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FTC Report on Pharmacy Benefit Managers May Boost NJ’s Insulin MDL

By Lisa Willis Jan 21, 2025 The FTC’s new report on pharmacy benefit managers strengthens New Jersey’s insulin MDL, say Tal Lifshitz and Ben Wotlanzki. They argue the findings—revealing $7.3 billion in inflated drug revenues and broken rebate systems—reinforce arguments that PBMs manipulated insulin pricing. Their analysis predicts expanded litigation and heightened scrutiny of PBM practices in the MDL. […]

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More Litigation Coming? Insulin MDL Gets Boost from FTC Report

By Lisa Willis Jan 17, 2025 Insulin MDL litigation is gaining momentum, bolstered by a fresh FTC report. Tal Lifshitz and Ben Wotlanzki emphasize that the agency’s findings reinforce allegations of anticompetitive behavior and pricing manipulation. They predict a surge in lawsuits targeting insulin manufacturers, setting the stage for intensified legal scrutiny and robust multidistrict […]

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A Judge Ordered Squabbling Lawyers to Have Lunch: Here’s What Happened

By Tommaso Baronio January 15, 2025 A judge told attorneys to have a tête-à-tête. Plaintiff counsel paid the $74 bill, and the defense lawyer left a $74 tip. Click here to read the original article.

Former Kapoor site sold for $17.5 million

By Brian Bandell January 8, 2025 A local company bought the Miami Beach development site. Click here to read the original article.

A Broward woman called herself ‘Mother Teresa.’ She’s sentenced to 20 years for fraud

By David J. Neal December 4, 2024 Johanna Garcia’s guilty plea brings the MJ Capital Funding fraud totals to three guilty pleas; $190 million fraudulently raised; and $90 million lost by investors. Click here to read the original article.

Fla.’s ‘Mother Teresa’ Gets 20 Years For Ponzi Scheme

By Carolina Bolado December 3, 2024 A Florida federal judge on Tuesday accused the U.S. attorney’s office of “abdicating its responsibility” by agreeing to a maximum of 20 years in prison for Johanna Garcia, the former MJ Capital CEO known as “Mother Teresa” who pled guilty to running a $190 million Ponzi scheme. Click here […]

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Jury Finds Dentons, Ex-Partner Beat Malpractice Claim Over $54 Million Currency Deal

By Tommaso Baronio December 2, 2024 A Miami jury found Dentons and attorney Susan Rammelt not guilty of fraud or malpractice in a $54 million dollars-to-bolivares currency transaction in which lawyer Fernando Lauria claimed to have lost millions and accused the defendant of leading an elaborate Ponzi scheme. Click here to read the original article.

SEC agrees to settle fraud lawsuit against Rishi Kapoor

By Francisco Alvarado November 15, 2024 Under proposed deal, disgraced Location Ventures founder is prohibited from denying wrongdoing. Click here to read the original article.

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Final Countdown’: SEC Launches Nearly 800% Litigation Surge in October

By Michael A. Mora November 13, 2024 “All signs—most notably the recent surge in bitcoin’s price—point to a new day for bitcoin specifically and crypto in general,” said Tal J. Lifshitz, a partner at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton. Click here to read the original article.

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Miami Law’s Class Action Forum to Feature Judges, New Rules, and Insights on MDL Practice

By Tommaso Baronio November 3, 2024 “This year is going to be a signature year for the program because we have judges from the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in addition to other outstanding judges,” said Harley S. Tropin, co-founding partner at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton. Click here to read the original article.

Appeals Court Affirms Everglades Foundation Scientist Conviction

By Lisa Willis October 31, 2024 The Third District Court of Appeal in Miami affirmed Circuit Judge Carlos Lopez’s decision, concluding that Van Lent willfully disobeyed an injunction by deleting or downloading files belonging to the foundation, where he had been employed for 17 years. Click here to read the original article.

Florida Law Firms Brace for Category 5 Hurricane Milton

By Lisa Willis October 9, 2024 Nearly all of Florida is bracing for Hurricane Milton, which forecasters anticipate to be one of the most destructive storms on record. Law firms. Click here to read the original article.