Donald Spadaro, Guardian of Anthony Caravella v. City of Miramar, et al.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a civil rights violation theory claiming he was wrongfully convicted and sent to prison for a crime he did not commit.

This case was initially filed in the 17th Circuit Court, Broward County, Florida and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.

In 1984, Anthony Caravella was cha... More...    $0 (09-10-2023 - FL)

Miami, Florida maritime admiralty law personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a negligence theory.

Claudia Garzozi sued as the natural mother, legal guardian and next friend and on behalf of A.L., a minor child.

"The liability of a ship for on-board injuries caused by the negligence of the ship is governed by maritime law. Under maritime law, a shipowne... More...    $0 (07-28-2023 - FL)

Miami, Florida criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with smuggling an unaccompanied 15-year-old child into the United States for financial gain.

Julio Ruiz Chuta, 35, was familiar with the child victim and child’s family since they were from the same village in Guatemala. The defendant told the child’s parents that he could help the child obtain better educational and wor... More...    $0 (11-04-2022 - FL)

Fort Lauderdale, Florida personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a products liability theory.

This case was filed in the 17th Judicial Circuit, CACE22006416, and was removed to federal court.

“Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. They possess only that power authorized by Constitution and statute, which is not to be expanded by judicial... More...    $0 (07-19-2022 - FL)

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with immigrant smuggling.

Following a seven-day trial, a federal jury found defendant Julio Ruiz Chuta, 35, guilty of smuggling an unaccompanied child into the United States for financial gain. The jury found Chuta not guilty of forced labor and confiscating the child’s passport and other immigration documents.
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Miami, Florida civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant sued by Plaintiff seeking of enforce a settlement agreement.


Appellant, Felix Montalvo, challenges an order enforcing a settlement agreement upon the motion of appellee, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, in the underlying foreclosure action. On appeal, Mr. Montalvo contends the trial court erred in determining he breac... More...    $0 (06-29-2022 - FL)

Miami, Florida personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, Colby Jensen, as Parent and Natural Guardian of F.J., a Minor, who sued Carnival Corporation on a negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages as a direct result of Defendant's crew's negligence.... More...    $0 (04-07-2021 - FL)

A young man traveling on a bicycle (“the plaintiff”) was struck from behind by a van and suffered significant injuries. His guardian brought a negligence suit against the driver of the van and the driver’s employer (“the defendants”). Based on a Florida statute barring relief to a plaintiff whose alcohol impairment causes him to be more than 50% at fault for his injuries, the defense introduced ev... More...    $0 (10-04-2019 - FL)

On November 20, 2014, L.M. was issued a printed form of “Notice of Suspension” by his Miami-area high school, with typewritten entries in the information fields. The form stated that L.M. was suspended from his school for a period of ten days and “may not return until Pending Parent Conference.” The form further indicated that the suspension was a result of “Disruptive Behaviors, Defiance o... More...    $0 (09-22-2018 - FL)

Laureano-Cheveres was the only witness at the restitution hearing. He testified that he had to pay an insurance deductible for damage to the body of his vehicle and had to pay out of pocket to replace one tire and two rims that had been damaged. He also testified that upon return of his vehicle in October 2016, he had noticed that the following items, which had been inside of the vehicle at the ... More...    $0 (09-22-2018 - FL)

The City of Pensacola, Florida appeals a district court decision ordering it to remove a 34-foot Latin cross from a public park on the ground that the City’s maintenance of the cross violates the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause. Having concluded that we are bound by existing Circuit precedent, we find ourselves constrained to affirm.
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The pertinent facts are undisputed. In 1941, th... More...    $0 (09-12-2018 - FL)

This is a consolidated appeal of 30 separate lawsuits. Most plaintiffs-appellants are individuals with severe autism. Defendant-appellee is Walt Disney Parks and Resorts US, Inc. (“Disney”), a division of The Walt Disney Company.
In separate lawsuits, plaintiffs filed claims alleging that Disney, at six of its theme parks, fails to accommodate their disabilities, in violation of Title III of t... More...    $0 (08-21-2018 - FL)

West Palm Beach, FL - Natura Sharon Bundy, as parent and natural guardian of C.B., a minor, sued Palm Beach County School District on a negligence personal injury theory.

