Archive for month: June, 2019

David Rosendorf represents South Carolina utility customers who had filed a proposed class action in connection with an abandoned nuclear reactor project in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC, which was contracted to complete the project.  This case deals with the intersection of class action and bankruptcy law.

 

Cori Lopez-Castro represents the City of Coral Gables in many of its high-profile matters, including representing the City in defending its ordinance banning polystyrene. Ms. Lopez-Castro successfully obtained a final judgment in favor of the City entered by the Circuit Court in and for Miami-Dade County. The final judgment declares three Florida Statutes unconstitutional. The final judgment also determines that the City’s ordinances related to polystyrene regulation are valid and enforceable. The plaintiffs have appealed the final judgment.  The City is still waiting for an appellate ruling.  Ms. Lopez-Castro is also representing the City in its dispute with its utility provider, Florida Power & Light.  She was successful having the state court retain jurisdiction of the dispute.  Most courts abstain from considering the issues.  The matter against FP&L was settled after the Order on the Motion to Dismiss was issued.

Coral Gables can’t make FPL prepare for next storm, but can sue for Irma response delays

Cori Lopez-Castro and David Rosendorf represent the individuals who were injured or are the personal representatives or family members of individuals injured or killed (collectively, the Plaintiffs) as a result of the collapse of the pedestrian bridge which had been constructed to link the Florida International University campus to the City of Sweetwater (FIU Bridge).  Magnum Construction Management, LLC f/k/a Munilla Construction Management, LLC (MCM) was the contractor on the FIU Bridge.  There are presently twenty lawsuits against MCM and others filed in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court seeking damages from MCM and others as a result of the collapse of the FIU Bridge. Cori and David are representing the collective interests of the Plaintiffs in MCM’s bankruptcy case, including obtaining insurance proceeds from applicable carriers and assisting with the implementation of procedures for allocating the proceeds from MCM’s insurance policies among the Plaintiffs.

MCM files Chapter 11 in aftermath of FIU bridge collapse

Construction firm reaches $42M settlement for FIU bridge collapse

David L. Rosendorf represents FourShore Capital, LLC in connection with the potential acquisition of several Florida trucking companies which are about to file Chapter 11 petitions.  He has led the strategy as to how to structure the transaction, including purchasing secured debt, and thereafter, buying the assets as part of a §363 sale.