ONLINE TRAVEL AGENCY SETTLEMENT FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY
I, along with two of my best friends, who are terrific trial lawyers, Louis Silber and John Romano, (our local Palm Beach County Legal Dream Team!), have had the very great pleasure of representing our Palm Beach County Tax Collector.
SOME SOUND INSURANCE ADVICE
Article with great insurance advice before hurricane season in South Florida.
HEALTH INSURERS RAISE PREMIUMS BUT HAVE HUGE RESERVES
The politicians who were against the recent Health Care Reform Act, and the health insurance industry, kept repeating the myth that most people are happy with their health insurance.
WILLIAMS VS. HERITAGE OPERATING, L.P.
Initiated in 2005, Williams vs. Heritage Operating, L.P. was brought on behalf of a Class of former Peoples Gas Customers improperly charged tank rent for propane tanks that were buried in, or installed on, Class members’ respective property.
CAN YOUR HEALTH INSURER DENY A CLAIM DUE TO INTOXICATION?
Health insurance policies are contracts which spell out the rights and obligations of the parties. These policies are designed to pay for medical expenses as provided for under the policy, however, policies also contain exclusions which can limit the scope of coverage.
UNDERSTANDING THE “REASONABLE METHODOLOGY” REQUIREMENT FOR PROVING CLASS ACTION CLAIMS
Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.220(a) contains four (4) threshold requirements in order to obtain class certification.
WHAT IS “PROMPT NOTICE” WHEN REPORTING A HOMEOWNER’S CLAIM?
In a recent decision, the Fourth District Court of Appeal addressed whether a homeowner failed to provide his insurance company with proper notice when reporting a claim for damage to his home.
LENDER’S FAILURE TO CONDUCT FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEW WITH BORROWER MAY LEAD TO DISMISSAL OF FORECLOSURE ACTION
Home loans insured by the Federal Housing Authority (“FHA”) often contain language providing that the note which is secured by a mortgage “does not authorize acceleration when not permitted by HUD regulations …”
ESTABLISHING A MALICIOUS PROSECUTION CLAIM
Sometimes plaintiffs sue for all the wrong reasons. If a party sues an individual without a proper basis to bring suit, the party being sued may have a claim for malicious prosecution against the party who wrongfully filed suit.
BEWARE OF LENDERS WRONGFULLY FORECLOSING ON A REVERSE MORTGAGE
A reverse mortgage allows older homeowners to receive monthly payments from a lender based on the homeowners’ equity in their home.
GRAMMAR! HOW VERB TENSE WON A HEALTH INSURANCE LAWSUIT!
Many “trial lawyers” crow about how much money they make for themselves and their clients. We’re not of that ilk. Every case is important to the client, and for us.
OUR FORCE PLACED INSURANCE CLASS ACTION. WHEN LENDERS WANT TO PROTECT THEIR INTEREST IN VEHICLES.
Let me begin by apologizing for the very long delay in blog posts…..I’m a busy, practicing Trial Lawyer, who occasionally blogs, and not a professional blogger who ghosts writes a blog….. Still I’ll try to post more often.
REVERSE MORTGAGE PROBLEMS… THE ISSUES ARE ONGOING
I posted about Reverse Mortgages two weeks ago. We received some excellent and helpful e-mails in response, as well as several comments here on the Legal Examiner. One of those comments suggests that our information is old and outdated.
CONTINENTAL AIRBAGS CLASS ACTION
Several weeks ago, our terrific team, filed suit on behalf of 2008 – 2010 Honda Accord Owners regarding their Airbag systems (SRS). This system is not a Takata system, but is instead manufactured by Continental.
RUMINATIONS ON ADVERTISING AND BEING A FIDUCIARY
I’ve been doing a lot of driving lately, to Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami, Tampa… and it seems that in every major city, there are the same billboards, showing some smiling individual with the tag line that their lawyer got them X number of dollars!
HONOR AND MENDACITY, THE YANG AND YIN OF DOING THINGS RIGHT
If you haven’t taken the time to go and watch “The Big Short” movie, you really ought to. It is thought provoking, true, informative, and it will make you angry. (The acting, and the directing are beyond top notch).
MEDICAL BILL BALANCE BILLING
Here’s the scenario: You get healthcare, you give the healthcare provider your insurance card (automobile insurance after an accident, or health insurance/HMO otherwise).
DOES SAFETY SELL?
When anyone purchased or leased a 2014 Cadillac CTS Sedan prior to the spring of 2014, the vehicle had a new car sticker, (called a Monroney Sticker), that indicated the 2014 CTS sedan had been tested, and had a 5 Star Crash Rating, all around.
NO TRIAL LAWYER IS AN ISLAND, YOU JUST CAN’T DO THIS STUFF ALONE
We are rather heavily involved in class action litigation of all types. Very rarely do we handle a class action without teaming up with other experienced law firms.
RANDOM AND CONTRASTING THOUGHTS ON ATTITUDES AND JUSTICE
Not every post is about what cases we’re winning, losing, or simply struggling with. This past week I’ve spent a good deal of time simply ruminating about two opposite but telling things I’ve read.