Representative Cases & Matters
United States ex rel. Aquino v. Univ. of Miami
August 10, 2018
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
August 1, 2018
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 Servs., Inc.
August 1, 2018
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 […]
Millionaire Gallery, Inc. v. Investment Ink, LLC
May 10, 2018
No. 14-008718 CA 23 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. Mar. 2, 2018). 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, shortly thereafter, opened a directly-competing business using […]
Fox v. Haas Automation, Inc.
April 20, 2016
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 Tech. of S.C., Inc. v. Baptist Health S. Fla., Inc.
February 3, 2016
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, […]