Silva v. Baptist Health South Florida
No. 14-CV-21803, 2015 WL 6150770 (S.D. Fla. Oct. 12, 2015). The Firm represented a healthcare organization and its related hospitals 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 […]
Liu v. University of Miami
No. 13-22187-CIV, 2015 WL 5997069 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 28, 2015). The firm represented a private university in a wrongful termination lawsuit brought by an assistant professor who was denied reappointment. The professor alleged multiple claims under federal and state law: that she was discriminated against on the basis of her […]
Modern Nature Design v. Bay Harbor Rug Gallery
No. 15-20225-CIV (S.D. Fla. June 10, 2015). The Firm successfully represented a designer of custom rugs in a lawsuit against two competitors, alleging that they misappropriated designs in violation of the Copyright Act. The Firm sought damages and injunctive relief to prevent continued misappropriation. The case ultimately was resolved through […]
Ferriol v. Parrillada Las Vacas Gordas, Inc.
No. 15-20636-CIV, 2015 WL 1968848 (S.D. Fla. Apr. 30, 2015). Four restaurant employees sued their former employers in federal district court for alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and corresponding state law. The Firm represented the former employers and successfully compelled arbitration of all claims. During the course […]
Gotta Have It Golf, Inc. v. ETW Corp.
No. 03-19490 CA 20 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. May 14, 2014). The Firm represented a sports memorabilia distributor in extensive litigation with the corporate entities through which Tiger Woods and other professional golfers conduct their business affairs. The memorabilia distributor had a license agreement with Tiger Woods’ company, pursuant to […]
Bio-Engineered Supplements & Nutrition, Inc. v. Muscle Elements, Inc.
No. 502013CA013954XXXXMB (Fla. 15th Cir. Ct. Sept. 25, 2013). The Firm successfully represented a manufacturer of sports nutrition products in a lawsuit against five former employees who opened a directly-competing business. During their employment, the former employees had access to their employer’s confidential and proprietary information, which they later used […]
University of Miami v. Great American Assurance Company
112 So. 3d 504 (Fla. 3d DCA 2013). The Firm successfully represented the University of Miami in an important matter of first impression in Florida. After a young child was alleged to have suffered serious injury while attending a summer swim camp hosted on the University’s property, the child’s parents […]
Sirpal v. University of Miami
509 Fed. Appx. 924 (11th Cir. 2013). The Firm represented a private university and three doctors against claims for racial discrimination, breach of contract, defamation and tortious interference that had been brought by a dismissed medical student. The Firm obtained summary judgment on those claims, successfully demonstrating that the student […]
Garcia v. University of Miami
No. 1-12-cv-20009-UU (S.D. Fla. Dec. 20, 2012). The Firm successfully represented a private university in a lawsuit alleging gender discrimination under the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Firm demonstrated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida […]
Meyer v. Health Mgmt. Assocs., Inc.
No. CACE 11-25334 (19) (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct.) and United States ex rel. Paul Meyer v. Health Mgmt. Assocs., Inc., No. 11-62445-CIV (S.D. Fla.) The Firm represented a corporate compliance officer in a wrongful termination lawsuit under Florida’s Private-Sector Whistleblower’s Act against his former employer, a national healthcare corporation. After […]
