REPRESENTATIVE COMMERCIAL LITIGATION EXPERIENCE
Burger King Corporation, adv. Espinal, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida. Ongoing class action litigation.
Carner, et al. v. City of Miami Beach, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County, Florida. Jury trial involving claims for breach of contract and breach of warranties arising out of a commercial transaction between our client and a marina located on Miami Beach.
Florida Power & Light Company, adv. CMI, Florida Public Service Commission, Tallahassee, Florida. Administrative proceeding involving request by CMI to set aside the results of an extensive request for proposal designed to determine the best alternative for increasing FPL’s electrical power capabilities.
Florida Power & Light Company, adv. Crocker, et al., United States District Court, Southern District of Florida. Jury trial involving unsuccessful negligence and strict liability claims (as well as punitive damage claims) brought against FPL arising out of a fire in a PCB‑filled electrical transformer in a 30‑story office building in downtown Miami.
Florida Power & Light Company’s Depreciation Studies Petition, Florida Public Service Commission, Tallahassee, Florida. Administrative proceeding initiated by FPL requesting Public Service Commission approval of the methodology used by our client to depreciate its assets.
Florida Power & Light Company’s Post-retirement Benefits Petition, Florida Public Service Commission, Tallahassee, Florida. Administrative proceeding involving petition by the Commission’s Staff and the Office of Public Counsel to disallow FPL’s accounting treatment of its post-retirement benefits packages.
Florida Power & Light Company’s Tax Savings Refund Petition, Florida Public Service Commission, Tallahassee, Florida. Administrative proceeding involving FPL’s petition for approval of its operating, nuclear, fuel and other expenditures so as to qualify for a tax refund.
Island Hotel Properties, II and III, LLCs, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, Monroe County, Florida. Ongoing litigation matters representing owners of boutique hotels located in Key West.
Life Settlements International, LLC, v. Meisels, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County, Florida. Ongoing litigation involving “viatical life insurance” issues.
Morales, adv. State Farm Auto Insurance Company, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County, Florida. Jury trial involving comparative negligence claims arising out of a car accident.
OTHER REPRESENTATIVE LITIGATION,
INCLUDING FAMILY LAW MATTERS
Block v. Berkshire Life Insurance Company, Third District Court of Appeal, Miami, Florida. This appeal involved choice-of-law issues in a case where our client refused to reinstate a life insurance policy terminated by the insured.
Delap v. State, Florida Supreme Court, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. This case involved the pro-bono representation of a death row inmate in his appeals to the Florida Supreme Court and through the federal court system.
Kosar v. Kosar, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Florida. Our firm represented Bernie Kosar, the former Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins and University of Miami quarterback, in his dissolution of marriage proceedings.
Pro Bono Hurricane Andrew Representation. Various Courts. Represented 27 clients as part of a project to help victims of Hurricane Andrew.
Routly v. State, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, United States Supreme Court. This case involved the pro-bono representation of a death row inmate in his appeals through the federal court system.
Seikaly v. Benitez, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County, Florida. Our firm represented Rony Seikaly, the former NBA center, in his dissolution of marriage proceedings.
Torres v. Anthony, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County, Florida. Our firm represented the former Miss Universe, Dayanara Torres, in her dissolution of marriage proceedings from singer and entertainer, Marc Anthony.