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South Florida Sun-Sentinel – Class-action status OK’d in claim BJ’s collects excessive sales tax (May 31, 2017)
By Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, P.L. May 31, 2017
By Ron Hurtibise A lawsuit alleging that B.J.’s Wholesale Club is charging excessive sales tax can proceed as a class action, meaning it could benefit all members paying the tax, a judge has ruled. The suit was filed in 2015 by a Miami-Dade County woman, Laura Bugliaro, who said she …
Daily Business Review – Judge Sides With Sweetwater Mayor in Budget Fight (July 12, 2016)
By Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, P.L. July 19, 2016
Download this article – PDF Judge Sides With Sweetwater Mayor in Budget Fight Days after warning Sweetwater commissioners that the city will be broke by August, the mayor won court approval Monday to use his version of the budget. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Barbara Areces ruled that the …
Judge Sides With Sweetwater Mayor in Budget Fight
By Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, P.L. July 14, 2016
by Celia Ampel, Daily Business Review Days after warning Sweetwater commissioners that the city will be broke by August, the mayor won court approval Monday to use his version of the budget. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Barbara Areces ruled that the commission had violated Florida law by balancing the budget with …
Reflecting on the Americans with Disabilities Act
By Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, P.L. July 23, 2014
July 26 marks the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark law passed in 1990 that for first time in our history created nationwide standards for combating discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodation, communications, tele-communications relay services and government activities. The Act has …