Sales techniques used by Herbalife are under scrutiny in a class action alleging civil racketeering, fraud and conspiracy. By Catherine Wilson, Daily Business Review | December 7, 2020 Etan Mark, Don Hayden, Josh Migdal, Yaniv Adar and Lara O’Donnell Grillo – Mark Migdal & Hayden The sales network operated by Herbalife International of America Inc., [...]
An assortment of South Florida attorneys found ways to make noteworthy achievements before and after the coronavirus overhang. By Catherine Wilson, Daily Business Review | December 7, 2020 It’s been an off year for almost everyone, but an assortment of South Florida attorneys found ways to make noteworthy achievements before and after the coronavirus overhang. [...]
La creciente incertidumbre social sumada a la inestabilidad económica que ha afectado a las bolsas alrededor del mundo ha marcado una tendencia en América Latina, donde los inversionistas están redirigiendo sus capitales y ahora apuestan a activos y oportunidades de negocios en Estados Unidos, las cuales consideran más seguras para resguardarse de la crisis. America [...]
Several firm leaders say they are concerned about the impact of remote work on firm culture and associate mentoring. By Dan Roe, Daily Business Review / GlobeSt.com | November 9, 2020 One question continues to keep law firm leaders up at night: Would we lose our culture, and with it, our success, with a partially [...]
"Before COVID-19, there was a big move for gyms to fill up the larger retail space where stores were that were closing," Jerry Markowitz said, “I suspect all those types of things are on hold for now." By Michael A. Mora | November 10, 2020 A health club chain based in Deerfield Beach filed for Chapter [...]
While all at that hearing did an admirable job advocating for their clients, those who took the extra step to polish their Zoom setups, ensuring their video and audio were on point, and that their cameras were well-positioned, unquestionably had an edge. By Daniel S. Maland | October 09, 2020 During the course of a recent multi-day [...]
If the plaintiffs prevail, Shannon Derouselle, a business law professor at the University of Miami, said it could have wide-reaching implications for other multilevel marketing companies. By Michael A. Mora | October 6, 2020 A federal court in Miami has reopened a class action seeking more than $140 million in damages against 44 of the top [...]
By Rachel O'Brien, Law360 | Sept. 23, 2020 A proposed class of consumers who had mortgages with Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC and PHH Mortgage Corp. urged a Florida federal judge Tuesday to bar a group of lawyers from using "obstruction ploys" and intervening in their $12.6 million settlement over claims the mortgage servicers charged illegal processing fees for making [...]
By Jim Ash, The Florida Bar News | Sept. 22, 2020 Surveys from President Dori Foster-Morales’ 20-circuit listening tour suggest that stress in Florida’s legal profession is a shadow pandemic. That’s on top of a 2016 ABA/Hazelton Betty Ford Foundation survey that concluded 28%, 19% and 23% of U.S. lawyers struggle with some form of [...]
BridgeInvest affiliate sued in June for $25M loan By Katherine Kallergis, TRD Miami | September 10, 2020 Facing foreclosure from their lender, the owners of the Variety Hotel in Miami Beach listed the property for sale asking $36.5 million. A company tied to Adam Verner of New York-based Springhouse Partners and Chaim Cahane of Forte Capital [...]