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New York Law Journal

U.S. Intervenes in Lawsuit Over Palestinian Attacks

By | August 12, 2015
The Obama administration has intervened in a lawsuit over Palestinian attacks that have killed Americans, advising Southern District Judge George Daniels that requiring a hefty bond payment could financially destabilize the Palestinian government.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Jury Awards $1.83 Million to Family of Smoker Who Died Before Trial

A Fort Lauderdale attorney won a $1.8 million jury award for the estate of a longtime smoker who died while her case was pending.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ethnicity-Based 'Economic Loss' Testimony Unconstitutional

In his Complex Litigation column, Michael Hoenig writes: In a bombshell decision issued on July 30, Eastern District Judge Jack B. Weinstein found that use of "ethnicity-based statistics" to obtain a reduced damage award in calculating future economic loss violates due process and equal protection.
11 minute read

Daily Business Review

$2.2 Million Mediated Settlement for Elderly Couple Hit by Truck

Miami personal injury lawyer Brett Panter obtains a $2.2 million settlement for a couple whose convertible was T-boned by a truck driver in Sunrise.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

$3M Settlement Reached for Fall on Slippery Office Floor

West Palm Beach attorney Tim Felice lands a $3 million settlement for a client who needed three back surgeries after falling on an office building floor after rain.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Crane-Collapse Jury Awards $48M Punitive Damages

A Manhattan jury awarded $48 million in punitive damages on Monday to the families of two men killed in a 2008 crane collapse. The award was in addition to the $48 million in compensatory damages that a jury had awarded the families last week, after a trial lasting 10 months.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Big Apportionment Decision Is No Longer Unanimous

The Georgia Supreme Court's recent decision holding that a jury could assign at least some fault for an auto accident to the plaintiff's employer—which would reduce the defendant's exposure—is no longer a 7-0 win for the defendant.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Viral Sex Tape Leads to $7M Verdict Against 50 Cent

A team of South Florida lawyers wins a $7 million award against the star rapper for invasion of privacy and emotional distress after he inserted himself as a character in a South Florida woman's sex tape.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Dietz v. Bouldin

4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Team Wins $14.5 Million Verdict for Broward Smoker

A 66-year-old west Broward woman who developed oral cancer from smoking obtained a $14.5 million verdict against Philip Morris USA in Miami-Dade Circuit Court.
3 minute read

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