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Daily Business Review: Wells Fargo sued for alleged role in film financing fraud

Posted on November 20, 2019

Celia Ampel, Daily Business Review A new Miami lawsuit claims Wells Fargo employees helped bilk investors out of millions of dollars intended to fund the production of films with big-name talent. British film financiers Vandermolen Film Co. Ltd. and Bridgeworks Media Capital Ltd. are seeking about $61 million in lost principal and interest, damages they […]

Law360: Liability may extend beyond metro-north In NY train tragedy

Posted on November 20, 2019

Law360, New York (December 05, 2013, 6:38 PM ET) –As trial lawyers line up to target the Metro-North railroad with multimillion-dollar claims over a deadly New York City train crash, attorneys saw the potential for liability to stretch beyond the railroad’s corporate parent —possibly to the makers of the train itself —depending upon how an […]

Wall Street Journal: Miscues doomed Brazilian soccer team’s final flight

Posted on November 20, 2019

The plane carrying Brazilian championship contenders didn’t plan refueling, investigators say By SARA SCHAEFER MUÑOZ, BENJAMIN PARKIN and PAUL KIERNAN Updated Dec. 2, 2016 11:28 p.m. ET The charter plane that ran out of fuel 8 miles short of its destination this week and crashed in Colombia, killing 71 people including most of a Brazilian […]

Daily Business Review: Law firms fight over $562,316 in costs in Stiefel Securities fraud case

Posted on November 20, 2019

Julie Kay, Daily Business Review Greenspoon Marder lawyers have been accused of violating the Florida Bar Rules of Professional Conduct by seeking to seize $562,316 in litigation costs after withdrawing from an alleged securities fraud case following the denial of class certification. Greenspoon Marder lawyers Beth-Ann Krimsky and John Pelzer filed a charging lien in […]

GlobeSt.com: Tragic seven Pebb employees die in plane crash

Posted on November 20, 2019

By Jennifer LeClaire | Miami MIAMI—Tragedy has struck a Boca Raton, FL-basedcommercial real estate investment firm. Seven employees from Pebb Enterprises have died in a plane crash in Akron, Ohio. Two others were also killed in the crash. There were no survivors. The names of the Pebb employees were not released. However, family members told […]

SunSentinel: Fuel line assembly cited in jet fire

Posted on November 20, 2019

By Ken Kaye Staff writer The National Transportation Safety Board says a fuel line component was disconnected before a Dynamic jetliner caught fire last week. AP Photo Federal investigators have discovered a critical fuel line mechanism was disconnected on the Dynamic International Airways jetliner that caught fire Thursday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. In its […]

Law360: Takata, automakers argue for dismissal of air bag MDL

Posted on November 20, 2019

By Nathan Hale Law360, Miami (October 23, 2015, 7:20 PM ET) — Takata and Honda attacked racketeering claims as part of their arguments Friday in Florida federal court urging dismissal of multidistrict litigation over defective air bags, and pointed along with other automakers to massive recall efforts to repair the millions of faulty components. U.S. […]

Daily Business Review: MDL judge hears Takata air bag dismissal motions

Posted on November 20, 2019

10.26.15 Daily Business Review. MDL Judge Hears Takata Air Bag Dismissal Motion

NBC News: Family seeks $100M in EL Faro lawsuit

Posted on November 20, 2019

10.15.15 Miami Herald. Family of El Faro crew member files $100 million

Law360: ACLU aims to lift stay on Fla. gay marriage ruling

Posted on November 20, 2019

By Nathan Hale Law360, Miami (October 06, 2014, 9:54 PM ET) — Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal Monday to review seven rulings striking same-sex marriage bans in five states, the Florida chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union said that it will ask a federal judge to lift a stay on his decision finding […]