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Lawmakers push bill to speed up foreclosures
State lawmakers are pushing a bill to expedite foreclosures, but opponents say cases would move faster to the detriment of homeowners who would carry the burden of proof but lack time for discovery.
Home-builder seeks $5 million in damages over Bahamas development
A two-week trial between Fort Lauderdale developers who had a falling out over a luxury island project in the Bahamas went to the jury Wednesday, with home-builder Robert Kelly Blake seeking $5 million from prominent commercial developer Jim Ellis of Ellis Diversified.
Judicial Profile: Bicultural Sensibility Sets Tone For Judge Zayas
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Angelica Zayas never needed the electric blanket her parents got her because she stayed in Miami for law school.
Goldman Sachs to sell Litton to Ocwen for $264 million cash
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. agreed to sell Litton Loan Servicing LP to Ocwen Financial Corp. for $263.7 million in cash, ending the New York-based bank's 3-1/2 year experiment in processing home-loan payments.
How will JPMorgan's $2B loss affect banking rules?
The $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan Chase has renewed calls for stricter oversight of Wall Street banks. Two years after Congress passed an overhaul of financial rules, many of those changes have yet to be finalized.
Stocks least loved since 1980s as U.S. scales wall of worries
Pessimism is taking a toll on the securities industry, where more than 200,000 jobs were lost last year, even as U.S. unemployment declines as the economy accelerates.
Barnes & Noble Prevails in Nook E-Reader Patent Suit
An appeals court ruled that Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader doesn't infringe patents owned by Deep9 Corporation. The ruling keeps up a recent hot streak for Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, which represented Barnes & Noble.ABA panel cites need for rule change
A panel discussion among defense lawyers, prosecutors and academics addressed discovery obligations at the American Bar Association's office in downtown Washington.South Florida federal prosecutors, FBI agents get 2009 Excellence in Public Awareness Award
The award recognizes the team for outstanding work in the investigation and prosecution of health care fraud in South Florida and for helping to bring the full scope of Medicare fraud to the forefront of domestic policy and public awareness.
Possible 3-way race to lead Florida Bar causing 'huge commotion'
The Florida Bar could see a three-way race for president. Some see the competition as a healthy sign, others are not happy about it. Two members of The Bar's board of governors - Carlton Fields partner Gwynne Young and Coker Schickel Sorenson & Posgay partner John "Jake" Schickel - are officially running. But Fort Lauderdale litigator and former state Sen. Walter "Skip" Campbell Jr., who also sits on board of governors, is considering an 11th-hour run.Trending Stories
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