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Disney Does an About-Face on Florida Lawsuit Over Patron’s Death

Disney Does an About-Face on Florida Lawsuit Over Patron’s Death | Daily Business Review Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2024/08/20/disney-does-an-about-face-on-florida-lawsuit-over-patrons-death/ Raglan Road Irish Pub at Disney Springs in Orlando, Florida. Credit: JHVEPhoto/Adobe Stock NEWS “It didn’t just occur to them in some epiphany that this was a nice family until after the…

Second Lawsuit Filed Against Mandarin Oriental-Boca Raton Developer

An Am Law 200 firm attorney filed a second lawsuit Tuesday in the Palm Beach Circuit Court against the developer behind the Residences-Mandarin Oriental-Boca Raton. James T. Ferrara, a partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson, represents the plaintiffs in the lawsuits against the defendant, Via Mizner Owner III, LLC, for developer default.  And…

Here’s What’s in the Proposed California Lemon Law Legislation

New details of a deal between plaintiffs attorneys and General Motors to rewrite California’s auto lemon law emerged Tuesday, revealing efforts to limit high-end litigation costs while at least temporarily avoiding a broader tort war. The language hammered out by the Consumer Attorneys of California and GM is expected to…

Crypto Investor Hits Fenwick & West With .6 Million Lawsuit

Fenwick & West was sued in an Oregon court Monday by investors in defunct cryptocurrency custodian Prime Trust for allegedly misleading them into investing. Bend, Oregon-based investor Seven Peaks Ventures first bought into Prime Core Technologies, the parent company of Las Vegas-based subsidiary and crypto custodian Prime Trust, through its Venture…

Radio Station Beats Coral Gables Mayor’s Defamation Lawsuit

The Coral Gables mayor took a loss in his defamation claim against a radio station where the politician sued over a dialogue between the host and a guest in a radio segment during which they said he was under investigation “for serious, deceitful, illegal and actionable behavior.” Mason A. Pertnoy, a partner…

Keep an Eye on These 5th Circuit Cases for Potential Supreme Court Review

Some of the most consequential cases that the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed last term had something in common: They first were heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The Fifth Circuit set the stage for major issues–-often dealing with administrative law–-that went before the justices, including the Securities and Exchange…