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Philippe Lieberman

The Real Deal – Trump Doral to pay tenant’s legal fees tied to lease dispute (August 3, 2018)

By August 6, 2018

Doral resort will have to pay more than $2.5M in legal bills By Francisco Alvarado | August 03, 2018 06:25PM Trump National Doral Miami is running up an expensive tab in a long-running legal war it’s losing against Florida Pritikin Center, a rehabilitation spa leasing space at the luxury resort. On Wednesday, the …

Abbey L. Kaplan

Will Dispute Lead to Potential Prison Time for Multimillionaire’s Widower?

By July 25, 2016

by Celia Ampel A South Florida multimillionaire’s widower could face prison time after taking control of assets left to his stepsons and then leaving the country in defiance of court orders. Victor Moskalenko’s actions were the most “disturbing and troubling” behavior Broward Circuit Judge Mark Speiser had seen in his …

Think You Waived the Right to Jury Trial in Your Initial Pleading? Maybe Not.

By July 3, 2014

By Justin B. Kaplan Young litigators are routinely taught that if a party does not demand a jury trial in its complaint (or counterclaim), it permanently waived this important right.  This time-worn lesson is not necessarily correct, however.  There is still hope. The Florida Rules of Civil Procedure provide: Any …