February 2019
SIGNING A DOCUMENT? PROCEED WITH CAUTION – EVEN IF IT SAYS IT’S NOT A CONTRACT
By Etan Mark, Miami Herald, Jan 2018 In late November, the University of Tennessee backed out of a memorandum of understanding with Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano to be the Volunteers' next football coach. Stephen Brashear AP file/Nov. 3, 2013 Late in November, Greg Schiano, Ohio State University’s [...]
January 2019
CONSTRUCTION DEFECT CASES ON THE RISE: WHO’S TO BLAME AND WHAT’S NEXT?
By Josh Migdal DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW | January 22, 2019 While we may marvel at the rapidly evolving Miami skyline, substandard construction work awaits at its core. MM&H’s @Josh Migdal contributes to @Daily Business Review’s latest, stating, “According to statistics pulled from @Courthouse News Service, the sheer number of construction [...]
SOUTH FLORIDA OUTLOOK FORECASTS ‘A MIXED LEVEL OF GROWTH’
By Katherine Lewin MIAMI TODAY | January 24, 2019 Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties are expected to show a "mixed-level of growth" this year, according to the new Florida & Metro Economic Forecast from the Institute of Economic Competitiveness at the University of Central Florida, which says an average [...]
FLORIDA CASES TO WATCH IN 2019
By Carolina Bolado LAW 360 | January 1, 2019 Florida state appellate courts will be busy in the coming year tackling thorny disputes on local minimum wage ordinances, insurance assignment of benefits practices and medical marijuana. Attorneys are also keeping an eye on the upcoming changes at the Florida Supreme [...]
December 2018
DON HAYDEN BALANCES OPENING A NEW FIRM WITH INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION AND LGBTQ ADVOCACY
By Zach Schlein DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW | November 30, 2018 For MM&H’s seasoned litigator and international arbitrator @Don Hayden, realigning both law and #LGBTQ practices are top priority. In his latest interview for ‘Profiles in Law’ with the @Daily Business Review, Hayden touches on what makes the firm he [...]
November 2018
BIGLAW ALUMS Q&A: MARK MIGDAL’S LARA O’DONNELL GRILLO
LAW360 | November 21, 2018 For MM&H’s @Lara O’Donnell Grillo, a, “…collaborative atmosphere, open culture, and being able to pursue new ideas or matters without having to go through all the red tape,” are just some of the key reasons why this @Harvard Law School graduate made the jump from [...]
August 2018
HERBALIFE DISTRIBUTORS CLAIM IN $1B SUIT EVENTS WERE A SHAM
By Associated Press, The New York Times | August 21, 2018 MIAMI — Patricia and Jeff Rodgers figured they did everything right to get rich beyond their wildest dreams selling Herbalife health and personal care products. They attended all of the "Circle of Success" events, brought in new recruits, met [...]
July 2018
MIAMI LAW FIRM READY TO TEST PROPRIETARY LITIGATION BUDGETING SOFTWARE
By Catherine Wilson, Daily Business Review | July 23, 2018 Miami attorney Etan Mark is a tech nerd. “I love talking about legal tech,” the Mark Migdal & Hayden co-founder said. “It’s impacting my marriage.” But don’t worry, he said his wife is a lawyer and “a good sport.” “One [...]
IMPLOSION OR NOT? LAWSUITS LIKELY OVER MIAMI BEACH BUILDING COLLAPSE
By Lidia Dinkova, Daily Business Review — July 24, 2018 The building collapse injured a 42-year-old project manager with a demolition company. A building collapse in Miami Beach that left one victim in critical condition could give rise to lawsuits against the general contractor, subcontractor and possibly the developer, attorneys [...]
‘IT WAS A WAR ZONE’: LANDLORD SEEKS $6.5M FOR HOLLYWOOD OFFICE DAMAGE
By Lidia Dinkova, Daily Business Review — June 28, 2018 The owner of the six-story office building says tenants were soaked and moved out during an exterior renovation. A Hollywood landlord claims he’s owed $6.5 million by a contractor that installed a new facade but left the offices exposed to [...]
May 2018
LENDING TRIO STARTS AT ECHO BRICKELL, TARGETS FOREIGN BUYERS
By Marcus Lim, Miami Today — May 24, 2018 A South Florida real estate investment firm has formed a $300 million lending venture to offer a simple, quick loan solution for buyers of luxury apartments in Miami-Dade, especially for foreign investors, already closing numerous units for one tower with future [...]
DANIA BEACH MODERN ORTHODOX JEWISH DAY SCHOOL GETS LOAN FROM BANK OF THE OZARKS
By Keith Larsen, The Real Deal — May 21, 2018 A Modern Orthodox Jewish day school in Dania Beach just received a $6.75 million mortgage from one of area’s most active real estate lenders. Little Rock, Arkansas-based Bank of the Ozarks granted Brauser Maimonides Academy the mortgage on May 15, [...]
EX-HERBALIFE SELLERS FIGHT BID TO SEND $1B RICO SUIT TO CALIFORNIA
By Nathan Hale, Law 360 — May 15, 2018 Former distributors for nutrition supplement company Herbalife Ltd. urged a Florida federal court Monday to deny a bid to move their Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act suit, which could result in up to $1 billion in damages, to Central California, [...]
THE ART OF THE SPINOFF: STARTING FROM SCRATCH AS A MIDSIZE FIRM
By Gina Passarella Cipriani, Law.com — May 01, 2018 As the legal industry clamors for a new model, will the market for spinoffs grow? If so, what goes into starting anew, and what are the hurdles to overcome? [...] If there is one piece of advice those who have made [...]
April 2018
PEOPLE’S TRUST INSURANCE CEO SUING HIS PARTNER’S WIDOW FOR $4 MILLION HE SAYS HE OVERPAID IN 2014 BUYOUT
By Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel — April 23, 2018 People’s Trust Insurance lost $42 million in 2016, was recently in financial “shambles,” and was overvalued by more than $50 million when current President and CEO George W. Schaeffer agreed to buy half of the company from the widow of his [...]
March 2018
JUPITER CONDO ASSOCIATION OWES $600K IN UNPAID HURRICANE IRMA REPAIRS: LAWSUIT
Rolyn Companies wants the association to be compelled to enter arbitration to settle the debt By Francisco Alvarado, The Real Deal, South Florida Real Estate News — March 7, 2018 Delray Beach-based Rolyn Companies sued Ocean Trail Condominium Association No. 1 last month for breach of contract in Palm Beach [...]