Florida Deceptive Trade Practices Law

<h2> <center> State of Florida v. Open AI and Sam Altman </h2> </center>

Carterville, Florida, commercial litigation lawyers represent the Defendants on four counts of deceptive and unfair trade practices, two counts of negligence, two counts of violating product liability laws, one count of fraudulent misrepresentation and another count of causing a public nuisance. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Boise Cascade </h2> </center>

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with Lacey Act Trafficking. The Boise Cascade Company (Boise Cascade) was accused of felony violation of the Lacey Act for its role in a timber trafficking scheme to evade countervailing and anti-dumping duties. “Boise Cascade either knew about or was willfully blind to the illegal importation of the plywood they w... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Luis Emilio Hernandez

Fort Myers, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering. Following Hurricane Ian in 2022, Luis Emilio Hernandez, age 45, of Naples, convinced an 85-year-old victim to write him personal checks totaling over $1.2 million for construction materials and repairs that were never performed. Instead, Hernandez cashed the checks for his own p... More...

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United States of America v. Sean J. Alterman

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and conspiracy to offer and pay health care kickbacks. Sean Alterman, 38, of Lake Worth, owned and operated two laboratories, Live Beyond Medical MGMT, LLC and Dynix Diagnostics LLC, through which he purchased doctors’ orders for expensive genetic testing from patient recruiter... More...

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<H2> United States of America v. Michael Kochen and Sandra Herek

Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with Medicare Fraud. Michael Kochen, 42, and Sandro Herek, 56, targeted Medicare Advantage beneficiaries through deceptive telemarketing practices, pressuring elderly individuals to accept medical equipment they did not need — and in some cases, did not want. Over the course of the scheme, more than $17 million was pa... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. SGO Corporation Limited </h1></h1>

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Philippine Bribery and Money Laundering. A federal grand jury in Miami returned a superseding indictment today charging a multinational company that provides voting machine and election services for participating in a scheme to pay and launder more than $1 million in bribes to a Philippine government offic... More...

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United States of America v. Dustin M. Hatcher

Talahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercion or enticement of a female. A jury convicted Hatcher of: (1) knowingly attempting to persuade, induce, entice, or coerce a minor to en- gage in sexual activity in violation of 18 U.S.C. Â§ 2422(b); and (2) traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct in violation of ... More...

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Alin Pop v. Lulifama.com, LLC, et al.

Tampa, Florida consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act ("FDUTPAâ€) violation theories. In his complaint, Pop alleged that he purchased Luli Fama swimwear after seeing various social media influencers, whom Pop also named as defendants, wearing the swimwear and tagging Luli Fama in Instagram posts. At the time of his purchase, ... More...

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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. * * * The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that aims to eliminate abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt colle... More...

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Nikki McKay v. Halsted Financial Services, LLC

Fort Myers, Florida consumer credit lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory. * * * 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 . It protects consumers from being harassed or threatened by debt collectors. ... More...

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<H2> Aidan Sanchez v. Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida consumer law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) violation theory. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991 is a federal law that restricts telemarketing calls, text messages, and faxes to protect consumers from intrusive communications. It regulates the use of automatic dialing systems, artificial or prerec... More...

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Alissa Gilman v. American Airlines, Inc.

West Palm Beach, Florida civil rights lawyers represented the parties in a Civil Rights Violation dispute. Civil rights violations occur when individuals are unfairly treated or denied their fundamental rights due to protected characteristics or when their constitutional rights are infringed upon by government actors or private individuals. These violations can involve discrimination, pol... More...

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Jessica Aguayo v. Loving Hands for the Needy, Inc.

West Palm Beach, Florida civil rights lawyers represented the parties in an Employment Discrimination case. 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...

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Cathy Booze v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC

Miami, Florida consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking to enforce the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The Plaintiff claimed that Defendant-Appellant Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (Ocwen)1 violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) when it charged 1 Ocwen has since been succeeded by PHH Mortgage Corporation by merger. consumers optional fees for m... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Carlos Ramon Polit Faggioni </h1>

<h2><center> Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme </center><center> Former Comptroller General of Ecuador Sentenced in International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme</h2></center> </h2></center> Betwe... More...

