Florida Class Action Law
<h2> <center> Ethel Anderson, et al. v. Centurion of Florida, LLC, et al. </h2?
Tampa, Florida, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs on prisoner civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Plaintiffs Ethel Anderson, Wanda Meadows, Jacqueline Luongo, Jennifer Johnson, and Virginia Crowley, former and current inmates... More...
$ (08-07-2026 - FL)<h2> <center> Erica Lynn Odom v. James Calas Cole </h2> </center>
Crawfordville, Florida, family law lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking a protective order. Plaintiff’s petition alleged that she and Defendant had been in an on-again, off-again relationship and had lived together. She also alleged that after an argument with Defendant, called the police to their residence resulting in Plaintiff being charged with domestic violence battery. Plaintiff al... More...
$ (04-08-2026 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jean Joseph and Janalies Camille Bingham </H2> </center>
Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Jean Joseph, also known as “Jon,” 55, of Boca Raton, and Camille Bingham, also known as Janalie Camille Joseph, 44, also of Boca Raton were accused of orchestrating a years-long real estate investment fraud scheme that raised more than $50 million from inves... More...
$ (04-01-2026 - FL)Clennon Dewayne Melton v. I-10 Truck Center, Inc., et al.
Pensacola, Florida, civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who claimed that he was discriminated by his employer because of his races. Clennon Dewayne Melton is a black man who began work- ing at I-10 Truck Center in March 2020. I-10 is a Florida commercial truck sales business owned by Brian Brigman. Brigman also owns a related business, I-20 Truck Sales, LLC, located in Alabama. Br... More...
$ (02-10-2026 - FL)Jafet Castro-Reyes v. City of Opa-Locka, et al.
Miami, Florida, crivil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff on excessive for claims under 42 U.S.C. 1983. Plaintiff-Appellee Jafet Castro-Reyes experienced an episode of erratic behavior at his apartment in Opa-Locka, Florida. During that episode, Castro-Reyes’s friend and family members became so concerned with his behavior that they tied Castro-Reyes up at his hands and feet using e... More...
$ (02-10-2026 - FL)<H2> Chenghai Co., Ltd. v. Walmart, Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, commercial litigation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract action.... More...
$1 (11-29-2025 - FL)Stacy Hovan v. Metroploitan Life Insurance Company
Miami, Florida, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a an ERISA law theory.<br> <br> Stacy Hovan sued Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MetLifeâ€) under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act<br> of 1974 ("ERISAâ€), challenging MetLife's termination of her long- term disability benefit.<br> <br> Hovan was employed as a commercial litigator with<br> Troutm... More...
$0 (11-20-2025 - FL)Elizabeth Koletas v. United States of America
Orlando, Florida personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Federal Tort Claims Act claim.<br> <br> On June 23, 2022, Plaintiff Elisabeth Koletas was traveling <br> through Southwest Florida International Airport. Upon arriving at <br> the security screening area, Koletas, four months pregnant, re<br> quested to undergo a pat-down instead of walking through a body <br> scanner. She e... More...
$0 (11-13-2025 - FL)United States of America v. Jody G. Wong
West Palm Beach, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with money laundering.<br> <br> 18 U.S.C. § 1957 <br> <br> (a) Whoever, in any of the circumstances set forth in subsection (d), knowingly engages or attempts to engage in a monetary transaction in criminally derived property of a value greater than $10,000 and is derived from specified unlawful activity, shall b... More...
$0 (10-29-2025 - FL)Brigette I. Bodie-Jernigan v. School Board of Broward County, Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Americans With Disabilities Act job discrimination theory.<br> <br> In August 2007, Bodie-Jernigan began working as a teacher<br> at the Dillard 6-12 School in Broward County.1 Her responsibilities<br> included maintaining discipline in the classroom and creating a pos-<br> itive and engaging learning environment for he... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - FL)United States of America v. Ralph Kevin Tovar
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted sex trafficking of a minor.<br> <br> Ralph Tovar had quite the defense to charges of attempted<br> sex trafficking of a minor: Though he paid $550 in exchange for a<br> hotel key, he was not actually planning to have sex with the<br> thirteen-year-old and fifteen-year-old he thought were behind the<br> door. In... More...
