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]
January 17, 2019 | Daily Business Review
Pro Bono Champs: Bar Honors South Florida Attorneys for Volunteer WorkThe 2019 awards ceremony acknowledging first-rate pro bono work will be held Feb. 7 at the Supreme Court of Florida.
By Zach Schlein
1 minute read
January 16, 2019 | Daily Business Review
Florida Litigators File to Consolidate Marriott Data Breach Litigation in MiamiA hearing with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to consolidate cases from around the country is scheduled for Jan. 31 in Miami.
By Zach Schlein
4 minute read
January 15, 2019 | Daily Business Review
The Art of the Defense Verdict: How Fowler White Shareholder Rory Jurman Does ItThe Fort Lauderdale litigator tells the Daily Business Review it's all in taking the abstract and molding it into something relatable.
By Zach Schlein
4 minute read
January 14, 2019 | Daily Business Review
Kevin Emas Named Chief Judge of Florida's Third District Court of AppealJudge Emas was first appointed to the bench by Gov. Lawton Chiles in 1996 to the Miami-Dade County Court. He has served as an appellate judge since November 2010 and will be succeeding Third DCA Chief Judge Barbara Lagoa.
By Zach Schlein
2 minute read
January 11, 2019 | Daily Business Review
Employment Discrimination Suit Against General Motors Removed to Miami Federal CourtThe car manufacturer submitted a notice of removal to transfer to federal court a suit alleging it violated the Americans With Disabilities Act and other federal labor laws. The case was originally filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court.
By Zach Schlein
3 minute read
January 11, 2019 | Daily Business Review
Tesla Hit with Negligence Suit Following Fatal Car Crash in Fort LauderdaleEdgar Monserratt is seeking monetary damages on behalf of his son Edgar Monserratt Martinez, who died in May 2018 while riding in a 2014 Tesla Model S. The complaint accuses the company of improperly removing a speed limiter placed on the car, as well as releasing an unsafe product.
By Zach Schlein
4 minute read
January 10, 2019 | Daily Business Review
Explainer: Court Clarifies Exception to Rule on Interest Accrual in Tort CasesFlorida's Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled that interest on an award is accrued from the date a judgment — rather than a verdict — is entered. The court also held an exception only applies when a reversal on appeal produces an initial money judgment, rather than a modification of a judgment.
By Zach Schlein
3 minute read
January 07, 2019 | Daily Business Review
Miami Jury Hits R.J. Reynolds With $7.25M Verdict in Heart Disease CaseLitigators with The Alvarez Law Firm argued the company's concealment of cigarette's addictive nature contributed to their client's nicotine habit and subsequent heart disease. The plaintiff, Paul Rouse, was smoking two to three packs of cigarettes a day by the time of his triple bypass surgery in 1999.
By Zach Schlein
5 minute read
January 04, 2019 | Daily Business Review
Arthur Laplante Shows No Sign of Slowing Down in the Courtroom — or on the RoadWhether it's with his clients or during his travels, the Fort Lauderdale litigator and Hinshaw & Culbertson partner has immersed himself in the new and unfamiliar.
By Zach Schlein
6 minute read
January 03, 2019 | Daily Business Review
$11.4 Billion Bitcoin Lawsuit Set for September in Miami Federal CourtU.S. District Judge Beth Bloom has allowed a lawsuit against controversial cryptocurrency figure and Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright to move forward in the Southern District of Florida. Wright and his attorneys with Rivero Mestre had previously moved to dismiss the complaint from the estate of Wright's late collaborator David Kleiman.
By Zach Schlein
3 minute read
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