By Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, P.L. October 5, 2011
Looks like we’ll be seeing more lawyer ads on TV. Were Florida’s restrictions on attorney advertising too fussy, or do you think advertising “cheapens” the profession? From The Wall Street Journal Law Blog. Read the full story here. By Nathan Koppel Florida in the past has had some of the …
By Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, P.L. September 29, 2011
From yesterday’s Bloomberg.com. Read the full story here. SunTrust Banks Inc. (STI), M&T Bank Corp. (MTB) and two other banks accused of gouging customers on overdraft fees won a delay of lawsuits against them while an appeals court considers whether the plaintiffs have to go through arbitration. U.S. District Judge …
By Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, P.L. September 28, 2011
Interesting story from Thompson Reuters. Filed under Better Than Fiction. Read the full story here. A half-decade ago, Richard Lehman was just a tax lawyer in South Florida who happened to have a very wealthy friend and client. Lehman’s fishing buddy, Wilson Lucom, was a curmudgeonly millionaire, a onetime member …
By Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, P.L. September 27, 2011
From yesterday’s LA Times. On deck in the Dodgers’ bankruptcy case: the Florida Marlins? Frank McCourt goes on a fishing expedition Dodgers owner, whom Major League Baseball is trying to push out of the game, wants a bankruptcy judge to force Selig to divulge financial data from every other club, …
By Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, P.L. September 15, 2011
The State of Florida teachers’ union says the law that bases teacher’s pay on performance is unconstitutional, and they have filed suit to challenge this new merit rule. Read the full story from the Sunshine State News here. ‘Disruptive’ Teachers Union Lawsuit Won’t Wash, Say Supporters By: Jim Turner | …
