Podhurst Orseck in Miami is among the law firms suing Lloyd’s of London underwriters for denying claims, and the flow of new cases is growing. By Amanda Bronstad April 27, 2020 at 12:30 PM The original version of this story was published on The Legal Intelligencer Anticipating growth in the number of business-interruption lawsuits being […]
By RON HURTIBISE Owners of Fort Lauderdale restaurant IT! Italy Ristorante Café & Bar filed suit Monday against global insurance giant Chubb Limited and its subsidiary Westchester Surplus Lines over the insurer’s failure to pay a business COVID-19-related interruption claim. The suit by the restaurant’s parent company, Cafe International Holding Company LLC, is an opening salvo […]
By Nathan Hale Law360 (April 20, 2020, 6:11 PM EDT) — Chubb Ltd. was accused Monday of wrongly denying business interruption claims arising from closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, in a shuttered South Florida restaurant’s proposed class action filed in federal court. The owner of IT! Italy Ristorante Café & Bar in downtown Fort Lauderdale, […]
By Raychel Lean | April 21, 2020 at 02:02 PM “If we are unable to prevail in this particular case with such a clear policy, that means every insurer will get off the hook and avoid meeting its obligations, even though it collected premiums for years and years,” said Podhurst Orseck partner Steven Marks.” Stephen N. Zack of […]
By Carolina Bolado Law360 (April 28, 2020, 5:53 PM EDT) — A Florida beauty salon hit insurer HDI Global Specialty SE with a proposed class suit on Monday over the insurer’s alleged failure to cover losses and expenses the business incurred after it was forced to shutter due to the coronavirus pandemic. Atma Beauty, a full-service […]
BY DAVID J. NEAL A Fort Lauderdale restaurant’s federal class action lawsuit says its comprehensive insurance coverage includes the losses it has suffered during the novel coronavirus restaurant dining shutdown, but the insurer won’t pay. The lawsuit involves IT! italy Ristorante and Bar, 500 E. Las Olas Blvd., insurance company Westchester Surplus Lines and Westchester’s […]
“Even the most safe and attentive drivers will not be able to avoid the repercussions from this particular defect because it malfunctions through no fault of the driver,” said Lea P. Bucciero of Podhurst Orseck in Miami, who’s teamed with Ricardo M. Martinez-Cid to represent plaintiffs bringing a putative class action lawsuit against Mazda Motor […]
By Ashley Portero – Reporter, South Florida Business Journal A South Florida circuit board distributor that claimed a Chinese manufacturer knowingly committed fraud and engaged in unlawful conduct to hijack some of its clients emerged victorious in a recent court battle. Fort Lauderdale-based Circuitronix, was able to pursue the case due to a contract provision […]
“Both sides have something to gain by settling, and both sides have something to lose by continuing to litigate,” said Matthew Weinshall of Podhurst Orseck in Miami, who worked with Peter Prieto and Alissa Del Riego to negotiate the preliminary agreement. By Raychel Lean| August 02, 2019 at 03:01 PM Miami Podhurst Orseck attorneys Peter Prieto, Matthew Weinshall […]
By Matthew Perlman Law360 (November 15, 2019, 5:53 PM EST) — Following raids from European enforcers earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division has opened a criminal investigation into allegations of collusion in the Atlantic salmon farming industry. Norwegian producers of farmed salmon Grieg Seafood ASA, SalMar ASA, Lerøy Seafood Group ASA […]
