Millionaire Gallery, Inc. v. Investment Ink, LLC
No. 14-008718 CA 23 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. Mar. 1, 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 […]
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 […]
United States ex rel. Aquino v. University of Miami
No. 1:14-cv-20372-KMW, 2018 WL 3814517 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 10, 2018). The Firm represented a private university/hospital in a False Claims Act (“FCA”) lawsuit brought by a former employee. The employee alleged that the university/hospital submitted false claims to Medicare for reimbursement and wrongfully terminated her employment in retaliation for complaining […]
Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman, P.A. v. Gutierrez
No. 3D17-1255, 2018 WL 3642906 (Fla. 3d DCA Aug. 1, 2018). The Firm represented two law firms and their client in an attorneys’ fee lien dispute brought by the client’s former lawyers. The client’s former lawyers claimed entitlement to a portion of a contingency fee generated from representing the client, […]
DePrince v. Starboard Cruise Services, Inc.
No. 3D16-1149, 2018 WL 3636849 (Fla. 3d DCA Aug. 1, 2018). The Firm represented a company that operates jewelry boutiques on cruise ships. While on a cruise, the plaintiff entered the boutique and requested a price quote to purchase a 20-carat loose diamond. The store clerk mistakenly quoted the total […]
Doe v. Florida International University
No. 1:17-CV-21095-KMM, 2017 WL 6384007 (S.D. Fla. Sept. 18, 2017). The Firm represented a public university in a Title IX lawsuit brought by a former graduate student. The Firm moved to dismiss the student’s complaint, arguing that she failed to satisfy the requirements of Fla. Stat. § 768.28(6) and failed […]
Feagin v. Florida International University
No. 16-24346-CIV, 2017 WL 5159771 (S.D. Fla. June 23, 2017). The Firm represented a public university in a Title IX lawsuit brought by a former undergraduate student. Following a series of successful motions to dismiss, the case proceeded to discovery on a single claim of retaliation under Title IX. During […]
Fox v. Haas Automation, Inc.
No. 11-39508 CA 04, 2016 WL 6893807 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. May 23, 2016) and 2016 WL 6893808 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. June 7, 2016). The Firm represented two married couples who attempted to sell their oceanfront homes in Golden Beach through an auction. The high bidder at the auction […]
Gentry Technology of South Carolina, Inc. v. Baptist Health South Florida, Inc.
No. 1:14-CV-02127-JMC, 2016 WL 403879 (D.S.C. Feb. 3, 2016). The Firm represented a healthcare conglomerate in a case brought by a communications engineering company, which arose out of the installation and maintenance of a digital satellite distribution system. The communications company brought claims for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, conversion, […]
Hart v. Zimmerman Holdings Group, Inc.
313 F.R.D. 671 (S.D. Fla. 2016). The Firm represented an advertising agency in a lawsuit brought by a former employee, who alleged discrimination and retaliation. After filing her lawsuit, the employee failed to serve the agency with initial process within the time proscribed by applicable rules. The Firm filed a […]