$0 (08-08-2025 - FL)Neima Benavides, et al. v. Tesla, Inc. and George Brian McGee
Miami, Florida personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a product liability wrongful death theory.<br> <br> This matter arose from a collision that occurred in Key Largo, Florida. George McGee owned a 2019 Tesla Model S ("Vehicleâ€) "equipped with automatic driving features, one of which Tesla termed 'Autopilot,' that could navigate without driver input.†ECF No. [2... More...
$0 (08-01-2025 - FL)JOSÉ RAMÓN LÓPEZ REGUEIRO v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., LATAM AIRLINES GROUP, S.A.
Miami, Florida personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on Helms-Burton Act.<br> See 22 U.S.C. § 6021 et seq. Title III of the Act created a private right of action for United States nationals to sue third parties who trafficked in confiscated property. <br> <br> . For over 20 years,<br> Title III remained dormant because its right of action was sus-<br> pended... More...
$0 (07-31-2025 - FL)<h1> United States of America v. Lino Mallari Gutierrez, a/k/a “Joe Gutierrez†</h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding Medicare. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> <br> </b>Florida Man Sentenced To More Than 17 Years For Scheme To Steal More Than $10.8 Million From Medicare</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - FL)John F. Labriola v. Miami-Dade County
Miami, Florida civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a First Amendment violation theory.<br> <br> John Labriola was a media aide for the Miami-Dade Board<br> of County Commissioners. Labriola v. Miami-Dade Cnty., 693 F.<br> Supp. 3d 1284, 1287 (S.D. Fla. 2023). In his own name and on his<br> own time, Labriola wrote an opinion piece that criticized the<br> Equality Act, an as-y... More...
$0 (07-10-2025 - FL)Joseph Heid v. Mark Rutkoski and Forrest Best
Orlando, Florida personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 use of unreasonable force in violation of the Fourth Amendment theory.<br> <br> On the evening of April 26, 2016, Heid, his wife, and their<br> roommate were drinking alcohol at their home. Heid's daughter<br> and stepson were also at the home. Around 9:00 PM, Heid and his<br> wife go... More...
$0 (07-11-2025 - FL)Gabrielle Fuentes v. TrueAccord Corp.
Tampa, Florida consumer credit lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Sarasota County Court, 2025 SC 003458, which was removed to federal county by the Defendant.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that aims to eliminate abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt colle... More...
$1 (06-20-2025 - FL)Nikki McKay v. Halsted Financial Services, LLC
Fort Myers, Florida consumer credit lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that aims to eliminate abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection practices by third-party debt collectors<br> . It protects consumers from being harassed or threatened by debt collectors. ... More...
$0 (06-20-2025 - FL)Marily Hernandez v. Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Company
Fort Myers, Florida insurance lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> * * * <br> <br> Florida Bad Faith Insurance Law: Summary<br> In Florida, an insurance company can be held liable for "bad faith" when it fails to act in good faith towards its insured in handling a claim. This means the insurer doesn't meet its legal or contractual ... More...
$0 (06-20-2025 - FL)J.F. v. Carnival Corporation, d.b.a Carnival Cruise Lines
Miami, Florida personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a maritime tort Negligent failure to warn of the danger of and prevent as assault.<br> <br> J.F. alleges that three fellow passengers sexually assaulted<br> her in a stateroom on a Carnival cruise ship. She contends that<br> Carnival could have foreseen the perpetrators' crime and should<br> have, but failed to, take preventative ... More...
$0 (06-20-2025 - FL)John P. Middleton v. The Hollywood Reports, LLC, Gary Baum, and Roy Lee
Miami, Florida personal injury lawyers represented the parties in a defamation case.<br> <br> This defamation action stems from a soured professional and personal relationship between John P. Middleton and Roy Lee.<br> That relationship began and ended in California, and much of the subsequent fallout between the two men also took place there. Mr. Middleton sued Mr. Lee in California superior cour... More...
