Navigation A woman has filed a lawsuit accusing FedEx Ground of disability discrimination and retaliation. Amy Greene filed her complaint in federal court against FedEx Ground Package System Inc. Greene claims FedEx violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Florida Civil Rights Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act. Despite suffering from a physical or […]
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Man claims he was fired for using FMLA benefits
A Collier County man says he was wrongfully terminated by GEICO for using FMLA benefits. Jevaughn Barnes filed his lawsuit in federal court against GEICO General Insurance Company. According to the complaint, Barnes worked for GEICO from February 2017 until August 8, 2023.
New kind of patent lawsuits soaring in Southern District of Florida, new analysis finds
Federal patent-infringement lawsuits aimed at defendants whose identities are kept hidden have shot up 167% from 2022 to 2023 in the Southern District of Florida, raising due-process concerns for the businesses and individuals affected by such filings. The data was tallied in a recent report by Lex Machina, a legal analytics company, which found that […]
Attorney General Moody Secures 30-year Prison Sentence for Real Estate Investment Fraudster
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Office of Statewide Prosecution secured a 30-year prison sentence for a man operating an elaborate real estate investment scheme. Miquel Angel Perez defrauded more than 20 victims out of retirement and life savings through a scheme involving real estate pitches and false promises of wealth made from investments. A Pasco County […]
Holland & Knight International Practices and Lawyers Recognized by Chambers Global
Holland & Knight has been named as one of the world’s leading law firms by Chambers Global – The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The Chambers Global guide is designed to reflect market opinion through a year’s worth of surveys from clients and lawyers worldwide. It is one of a series of Chambers and Partners’ independent, objective and […]