Navigation Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, center, received the CABA Pro Bono Legal Services’ Champion Award for her “commitment and years-long advocacy that has been instrumental in advancing the representation of victims of human trafficking.” Also pictured, from the left, are Jose A. Garrido, Jr., Lesley Mendoza, Rundle, Amanda L. Fernandez, and Manuel L. Crespo. […]
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Shook Attorneys To Present Nuclear Verdicts Webinar CLE on October 16, 2024
How to avoid nuclear verdicts? Shook Attorneys Anitra Clement and Chelsea Mannery will be part of a five-attorney panel presenting the webinar, “Nuclear Verdicts: How Outside and Inside Counsel Should Collaborate to Defeat Them,” October 16, 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. CT. The CLE presentation will discuss the rising trend of nuclear verdicts, including what […]
Holland & Knight Advises Las Mercedes Medical Centers on Acquisition of Pasteur and Wellmax Medical Centers in South Florida
Holland & Knight represented Las Mercedes Medical Centers on its acquisition of Pasteur and Wellmax Medical Centers, one of the largest Medicare-focused staff model medical centers in South Florida. The Pasteur and Wellmax centers were previously owned by Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV), a healthcare insurance provider. The transaction was announced on October 7. With this acquisition, […]
Cultivated meat company loses bid for preliminary injunction against new Florida law
A federal judge has turned down a cultivated meat company’s request to block the enforcement of a new Florida law that bans the sale or manufacture of meat products produced from cultured animal cells. Judge Mark Walker of the Northern District of Florida handed down the opinion on Oct. 11, concluding that California-based Upside Foods […]
Plaintiff Alleges Negligence Against Retail Giant Over Injury Incident
Miguel Brito Yanez has filed a lawsuit against Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., alleging negligence after sustaining injuries on their premises. The complaint was filed in the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida, on October 4, 2024. According to the details of the case, Miguel Brito Yanez claims that on […]