$0 (06-10-2025 - FL)Jessica Aguayo v. Loving Hands for the Needy, Inc.
West Palm Beach, Florida civil rights lawyers represented the parties in an Employment Discrimination case.<br> <br> Federal employment discrimination laws protect individuals from unfair treatment in the workplace based on their race, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), religion, national origin, disability, age (40 or older), or genetic information. These laws, en... More...
$0 (06-06-2025 - FL)Michael Gabor v. Remington Lodging and Hospitality, LLC, d/b/a/ One Ocean Resort and Spa, and Robert J. Henderson
Jacksonville, Florida personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a negligence theory.<br> <br> Michael Gabor was a guest at the hotel owned by the defendant, Remington. The co-defendant, Henderson, was employed by Remington as a maintenance worker at the hotel. While the trial testimony as to its cause differed greatly, a physical altercation occurred between Gabor and Henderson... More...
$0 (05-30-2025 - FL)Micah Graham v. Cory McKinney
Orlando, Florida civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff and Defendant in personal injury car wreck case.<br> <br> . Graham, stopped at a red light, was rear-ended by McKinney, who was intoxicated. Graham instituted a negligence action against McKinney and, because of McKinney's intoxication, sought punitive damages against him. McKinney stipulated that he was liable for causing the acc... More...
$0 (05-30-2025 - FL)Tera B. Lau v. Adewale Olude </cernter>
DeLand, Florida personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on defamation, fraud, fraudulent billing, unjust enrichment, and abuse of process theories.<br> <br> Tera Lau sued Adewale Olude, the process server her husband had used in connection with the couple's family-law dispute. In her complaint, Lau asserted causes of action for defamation, fraud, fraudulent billing... More...
$0 (03-07-2025 - FL)Department of Children and Famalies v. H.L., D.L. N.L. and Guardian Ad Litem Office
Tampa, Florida family law lawyers represented the parties in a parental rights termination action.<br> <br> At the September 18, 2024, judicial review, H.L.'s father, D.L., orally moved for permanent guardianship. D.L. called one witness, N.L., the mother, who testified that she did not oppose. The Department objected that the court could not lawfully place H.L. in a permanent guardianship with D.... More...
$0 (02-10-2025 - FL)Raphyr Lubin v. Starbucks Corporation
Tampa, Florida employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who failed a putative class action against Starbucks claiming that Starbucks sent them deficient health insurance notice under the Emploee Retirement income security Act of 1874, (ERISA), as amended by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA). See 29 U.S.C. § 1166(a); 29<br> C.F.R. § 2590.606-4. Starbucks resp... More...
$0 (12-16-2024 - FL)Amanda C. Watson v. Chad Spencer and Michael J. Heather
<h2><br> Deland, Florida family law lawyers represented the Plaintiff and Defendants in a paternity action.<br> </h1><br> The Circuit Court found that Chad Spencer was the natural parent and father of Amanda C. Watson's child, C.H.S., <br> based on presumptive paternity under section 742.10(1), Florida Statutes (2023). The mother asserts the trial court erred in finding that the voluntary acknowle... More...
$0 (11-15-2024 - FL)Eric Romano and Todd Romano v. John Hancock Life Insurance Company
<h2><br> Miami, Florida employment law lawyer represent the Plaintiffs who sued on an E.R.I.S.A. law theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> "The aim of ERISA is 'to make the plaintiffs whole, but not<br> to give them a windfall.'†Henry v. Champlain Enters., Inc., 445 F.3d<br> 610, 624 (2d Cir. 2006) (Sotomayor, J.) (quoting Jones v. Unum Life<br> Ins. Co. of Am., 223 F.3d 130, 139 (2d Cir. 2000)). The ... More...
$0 (11-12-2024 - FL)Monique Naves v. Trans Union, LLC
<h2><br> Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fair Credit Reporting Act consumer credit lawyers represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a federal law that protects the accuracy, fairness, and privacy of consumer information:<br> <br> Scope<br> <br> The FCRA applies to consumer reporting agencies (CRAs), which collect and sell consumer information, and to ... More...
