By Sindhu Sundar May 2, 2017 In October 2014, after a year of slow drip recalls involving defective air bag inflators made by Takata Corp., Roland Tellis of Baron & Budd PC was working with another firm to draft what would be the first class action in the litigation. But he was already thinking ahead. […]
Florida lawyers appear generally satisfied with their lives in the law when it comes to their relationships with co-workers, challenging responsibilities, and job security, according to lawyers participating in The Florida Bar’s 2016 Economics and Law Office Management Survey. A full B1 percent report satisfaction with job security, and 93 percent of respondents say they […]
AP 7:43 p.m. EDT March 24, 2016 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Former NFL and Alabama fullback Kevin Turner died Thursday at the age of 46 after battling Lou Gehrig’s disease. Turner’s father released a statement on Facebook announcing the death of the former Crimson Tide standout, which was also posted to the Kevin Turner Foundation’s […]
Nathaniel Vinton, Amara Grautski, Christian Red NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Updated: 03/24/2016 9:16 PM ET Former NFL player Kevin Turner dies after being diagnosed with ALS six years ago. Kevin Turner, the former NFL fullback with ALS who was a lead plaintiff in a landmark concussion lawsuit against the league, died Thursday morning. He was […]
Zoe Tillman, The National Law Journal January 13, 2016 The family of one of three American citizens on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 sued the airline on Tuesday in federal district court in Washington. Phillip Wood was a passenger on Flight 370, which disappeared on March 8, 2014, while en route from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to […]
Bart Jansen, USA TODAY Whether the crash of a Russian airliner in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula shortly after takeoff on Saturday was accidental or intentional isn’t known but experts say the plane, an Airbus A321, was relatively safe. The crash killed all 224 people on board. Egyptian officials on Saturday ruled out the possibility it was shot down. Even relatively […]
Celia Ampel, Daily Business Review September 29, 2015 A former Tampa Bay Buccaneers player has blocked the team’s attempt to kick his lawsuit out of court. Two-time Super Bowl champion Lawrence Tynes sued the Buccaneers in Hillsborough Circuit Court after he contracted a career-ending staph infection at the team’s training facility. The Bucs sought to […]
Are you ready for more aerial video of some football? The National Football League became the first major sports organization to receive approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly drones over its stadiums. Just not during games. The league’s NFL Films plans to use DJI Phantom and Inspire drones, which weigh only 3 to […]
Many states are now required to pay a ‘reasonable’ portion of fees for attorneys who represented same-sex couples September 10, 2015 5:00AM ET by Steve Friess @stevefriess Two months after the U.S. Supreme Court ended the legal debate over same-sex marriage by declaring it a constitutionally protected civil right, attorneys general and governors who fought […]
Celia Ampel, Daily Business Review July 21, 2015 Miami attorney Steve Marks has represented victims in many of the biggest plane crashes of the past 25 years. As co-managing partner of Podhurst Orseck, Marks has won hundreds of millions of dollars for those who lost loved ones in crashes such as SilkAir Flight 185 and […]
