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 […]
Benefit Administrative Systems, LLC v. West Kendall Baptist Hospital, Inc.
274 So. 3d 480 (Fla. 3d DCA May 29, 2019). The Firm represented several hospitals in a lawsuit against an ERISA-plan administrator, which had not paid outstanding balances of certain plan beneficiaries. Despite being served with the lawsuit, the administrator failed to respond, and a default judgment was entered. Thereafter, […]
Fayad v. University of Miami
No. 13-004086-CA (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. Apr. 26, 2019). The Firm represented a private university hospital in a lawsuit brought by a medical doctor. Following the hospital’s closure of its radiation oncology development and transfer of those services to a separate medical facility, the doctor sued, alleging that, by closing […]
Drisin v. Florida International University
No. 16-24939-CIV, 2019 WL 289581 (S.D. Fla. Jan. 17, 2019). The Firm represented a public university and several high-ranking university officials in a lawsuit brought by a tenured professor. In December 2014, during a study-abroad trip, a graduate student accused the professor of committing a sexual assault against her. The […]
In re Leonard Frankel Trust
No. 04-3389-CP (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. Nov. 13, 2018). The Firm represented a trust beneficiary in a dispute involving his three adult siblings. The four siblings previously had entered into an agreement, pursuant to which the Firm’s client was entitled to receive $1,000,000.00 from the sale of a building. Following […]
