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Fla. Restaurants Sue Lloyd’s For COVID-19 Coverage

Florida restaurants, El Novillo Restaurant Group proposed a class action focusing on entities suffering COVID-19 related losses in the non-essential hospitality sector.

Retail tenants are seeking rent relief. Some landlords take a long view; others say no.

With tourism at a standstill and nonessential businesses closed, local commercial tenants are looking for rent breaks as the coronavirus crisis heads into April.

Bilzin Sumberg And Partner Shed Sanctions Order

A Miami-Dade Circuit judge has vacated a sanctions order against Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP and partner Jose M. Ferrer. Bilzin Sumberg and Ferrer are represented by Harley Tropin of Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton and Raoul Cantero of White & Case LLP. 

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Javier Lopez Takes Over as Youngest Managing Partner at Kozyak Tropin

Javier Lopez takes on management duties as the youngest managing partner at KTT. 

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7 Cases to Watch in 2020

Tal J. Lifshitz is keeping a close eye on a case before the Florida Supreme Court that will regulate a party’s ability to depose high-ranking officials in high-stakes discovery battles.

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Foundation or Fraud? That Was Something for a Bankruptcy Judge to Decide

Corali Lopez-Castro and her team led an effort successfully introducing fault-finding evidence against a debtor.

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DBR Recognizes Most Effective Lawyers for 2019

Corali Lopez-Castro was recognized along with three dozen South Florida attorneys for their exceptional achievements in the past year by the Daily Business Review. 

Miami Firm Handling Suit Against Ex-Presidente Market Owner Over Murder

Javier A. Lopez, Evan Stroman, and Dwayne A. Robinson of Kozyak Tropin and Throckmorton in Coral Gables are preparing for a civil trial. Lopez, Stroman, and Robinson represent the Market owners widow Daisy Holcombe, who’s seeking millions in damages for wrongful death and conspiracy to commit wrongful death.

BofA, Citizens Bank Defeat Investors’ $102M Ponzi Suit

A New York federal judge on Friday tossed out a suit brought by a proposed class of investors claiming Bank of America and Citizens Bank facilitated a $102 million Ponzi scheme, finding the investors hadn’t plausibly alleged the banks knew about the scheme.

Nuñez suit could turn more banks into targets

Evan Stroman takes lead for Miami law firm Kozyak, Tropin & Throckmorton, which represents the plaintiffs, bases its “trafficking” argument on information from a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, where Société Générale admitted that it violated the U.S. embargo against Cuba.

Mercedes-Benz’s Anti-Whiplash Headrests at Center of Putative Class Action Lawsuit

Benjamin Widlanksi and a team of Florida attorneys have launched a putative class action lawsuit against Mercedes-Benz USA LLC, claiming there’s a dangerous defect in hundreds of thousands of cars.

Economic Eye On Cuba

SEC 10Q Filing By Carnival Corporation For Potential Impact By Libertad Act Lawsuits.