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Felix Campos v. Williams Rush & Associates, LLC

<h2> Tampa, Florida consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory. </h2> The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that limits what debt collectors can do when attempting to collect certain types of debt. The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) covers how debts are reported in credit reports. In... More...

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Joshua Gerena v. Assetcare, L.L.C.

<h2> Tampa, Florida consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Credit Collection Act violation theory. </h2> The FDCPA prohibits debt collection companies from using abusive, unfair, or deceptive practices to collect debts from you. ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Aisladys Diaz; Ailensy Buron Diaz </h1>

<h2><center> Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyers <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Silvia&l=Pinera-Vasquez&i=146809&z=33133" target="_new">Silvia Beatriz Pinera-Vasquez</a> and <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Danise&l=Ponton&i=128946&z=33134" target="_new">Danise Ponton</a> represented the Defendant charged with a elder fraud scheme <... More...

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Robert Hetsler v. Ford Motor Company, et al.

Jacksonville, Florida personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a product liability theory. COMPLAINT Plaintiff, ROBERT HETSLER, by and through the undersigned counsel, brings this Complaint against Defendants, FORD MOTOR COMPANY ('FORDâ€), ROUSH PERFORMANCE ('ROUSHâ€), and WORLD IMPORTS, USA, INC. ("WIU"). At all releva... More...

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Gennifer Rapitis v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

Miami, Florida personal injury cruise ship accident lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a negligence theory. "Florida Cruise Ship Liability and Personal Injury Law: A Primer If you've been injured on a cruise ship departing from or sailing through Florida waters, understanding your legal rights and potential claims is crucial. Here's an overview of relevant... More...

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United States of America v. Ernesto Gonzalez Campos

Tamps, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with taking, killing, or possessing migratory birds. Ernesto Gonzalez Campos, 36, of Brandon, Florida, had engaged in the ongoing capture, sale and trade of protected migratory songbirds. On at least three occasions in 2020 and 2021, Campos sold and traded indigo buntings, painted buntings, rose-breasted grosbeaks an... More...

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Lindsey Lehr v. Cryo-Cell International, Inc.

West Palm Beach, Florida employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a breach of contract theory. This case was filed in the 15th Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County, FL, 50-02023-CA-000091, and was removed to federal courts by the Defendant. Defendant Cryo-Cell International, Inc. is an umbilical cord blood bank. Lindsey Lehr contracted for services... More...

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Lawrence Feltzin v. Logra Management, Inc.

West Palm Beach, Florida civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on an Americans with Disabilities Act under 42 U.S.C. 12182, which provides: (a) General rule No individual shall be discriminated against on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of any place... More...

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United States of America v. Dr. William N. Harwin

Ft. Myers, Florida criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant charged with violating the Sherman Antitrust Act Dr. William Harwin participated in a conspiracy from 1999 to September 2016 to suppress competition by agreeing to allocate chemotherapy treatments for cancer patients to FCS and radiation treatments to another oncology company in Lee, Collier, and Charlotte Counties. <br... More...

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United States of America v. Chade Wade

Panama City, Florida qui tam lawyer represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act ("FCAâ€) by knowingly providing false information in support of multiple Paycheck Protection Program ("PPPâ€) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program ("EIDLâ€) loans Real Estate Broker Chad Wade, 41, of Panama City, Florida, along with his companies Ideal Property Holdings,... More...

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United States of America v. Michael J. Connors, et al.

Tampa, Florida civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants accused of violating the Opioid Addiction Recovery Fraud Prevention Act of 2018 and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act in connection with the marketing and sale of Smoke Away products as a quick, effective, and easy way to quit smoking. According to the complaint, Michael J. Connors and several of his companies, ProTouch M... More...

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Carlos Lopez v. GeoVera Specialty Insurance Company

Miami, Florida insurance law lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory. Florida has a strong bad faith law that protects insureds from insurance companies that act in bad faith. Bad faith in the context of insurance law means that an insurer has acted with intentional or reckless disregard for the rights of its insured. Th... More...

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United States of America v. Anthony James Howe

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with receipt and distribution of child sexual abuse materials. In March 2022, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents learned that an individual, later identified as James Anthony Howe, age 33, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, had been using social media applications and chatrooms to trade CSAM with other users. Some o... More...

