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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 […]

DOJ Seeks to Settle Claims From Victims of Gymnastics Doctor Larry Nassar

Posted on August 23, 2022

  More than 100 girls and women who alleged sexual assault have made claims against the FBI for failures after Nassar was reported in the summer of 2015 Larry Nassar, a former team USA Gymnastics doctor, appeared in a Michigan court in 2018.PHOTO: REBECCA COOK/REUTERS By Sadie Gurman and Louise Radnofsky   Updated July 28, […]

Our heartfelt thoughts are with the members of our community affected by the Surfside tragedy

Posted on June 29, 2021

Our heartfelt thoughts are with the members of our community affected by the Surfside tragedy, as well as the brave men and women risking their lives as first responders. To help the individuals and families impacted, please visit: https://bit.ly/2SsxFaR

Daily Business Review: Litigation Department of the Year: Podhurst Orseck

Posted on October 13, 2020

The Miami litigation boutique serves as lead counsel in the case for 120,000 vehicle owners alleging Volkswagen’s defective suspension system was to blame for vehicles running through tires quickly in models build from 2009 to 2017. A $57 million preliminary settlement was drafted with the firm’s Peter Prieto, Matthew Weinshall and Alissa Del Riego representing […]

Judge Won’t Dismiss Parkland Victims’ Suit Against FBI

Posted on September 01, 2020

By Carolina Bolado Law360 (August 31, 2020, 8:27 PM EDT) — A Florida federal judge said Monday that the FBI must face a Federal Tort Claims Act suit filed by the families of students killed in the February 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, ruling that the agency had a duty to the students to follow […]

Daily Business Review: Stephen Rosenthal channels his strong work ethic into Parkland litigation

Posted on November 20, 2019

The Podhurst Orseck partner is representing the families of victims of the February 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in several lawsuits. By Zach Schlein | November 01, 2019 at 01:11 PM Stephen Rosenthal is the rare jack-of-all-trades who might actually be the master of them all. Long before he moved to Miami and joined […]

South Florida Business Journal: How this South Florida company took a Chinese firm to court and won

Posted on November 20, 2019

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 […]

Daily Business Review: How Miami attorneys negotiated $57M preliminary settlement with Volkswagen

Posted on November 20, 2019

“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 […]