BY DEBORA LIMA TotalBank has filed a lawsuit against U.S. Century Bank and U.S. Century Bank CEO Luis de la Aguilera. The lawsuit alleges that de la Aguilera, who stepped down as CEO of TotalBank in December 2015 amid widescale layoffs, used confidential information he gained during his 15 years at TotalBank to poach TotalBank […]
By Will Brinson April 7, 2015UMV:7,658,510FormerBuccaneersandGiantskicker Lawrence Tynes is suing the Bucs for $20 million in Broward County Court in Florida claiming MRSA ended his NFL career. The lawsuit, which essentially claims Tynes lost piles and piles of cash as a result of the Buccaneers lack of sanitary working conditions, is a “negligence and premises […]
Co-pilot’s secrecy wouldn’t necessarily exonerate Lufthansa, lawyers say By Robert Wall Updated March 29, 2015 5:05 p.m. ET LONDON—The unusual circumstances surrounding the Germanwings crash won’t necessarily free the airline and its insurers from claims of negligence, aviation lawyers said. Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Germanwings’ parent company, and its insurer will likely still face large legal […]
By Natalia Zea, March 26, 2015 MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The horrific and deliberate crash of the Germanwings flight into the French Alps is on the minds of travelers as they get ready to board flights…including hundreds on Lufthansa Airlines, which owns the carrier of the doomed flight. “It’s really terrible,” said German national Eva Deck. […]
By Carolina Bolado Law360, Miami — Three Miami trial and class action law firms have made a $1 million gift to the University of Miami School of Law to support scholarships and fund an annual forum on class action law that the attorneys hope will help make South Florida a hub for complex mass actions […]
By: Eric Randolph When the shock of losing loved ones in an air disaster starts to subside, grieving families often turn to courts for justice and compensation to rebuild their lives. US lawyer Steve Marks has worked with the families of victims from nearly every major plane crash in the past 30 years, including the […]
Commentary by Stephen F. Rosenthal A little-noticed by product of the recent, historic marriage equality rulings is that married gay and lesbian couples in Florida now enjoy equal protection under state laws protecting tort victims. Prior to the lifting of the stay on U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle’s injunction against the enforcement of Florida’s laws […]
By: Curt Anderson Associated Press MIAMI (AP) —Two South Florida attorneys and a lawyerwho represented former Vice President Al Gore in the 2000 election recount have been chosen for leadership posts in lawsuits over defective auto air bags. U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno is presiding over dozens of lawsuits consolidated in Miami federal court. The […]
By Ashley Halsey III Search teams hunting for theMalaysia Airlines jetlinerbelieved to have plunged into the ocean have about 30 days to find the cockpit recorders before the tracking signals they emit go dead. That is the battery life of the two recorders. One provides the last two hours of audio from the cockpit, and […]
By Chico Harlan,William Wanand , Simon Denyer, Updated: Tuesday, March11,8:01AM KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia —Malaysian and international police officials played down the likelihood of terrorism in the disappearance of a Malaysian Airlines jet, but released the names of two Iranians who traveled aboard the plane using stolen passports. Interpol chief Ronald Noble and Malaysia’s Inspector General […]