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Angelique L. Lingard and Sudarien D. Smith v. Holiday Inn Club Vacations, Inc. and Wilson Resort Finance, LLC

Orlando, Florida consumer law lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on Military Leave Act violation theory. This dispute stems from Plaintiffs' financing of timeshare interests with Defendants. (Doc. 20). Plaintiffs are both active duty United States Air Force 2 servicemembers who were in a relationship and took family vacations together. (Id. ¶¶ 13-1... More...

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Marlene Green-Cooper, et al. v. Brinker International, Inc.

Tampa, Florida consumer law lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant for negligently failing to protect their credit card information from hackers. Brinker International, Inc. ("Brinkerâ€), the owner of Chili's restaurants, faced a cyber-attack in which customers' credit and debit cards were compromised. Chili's customers have brought a class action because th... More...

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Etien Hurtado v. Trans Union, L.L.C.

Fort Myers, Florida consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a federal law that protects consumers' rights to accurate and complete information in their credit reports. The FCRA also regulates how credit reporting agencies collect, use, and share consumer information. The FCRA... More...

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United States of America v. Donald J. Trump

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with: WILLFUL RETENTION OF NATIONAL DEFENSE INFORMATION/18:793 (1-31) (a) Whoever, for the purpose of obtaining information respecting the national defense with intent or reason to believe that the information is to be used to the injury of the United States, or to the advantage of any foreign nation, go... More...

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United States of America v. Remberto Antormachy Estrella Jimenez and Remberto Andres Estrella Gomez

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with participation in a fraudulent scheme to avoid the payment of millions of dollars in excise taxes on imported tobacco products. Remberto Antormachy Estrella Jimenez, 38, and Remberto Andres Estrella Gomez, 64, both of Santiago, were the managing members of Dominican Tobacco Products, LLCâ€”a Florida company th... More...

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Ryan Dumas v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc.

West Palm Beach, Florida consumer law lawyer represent Plaintiff who sued defendant on a Telephone Consumer Protection Act violation theory under 47 U.S.C. 227, which provides, in part: (b) Restrictions on use of automated telephone equipment (1) ProhibitionsIt shall be unlawful for any person within the United States, or any person outside the United States if the recipient is withi... More...

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Garfield Spence v. Cabot House, Inc.

West Palm Beach, Florida civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on an Americans with Disabilities Act violation theory under 42 U.S.C. 12182, which provides: (a) General rule No individual shall be discriminated against on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of ... More...

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United States of America v. Legacy Cremation Services, LLC and Anthony Joseph Damiano

Miami, Florida civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants accused of violating FTC's Trade Regulation Rule Concerning Funeral Industry Practices (Funeral Rule). The government alleged that Legacy Cremation Services, LLC, Funeral & Cremation Group of North America, LLC, and Anthony Joseph Damiano violated the FTC Act and Funeral Rule. The government's complaint alleged that defendant... More...

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United States of America v. Luis Enrique Rendon Cardenas

Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy for his his role in conspiring with Peruvian-based call centers that defrauded Spanish-speaking United States residents by falsely threatening them with arrest, deportation, and other legal consequences. He is the eleventh defendant to be sentenced to prison in the scheme. Luis Enrique Rendon Cardenas, 60... More...

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Charles R. Wintz v. Credit Collection Services, Inc.

Jacksonville, Florida consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory under 15 U.S.C. 1692. <table> <h1> <center> <img width="200" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Jacksonville_FL_FED.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Jacksonville, Florida"> Federal Courthouse - Jacksonville, Flo... More...

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Jawanda Dove v. Flagler County School Board

Jacksonville, Florida civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on an employment discrimination theory. <table> <h1> <center> <img width="200" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Jacksonville_FL_FED.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Jacksonville, Florida"> Federal Courthouse - Jacksonville, Florida> <a font="red" ... More...

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Catherine Mann Seiple v. Fidelity National Title, LLC, et al.

Fort Meyers, Florida civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a job discrimination (age) theory. <table> <h1> <center> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Fort_Myers_FL_Fed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - For Myers"> Federal Courthouse - Fort Myers, Florida <a font="red" href="https://www.mo... More...

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