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'Irrationally and Intentionally': Intermediate Court to Consider Whether Arbitration Award Should Be Vacated Because Arbitrator Was on Pain Medication

"Appellants would like the Court to believe this is simply an arbitration in which a party did not get all the attorney fees he wanted," the appellees wrote in their reply brief. "It is actually an extraordinary case in which an arbitrator not only slashed attorney fees dramatically but did a 180-degree reversal of his proper rulings."
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Daily Business Review

Carnival Faces Florida Lawsuit for Allegedly Resisting Care of Passenger Suffering Heart Attack

"What we found over time is that when something goes wrong, cruise ships don't have the ability to deal with it despite what they say in their advertisements," claimed Todd Michaels, a partner at the Haggard Law Firm.
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Law.com

State Appellate Court Slaps Down Class Action Challenging Policy Change that Impacted Unemployment Benefits

The plaintiffs sued after the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce reportedly cut off their weekly benefits without notifying them of a new provision requiring them to conduct at least one job search per week using the SC Works Online System (SCWOS).
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Daily Report Online

On the Move: King & Spalding Adds Capital One Counsel as Finance Partner

Baker Donelson announces 13 new shareholders with more than half in Tennessee and Georgia; and Nelson Mullins adds tax attorney Mark Snider in Cleveland after 20 years with Morris Wright.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judge's Son Dies in Head-on Collision: 'I Love You, Dad'

The South Florida judge said he woke up around 5:15 a,m., and soon afterwards, two officers with the Florida Highway Patrol knocked on his door
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Hertz GC Who Settled Barrage of Lawsuits From Enraged Customers Stepping Down

Colleen Batcheler is exiting for an as-yet-unidentified role at another company. After joining the company in 2022, she reached a $168 million settlement with customers the rental-car giant had falsely accused of stealing cars.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

In-Office Work Requirements Vary Across Southeast Am Law 200 Firms

"We have seen over the last year the value of personal interaction when it comes to training, to mentoring, to learning and advancing," said Richard Hays of Alston & Bird. "We can find all of those things are stronger when someone has an in-office presence."
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Am Law Firm's $104K Attorney Fees Claim Struck by Florida Federal Court

"This situation is precisely why claims not raised before the court rules are forfeited; otherwise, the court's rulings would never be final," the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida held.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Appeals Court Asked to Decide Jurisdiction in Fatal Shooting at Work

The panel will have to sort out arguments for the matter to go to trial or through the workers' comp process.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Flexibility Is Key for This Lawyer's Clients, So He Branched Out and Started His Own Firm

"I felt like branching out would grant me the opportunity to have more autonomy in my role as an attorney," said Nima Tahmassebi, a former Greenspoon Marder associate and Perlman, Bajandas, Yevoli & Albright partner. "I thought that it would give me more opportunity to give my time to my clients."
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