Zach Schlein

March 28, 2019 | Daily Business Review

The appellate court's ruling rejected an appeal contending attorney fees had been incorrectly increased in the underlying case.

By Zach Schlein

3 minute read

March 27, 2019 | Daily Business Review

The ruling by Judge Kathleen Williams defines monetary awards from the NFL's concussion litigation litigation settlement as disability benefits, exempting the funds from seizure in Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases.

By Zach Schlein

3 minute read

March 26, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Attorney Kristi Kassebaum criticized the anti-sexual harassment campaign during a bail hearing for her client Alejandro Perez. She said, "This whole 'Me Too' movement has just ... I feel like it's gone too far." Her client, a Miami-Dade public school teacher, is facing 12 charges, including lewd and lascivious conduct and molestation.

By Zach Schlein

3 minute read

March 25, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Holland & Knight partner Brett Barfield's client, Balearia Caribbean Limited Corp., filed a theft of opportunity claim against its former CEO Hernan Calvo, who left the company in 2015. The suit accused Calvo of using trade secrets and internal information about the company to rake in profits with a competitor.

By Zach Schlein

5 minute read

March 22, 2019 | Daily Business Review

If signed into law, HB 337 would take effect in July 2021. The bill is sponsored by Florida Rep. Tom Leek of Ormond Beach and contains a provision allowing defendants to challenge the amount of damages sought by plaintiffs in a lawsuit. Plaintiffs would have to provide evidence early in the litigation showing they are likely to recover the sum sought, or risk having their cases dismissed.

By Zach Schlein

5 minute read

March 21, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Attorney Luis Suarez represents doctors suing their former employer, 21st Century Oncology, claiming the company illegally controls the market for radiation oncology treatment in southwest Florida.

By Zach Schlein

4 minute read

March 20, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Rebecca Sharpless is the director of UM's Immigration Clinic and is part of the legal team fighting on behalf of detained immigrant activist Claudio Rojas. She represents Rojas in a suit alleging ICE officials detained the immigrant in retaliation for his participation in a documentary about the department's detention policies.

By Zach Schlein

5 minute read

March 19, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Attorney Ben Crump is asking the DOJ to investigate police conduct in South Florida in response to the shooting death of Latasha Walton on March 12 by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper. He was joined at the press conference by civil rights litigator Sue-Ann Robinson.

By Zach Schlein

5 minute read

March 18, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Roberto and William Isaías were released from the Krome Detenction Center after posting a $1 million bond. The brothers filed a habeas corpus petition in federal court on March 1 following their February arrest by ICE officials.

By Zach Schlein

3 minute read

March 15, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Rodolpho Ruiz is holding a hearing on the Brickell Homeowners Association's emergency motion for temporary injunction against the city of Miami. The suit alleges officials circumvented the law in granting Ultra the use of publicly owned Virginia Key through a license agreement, as opposed to a lease.

By Zach Schlein

4 minute read