Representative Cases & Matters
In re: Miami Neurological Institute, LLC
June 19, 2020
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
April 10, 2020
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
March 5, 2020
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
January 27, 2020
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
September 11, 2019
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
September 4, 2019
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. […]