By Alissa Del Riego (May 11, 2022, 5:56 PM EDT) I started my law career at a large multinational law firm representing corporate clients, and officers and directors defending shareholder derivative claims. The firm had monthly meetings focusing on mentoring and promoting the career development of female attorneys. I thought it was a waste of […]
April 5, 2022, 12:34 PM; Updated: April 5, 2022, 3:00 PM Volkswagen Group of America Inc. and Audi of America LLC’s $42 million settlement with car owners over Takata airbags merits final approval, and the deal’s outreach program to accelerate replacement should begin as soon as practicable, a federal court in Florida ruled. About 9 […]
By Amanda Bronstad | March 29, 2022 Although the cause of this month’s crash of a China Eastern Airlines plane remains unknown, lawyers who previously sued over the 737 Max 8 said there are early signs of a possibly defective Boeing aircraft. China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800. Credit: KITTIKUN YOKSAP/Shutterstock.com Although the cause of this […]
Daily Business Review Announces 2022 Florida Legal Awards Honorees March 24, 2022 at 110: AM Spring is here, which means it’s time for the Daily Business Review’s annual Florida Legal Awards. Our own Joel D. Eaton was among the honorees for Lifetime Achievement. Congratulations to all the honorees. Lifetime Achievement Honoree Joel Eaton, Podhurst Orseck, […]
By Austin Ramzy and Keith Bradsher March 24, 2022, 6:12 a.m. ET The pilot of the China Eastern Airlines flight that crashed in southern China with 132 people aboard was an industry veteran with more than 6,000 hours of flying time. His co-pilot was even more experienced, having flown since the early days of China’s post-Mao […]
March 10, 2022 at 07:30 AM, Ross Todd, Editor/columnist For the past six years, Peter Prieto, the head of commercial and class action litigation Miami boutique Podhurst Orseck, has been involved in putting together an annual conference on multi-district class actions and mass tort litigation at his law school alma mater, the University of Miami […]
Podhurst Orseck Partner, Childhood Friend of Ketanji Brown Jackson Says She’s a ‘Persuasive’ Consensus Builder “Skeptics say that the court is already lopsided, so her appointment won’t make a difference. I disagree,” said Stephen Rosenthal, who’s a childhood friend of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Kentanji Brown Jackson. By Raychel Lean | March 10, 2022 Ketanji Brown […]
Our weekly Leading the Way Q&A series features Podhurst Orseck partners Steven Marks and Peter Prieto. By Dan Roe | February 03, 2022 Podhurst Orseck partners Steven Marks, left, and Peter Prieto, right. Editor’s note: Welcome to “Leading the Way,” a weekly Q&A with South Florida law firm leaders about how they’re navigating novel challenges […]
“To get that full cup of justice for the client, to create full accountability and deliver the result to the client so that it really does fulfill what it ought to fulfill and it is this so-called megacase, that requires a lot of experience and skill.” By Raychel Lean | January 11, 2022 It doesn’t […]
Plaintiff counsel alleged the Toyota Motor Corp. failed to disclose evidence of a defect in the heating and air conditioning systems that created a foul odor in one of their most popular vehicles. By Michael A. Mora | December 09, 2021 A federal judge in Miami certified a class action in which plaintiff attorneys are seeking […]
