.

By Zach Schlein

5 minute read