In re: Miami Neurological Institute, LLC
No. 17-10703-BKC-RAM, 2020 WL 3410182 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. June 19, 2020). The Firm represented a private university against claims brought by the bankruptcy trustee of an insolvent neurosurgical practice seeking to recover tuition payments made by the debtor to the university for certain of the debtor’s executives to attend the […]
Goldberg v. Florida International University
No. 18-20813-CIV, 2020 WL 1815360 (S.D. Fla. Apr. 10, 2020). The Firm represented a public university in a lawsuit brought by a former student enrolled in its medical school. The student alleged that the medical school failed to accommodate his disability and dismissed him from school in violation of the […]
Doe v. University of Miami
No. 17-23408-CIV, 2020 WL 1129322 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 5, 2020). The Firm represented a private university in a lawsuit brought a former student. The student brought claims under Title IX and the Rehabilitation Act, alleging that the university failed to respond adequately after she reported that she had been sexually […]
Keith v. University of Miami
437 F. Supp. 3d 1167 (S.D. Fla. 2020). The Firm represented a private university and a program director in a lawsuit brought by a former employee. The employee alleged that she was terminated by the university for raising complaints about her entitlement to overtime compensation and health-insurance benefits. She sued […]
Lee v. Florida International University
No. 19-000040-AP (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. Sept. 11, 2019). The Firm represented a public university in a certiorari proceeding brought by an undergraduate student, who challenged the university’s decision to suspend him for two years. Following full briefing and oral argument, the Appellate Division of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court […]
Nelson v. Zimmerman Advertising LLC
No. 12-015899 (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct. Sept. 4, 2019). The Firm represented an advertising agency in a lawsuit brought by a former executive, who claimed that he was fired in retaliation for his alleged refusal to falsify a client proposal and that he was owed commissions under his employment agreement. […]
Millionaire Gallery, Inc. v. Investment Ink, LLC
No. 14-008718 CA 23 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. Jul. 18, 2019). The Firm represented a designer, manufacturer and seller of memorabilia pieces that depict celebrities, musicians, athletes and historic figures and events. A team of three employees resigned from the Firm’s client and opened a directly-competing business using the client’s […]
Blake Tishman, P.A. v. Baptist Health South Florida, Inc.
No. 17-62230-CIV, 2019 WL 3890506 (S.D. Fla. Jun. 10, 2019). The Firm represented a hospital system in a lawsuit brought by a chiropractor, who claimed that he had received unsolicited faxes in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) The chiropractor sought to establish a class action against the […]
Doe v. University of Miami
No. 18-21364 CA (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. Jun. 10, 2019). The Firm represented a private university in a lawsuit brought by a former student, who alleged that she had been sexually assaulted in an on-campus dormitory. The student sought to hold the university liable under various negligence theories. The Firm […]
Silva v. Baptist Health South Florida, Inc.
No. 14-CV-21803, 2019 WL 2754478 (S.D. Fla. Jun. 5, 2019). The Firm represented a hospital system against claims brought by two deaf patients under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The plaintiffs alleged that the hospitals had discriminated against them on […]
