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Advocaat Nederlandse nabestaande: ‘Boeing heeft 737 Max nooit goed getest’

Posted on March 02, 2019

02 April 2019 21:40 Aangepast: 02 april 2019 21:59 Volgens de advocaat van de Nederlands-Rwandese vrouw Huguette Debets is Boeing volledig verantwoordelijk voor de crash met de Boeing 737 Max van Ethiopian Airlines vorige maand. Hij denkt dat de 35-jarige Huguette een sterke zaak heeft en dat Boeing geen poot heeft om op te staan. […]

Associated Press: Exploding air bag lawsuits headed to federal court in Miami

Posted on February 09, 2019

By CURT ANDERSON MIAMI (AP) – Lawsuits filed around the U.S. seeking damages for allegedly defective auto air bags made by Japan’s Takata Corp. have been consolidated before a Miami federal judge. A federal panel on multidistrict litigation decided Thursday to combine the cases for pretrial rulings before U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno, a former […]

WLRN: Stoneman Douglas safety hearing scrutinizes 911 system in Parkland, Coral Springs, Broward

Posted on November 13, 2018

A poorly organized 911 system hampered the police response to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. That’s one finding discussed on Tuesday by the public safety commission investigating the shooting. Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, the commission chair, detailed how the complex, multi-agency police and emergency response system in Parkland delayed police officers […]

WPLG: Parents of Parkland school massacre victim accuse FBI of negligence

Posted on November 13, 2018

FBI could have prevented 17 murders at Parkland school, parents say in lawsuit By Andrea Torres – Digital Reporter/Producer Posted: 5:41 PM, November 13, 2018 | Updated: 6:28 PM, November 13, 2018   FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Frederic and Jennifer Guttenberg, the parents of Jaime Guttenberg, one of the 17 victims of the Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High […]

Law360: Ford gets initial OK on $300M deal to exit Takata MDL

Posted on September 05, 2018

Law360, Miami (September 5, 2018, 8:19 PM EDT) — A Florida federal judge granted preliminary approval on Wednesday to a $299.1 million deal for Ford Motor Co. to exit multidistrict litigation over defective Takata Corp. air bags and hasten the removal of dangerous air bag inflators from 6 million affected vehicles. U.S. District Judge Federico A. Moreno […]

Daily Business Review: Implosion or Not? Lawsuits likely over Miami Beach building collapse

Posted on July 24, 2018

The building collapse injured a 42-year-old project manager with a demolition company. By Lidia Dinkova | July 24, 2018 at 10:55 AM A building collapse in Miami Beach that left one victim in critical condition could give rise to lawsuits against the general contractor, subcontractor and possibly the developer, attorneys said. The vacant Marlborough House at 5775 Collins […]

Daily Business Review: From substitute teacher to top litigator: Ricardo Martinez-Cid talks hard work, NFL concussions

Posted on July 20, 2018

Ricardo Martinez-Cid has handled high-stakes litigation as a partner at Podhurst Orseck in Miami. By Lidia Dinkova | July 20, 2018 at 02:47 PM No one should doubt Ricardo Martinez-Cid’s work ethic. As a senior pursuing his undergraduate degree at the University of Miami, he was taking classes Tuesdays and Thursdays, working as a substitute teacher on other weekdays […]

WPLG: Fourth body found after planes collide over Everglades

Posted on July 19, 2018

Investigators return to wreckage site day after mid-air collision By Peter Burke – Local10.com Managing Editor, Amanda Batchelor – Senior Digital Editor, Todd Tongen – Anchor/Reporter, Terrell Forney – Reporter Posted: 8:49 AM, July 18, 2018 | Updated: 2:50 PM, July 19, 2018 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A fourth body was found Wednesday, a day after two small planes collided over the Florida Everglades, […]

Law360: Critical Mass: How a decade of upheaval changed class action firms

Posted on May 02, 2017

By Sindhu Sundar May 2, 2017 In October 2014, after a year of slow drip recalls involving defective air bag inflators made by Takata Corp., Roland Tellis of Baron & Budd PC was working with another firm to draft what would be the first class action in the litigation. But he was already thinking ahead. […]

The Florida Bar: Florida lawyers find satisfaction in the law

Posted on March 20, 2017

Florida lawyers appear generally satisfied with their lives in the law when it comes to their relationships with co-workers, challenging responsibilities, and job security, according to lawyers participating in The Florida Bar’s 2016 Economics and Law Office Management Survey. A full B1 percent report satisfaction with job security, and 93 percent of respondents say they […]