Florida Bankruptcy Trustee Charged with $16M in Fraud
A bankruptcy trustee in South Florida has been charged with misappropriating at least $16 million from bankruptcy cases to which she was assigned.
Year: 2011
Supreme Court Rules That Federal Auto Safety Standards Do Not Bar State Court Lawsuits
Despite its disappointing ruling on vaccine-related lawsuits earlier this week, the Supreme Court just decided another personal injury case that marks a significant victory for victims of negligently designed or manufactured automobiles.
Supreme Court Rules Against Parents in Vaccine Case
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the parents of a child who suffered seizures and developmental disorders after being vaccinated. The parents sued the vaccine manufacturer, Wyeth, owned by Pfizer Inc. for personal injuries sustained by their daughter as an infant. By a …
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PERENICH The Law Firm Has a New Home
After months of renovation, PERENICH The Law Firm’s Clearwater office has settled into its new location at 25749 US Hwy 19.
Keyless Cars May be Fatal
This morning’s broadcast of the “Today” show provided a grim reminder of the potential health hazards and personal injury risks in cars with keyless ignitions. The show discussed the recent deaths of two Florida residents and a New York man in the past year …
The Consequences of Fast-Tracking Foreclosure Lawsuits
In fact, in 2010, the Sixth Judicial Circuit used federal stimulus money to hire retired judges to expedite the summary judgment process and set quotas for closing out pending residential foreclosure actions.
While this may be an effective way to clear the backlog of cases created by the throng of foreclosure lawsuits and ease the strain on the judiciary, the banks could have easily prevented this bottleneck by waiting to file suit until their paperwork was in order and until they had complied with all conditions and procedures under federal and Florida law.