Zach Schlein is a writer based in Miami. Originally from Montville, New Jersey, he holds a B.A. in political science from the University of Florida and is the litigation reporter for Daily Business Review. He can be reached at his email address, [email protected]
August 15, 2018 | Daily Business Review
South Florida Attorney Says Incest Survivor With $4.6M Verdict Wanted Public to Know 'Who Her Family Really Was'Attorney Michael T. Dolce represented Gainesville resident Rebekka Trahan in her lawsuit against her parents Scott and Tina Mulholland. Trahan accused her family of sexual, physical and emotional abuse that she said occurred from the time she was 8 until she left home at 24.
By Zach Schlein
5 minute read
August 13, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Florida Doctor Said There Was No Rush; One Amputated Leg and $4.9M Later, He's Found Negligent in Med-Mal SuitThe doctor alleged denied the existence of a "stat" order calling for immediate treatment, but plaintiff counsel presented the document in court.
By Zach Schlein
8 minute read
August 13, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Who's In, Who's Out: Miami-Dade's Changing Judicial Bench in 2018 and the Impact of Judicial VacanciesAs the final months of 2018 begin to get underway, the Daily Business Review examines the state of Miami-Dade's judiciary and the impact an ever-revolving…
By Zach Schlein
2 minute read
August 13, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Soto's Chess Game: Miami-Dade's Chief Judge Grapples With Judicial Vacancies in an Understaffed CircuitEven as Chief Judge Soto is overjoyed by an influx of judges into the Miami-Dade county and circuit court systems, their very appointments speak to a larger problem within Miami's judiciary.
By Zach Schlein
8 minute read
August 13, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Miami-Dade Will Lose These 14 Judges This YearWhether they're retiring or resigning, the departure of these Miami-Dade jurists will leave room for a new school of judges.
By Zach Schlein
1 minute read
August 13, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Get to Know Miami-Dade's 15 New JudgesAmong the new jurists: Jacqueline Woodward, Betsy Alvarez-Zane and Carlos Lopez, who ran unopposed on the August primary ballot.
By Zach Schlein
2 minute read
August 13, 2018 | Daily Business Review
The View From the Room: 2 Judges Weigh In on Judicial Vacancies and the Value of ExperienceMiami-Dade County Court Judge Wendell Graham is retiring, as Judge Gina Beovides takes the bench. They share their views on the judiciary, from opposite ends of their judicial careers.
By Zach Schlein
5 minute read
August 10, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Broward Jury Awards $1.8 Million to Investor Defrauded in Real Estate ScamSerhan Unsal, a Turkish national looking to turn a profit in South Florida real estate, accused brokers Taner Gokalp and Ertugrul Meric of deceiving him out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. A Broward jury awarded him treble damages.
By Zach Schlein
4 minute read
August 07, 2018 | Daily Business Review
No Deal: Contract Rescission, Unilateral Mistakes and the Case of the Under-Priced DiamondPassenger Thomas DePrince sued Starboard Cruise Services Inc. for breach of contract, after it canceled a sale that would have inadvertently let him purchase a nearly $5 million diamond for $235,000 aboard a cruise ship.
By Zach Schlein
1 minute read
August 06, 2018 | Daily Business Review
2 Former NFL Pros Locked in Legal Battle Over Parking Lot for North Miami Beach Strip ClubA Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge denied an emergency injunction requested by former Tampa Bay Buccaneers player Antonio Bryant against retired Pittsburgh Steelers running back Charles "Chuck" Sanders in a court case alleging real estate fraud.
By Zach Schlein
1 minute read