In the last year, plaintiffs lawyers helped their clients win billions of dollars in awards—in fact, the 100 largest verdicts of 2013 yielded more than $10 billion in recoveries. That sum is likely to be equaled or surpassed in 2014. The ripple effects of these wins reach beyond dollars, with plaintiffs’ efforts helping in many […]
Law360, New York (September 22, 2016, 5:30 PM EDT) — Steven C. Marks is a managing partner at Podhurst Orseck PA in Miami. Marks focuses his practice on personal injury and wrongful death litigation, product liability, aviation litigation, commercial litigation, class actions, medical malpractice, premise liability and admiralty. He has acted as lead counsel, appointed […]
The federal appeals court in Atlanta has decided against jumping into Florida’s red-light-camera logjam, at least for now. A total of 72 Florida cities, towns and counties lost a preliminary round in Miami federal court, where a proposed class action to attack the traffic program is pending. They lost again Aug. 31 in the U.S. […]
By Nathan Hale Law360, Miami — The Eleventh Circuit ruled Wednesday that because it has held sovereign immunity does not protect Florida municipalities and state agencies from being sued, they cannot immediately appeal rulings that reject sovereign immunity as a defense, paving the way for more municipalities to have to face court in federal cases. […]
Peter Prieto got a hint at what he’d end up doing after he wandered off in the sixth grade. The teacher sent him and four or five classmates to run an errand. They took a detour on the way back that lasted three hours. Naturally, the teacher wanted to know what took so long. Prieto […]
Law360, Miami (August 21, 2014, 8:21 PM ET) — A Florida federal judge on Thursday became the fifth judge in the state to declare Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in two suits brought by gay couples who want Florida to recognize their out-of-state marriages and want to marry in the state. U.S. District Judge […]
Miami, FL – August 2004 – Peter Prieto, partner at Miami-based litigation boutique Podhurst Orseck, will serve on the Plaintiff’s Executive Committee in the General Motors defective ignition switch multidistrict litigation. He is one of 10 attorneys from across the nation who were chosen for the committee. Prieto is the only attorney from Florida, which […]
Peter Prieto, partner at Miami-based litigation boutique Podhurst Orseck, will serve on the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in the General Motors defective ignition switch multi-district litigation. He is one of 10 attorneys from across the nation who were chosen for the committee. Prieto is the only attorney from Florida, which is one of GM’s most significant […]
Law360, Miami (August 19, 2014, 3:02 PM ET) — An investment manager who worked for feeder funds that helped fuel Scott Rothstein’s $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme pled guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in the scheme. Frank Preve, who worked as an independent contractor for feeder fund Banyon Capital LLC […]
Bart Jansen, USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Aircraft pilots are reporting a dramatic increase in drone sightings to the Federal Aviation Administration, with the number on pace to quadruple for the year, increasing concerns of a potentially dangerous collision. On Sunday, four airline crews reported seeing drones while approaching Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey […]