$1 (10-21-2024 - FL)Monica Kosowski v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc. d/b/a Celebrity Cruises, Inc.
<h2><br> Miami, Florida personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> Florida cruise line personal injury law involves maritime law and has specific rules, including time limitations and venue requirements: <br> <br> Time limitations<br> <br> You must provide written notice of your claim to the cruise line within 180 days of the incident and file a lawsuit within one... More...
$1 (10-10-2024 - FL)Dominick Leroy Davis v. RentGrow, Inc.
<h2><br> Jacksonville, Florida Fair Credit Reporting Act consumer law lawyers represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> "The Act (Title VI of the Consumer Credit Protection Act) protects information collected by consumer reporting agencies such as credit bureaus, medical information companies and tenant screening services. Information in a consumer report cannot be provided to anyone who does ... More...
$0 (10-02-2024 - FL)Nhan Hien Nguyen, et al. v. Scottsdale Insurance Company
<h2><br> Fort Myers, Florida insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of contract theory.<br> </h2> <br> <br> This case was filed in the Circuit Court, 12th Judicial Circuit Court, Desota Couonty, 2023-CA-000052, and was revoved to federal court by Scottsdale Insurance Company.<br> <br> Key points about Florida's bad faith law: <br> <br> Policyholders must first win... More...
$0 (10-02-2024 - FL)Clinton Parker Johnston v. Sheri Jeanette Johnston
<h2><br> Tampa, Florida divorce lawyers represented husband and wife in a division of property dispute.<br> </h2><br> <br> The parties married in 2015. During the marriage, they purchased the Estrella and Hatcher Road Properties. These properties are jointly titled.<br> <br> After four years of marriage, Former Husband filed for divorce. He asked the trial court to distribute the parties'... More...
$0 (07-10-2024 - FL)David T. Beans v. Amy S. Beans
<h2><br> Pensacola, Florida divorce lawyers represented husband and wife in a dissolution case.<br> <h2><br> <br> Married in 1995, David and Amy signed the MSA as part of their divorce proceedings, an agreement the circuit court approved and incorporated into its dissolution decree in August 2018. Under the MSA, the decree obligated David to pay $3,000 a month in permanent periodic alimony and $1,... More...
$0 (09-18-2024 - FL)United States of America v. Melchor Munoz
<h2><br> Tallahassee, Florida immigration lawyers represented the Defendant who citizenship was attempting to be revokes.<br> </h2><br> <br> Munoz applied for citizenship on June 6, 2009. On his application, he answered "no†to questions asking whether he had ever committed a crime or offense for which he was not arrested and whether he had ever sold or smuggled controlled su... More...
$0 (08-07-2024 - FL)Alice Ward Valdivieso et al. v. Citizens Property Insurance Company
<h2><br> Miami, Florida insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> In September 2017, Insureds, whose home was insured by Citizens, made a claim after their home was damaged by Hurricane Irma. After Citizens adjusted the loss and issued a partial loss payment, Insureds provided Citizens with their own repair ... More...
$0 (03-08-2024 - FL)Melquiades Blanco v. Progressive Express Insurance Company
Miami, Florida personal injury car wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence insurance law theory.<br> <br> In this action was to recover uninsured motorist benefits, Melquiades Blanco ("Plaintiffâ€) filed a two-count Complaint against Progressive Express Insurance Company ("Defendantâ€) for breach of contract (Count I) and violation of Fla. Stat. § 624.155... More...
$1 (04-10-2024 - FL)Laura Harris v. Wright National Flood Insurance Company
Pensacola, Florida insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued seeking payment of a flood insurance claim.<br> <br> The National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 strengthened the NFIP with a number of reforms that included increasing the focus on lender compliance, creating mitigation insurance and developing a mitigation assistance program to further reduce the costly and devastatin... More...
$0 (03-27-2024 - FL)Sheriff Gregory Tony v. Evanston Insurance Company
Fort Lauderdale, Florida insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> This was a declaratory judgment action in which Plaintiff sought clarification as to insurance obligations for litigation arising from the February 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida (the "Parkland Shooting Incidentâ€). Th... More...
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