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Judge Rules Against Insurer in $127M Suit Over Aircraft ‘Theft’

Posted on August 13, 2024

August 13, 2024 By: Lisa Willis, Daily Business Review While not associated with this case, Miami attorney Pablo Rojas is on the legal team from Podhurst Orseck in Miami, counsel for Miami-based Carlyle Aviation Partners in their Florida lawsuit against various aviation insurers over unpaid claims for aircraft lost as a result of Russia’s invasion […]

Judge Rules Against Insurers In Suit Over Aircraft Leased To Russia Airlines

Posted on August 12, 2024

August 12, 2024 A California judge denied insurers’ motion for summary judgment in insureds’ lawsuit seeking coverage for its $127,810,258.48 in losses arising from aircraft that was leased to Russian airlines and not returned following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, concluding that the insurers have failed to demonstrate that the insureds did not suffer a physical […]

Mrs. Robinson and the Struggle to Establish Personal Jurisdiction Over Nonresident Product Manufacturers

Posted on August 07, 2024

by Stephen F. Rosenthal and Christina H. Martinez, Previously Published in the FJA Journal: July/August 2024 Issue The authors of Robinson Helicopter Co., Inc. v. Gangapersaud, 346 So. 3d 134 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2022), may have been listening to Simon & Garfunkel’s “Mrs. Robinson” as they wrote, since “[e]very way you look at this, you […]

Chambers USA 2024 Ranks Podhurst Orseck Attorneys and Practices

Posted on June 13, 2024

Half of Podhurst Orseck partners along with two practices are recognized among the nation’s leading law firms in annual rankings. MIAMI – June 10, 2024 – The 2024 edition of Chambers USA, one of the most prestigious legal publications in the world, recognizes six Podhurst Orseck attorneys as leaders in their respective practices. Additionally, Podhurst […]

These South Florida Yacht Brokers May Need Representation as Antitrust Class Surfaces

Posted on May 07, 2024

By Lisa Willis – Daily Business Review (March 29, 2024 at 05:49 PM) Many South Florida boat brokers may be looking for lawyers after two federal class action lawsuits were filed in Miami, alleging violations of antitrust laws in the boat sales industry regarding years of alleged excessive commission on sales. Read the full article […]

Soaring Sugar Prices Not So Sweet: Antitrust Class Actions Surge

Posted on May 07, 2024

By Amanda Bronstad – Daily Business Review (April 22, 2024 at 02:04 PM) Two years after the U.S. Department of Justice failed to block a $315 million merger between United States Sugar Corp. and Imperial Sugar Co., antitrust lawyers have lodged nearly two dozen class actions at the sugar industry. “The allegation is essentially that […]

Aviation Co. Fights Delay Of Russian Planes Coverage Suit

Posted on May 06, 2024

By Carolina Bolado – Law360, Miami (April 29, 2024, 9:59 PM EDT) A Florida-based aircraft leasing company has pushed back on its insurers’ request to pause its coverage suit for $700 million worth of airplanes reappropriated by Russian airlines after the Ukraine war began, saying the insurers’ own litigation against reinsurers should have no bearing […]

The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers

Posted on April 30, 2024

By Katrina Dewey – LawDragon (April 5, 2024) We are honored to introduce The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers. This is our inaugural edition recognizing this remarkable, globe-spanning group of advocates who are forging a new day for justice throughout the world. It is also, we believe, the first guide of its kind. These […]

The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers

Posted on April 30, 2024

By Katrina Dewey – Lawdragon (February 23, 2024) We are honored to announce The Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers for 2024. These are the lawyers you need when the locusts come. You know what we mean. Your loved one is driving down the highway and maimed, maybe killed, by an exhausted long-haul truck driver. […]