Date Filed # Docket Text
12/04/2017 14 Joint SCHEDULING REPORT - Rule 16.1 by Sharon Bundy (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Ferraro, Joshua) (Entered: 12/04/2017)
12/04/2017 15 Certificate of Interes... More...    $0 (04-04-2018 - FL)

Dontrell Stephens was shot four times by Deputy Sheriff Adams Lin during
an encounter in West Palm Beach, Florida, on September 13, 2013. As a result,
Stephens now suffers from permanent paralysis.
In an action brought against Deputy Lin as an individual and Sheriff Ric
Bradshaw in his official capacity as the sheriff of Palm Beach County, the district
court granted summary jud... More...    $0 (01-11-2018 - FL)

Appellant, Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa, appeals a final judgment entered in favor of Appellee, Mark Farber, as Limited Guardian of the Property of Juan Torres, and the trial court’s order granting a new trial. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment on the issues of negligence and contributory negligence, in denying its motion for a directed verdict on the is... More...    $0 (10-01-2017 - FL)

Plaintiff David Johnson filed a putative class-action suit against Defendant KeyBank National Association in 2010, alleging that KeyBank improperly manipulated the order of debit card transactions in customer accounts in order to maximize collection of overdraft fees. This appeal relates not to the substance of Johnson’s suit but to the enforceability of an arbitration provision contained in the a... More...    $0 (10-01-2017 - FL)

In Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 564 U.S. 338 (2011), the Supreme Court reversed the certification of a nationwide class of female Wal-Mart employees claiming gender discrimination. Thereafter, the unnamed plaintiffs in Dukes filed new actions seeking certifications of regional classes. The Appellants, a group of would-be class members of one of these regional class actions, appeal the district ... More...    $0 (08-03-2017 - FL)

In the early morning hours of October 13, 2013, Appellant, age 31, engaged
in sexually-explicit online communications with an undercover officer posing as a
14-year-old girl and her uncle. Among other things, Appellant told the officer
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posing as the girl that he was going to use his tongue on her “private area” and then
“slowly put [him]self inside [her] and . . .... More...    $0 (06-19-2017 - FL)

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Jury Convicts Podiatrist On Lewd or Lascivious Molestation Charges

The State of Florida charged Dr. Augustine Bollo with two counts of lewd or lascivious molestation claiming that he forced a teenage babysitter touch him inappropriately in his home in 2012.

Defendant testified in his own defense.

The babysitter, now age 19, testified that the Defen... More...    $0 (06-18-2016 - FL)

Ramon David Senger (“Senger”) appeals his dual convictions under sections
847.0135(3)(b) and 847.0135(4)(b), Florida Statutes (2011)—using a computer to solicit
a person believed to be a parent for sex with a minor (“solicitation”) and traveling after
using a computer to solicit a person believed to be a parent for sex with a minor (“traveling
after solicitation"). Following t... More...    $0 (05-28-2016 - FL)

Miami, FL - Indiantown Resident Guilty of Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

A Fort Pierce jury found an Indiantown resident guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Andrew Cunningham, III, 32, of Indiantown, Florida was convicted at trial, of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g). Cunningham face... More...    $0 (04-12-2016 - FL)

Appellant and Appellee have both filed motions for rehearing. We grant Appellant’s motion and deny Appellee’s and substitute the following for our prior opinion. Brandon Stapler appeals his dual convictions under sections 847.0135(3)(b) and (4)(b), Florida Statutes (2012)—using a computer to solicit a person believed to be a
parent for sex with a minor (“solicitation”), and traveling after ... More...    $0 (04-10-2016 - FL)

Brandon Stapler appeals his dual convictions under sections 847.0135(3)(b) and (4)(b), Florida Statutes (2012)—using a computer to solicit a person believed to be a parent for sex with a minor (“solicitation”), and traveling after using a computer to solicit a person believed to be a parent for sex with a minor (“traveling”). Stapler claims that a conviction under both sections violates his consti... More...    $0 (02-24-2016 - FL)