There’s a story in this week’s print edition about turmoil at a small, but well known, Miami law firm run by Jeremy Alters. Alters is a well-dressed, savvy attorney who recently lost three of his law partners due to money concerns and a change in his law firm’s focus. An additional key attorney left last […]
Another big night in the Barack Obama White House today, planned as another Salahi-free state dinner. This one is for Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, whom Obama hasn’t seen since their big meeting in France two weeks ago. This is the fourth of these big to-do’s, the most recent one being for China’s President Hu. It’ll […]
Hansel Emory Tookes II, host of a $10,000-a-plate luncheon on Tuesday for President Obama at his home in the Frenchman’s Reserve golf enclave, is largely unknown to those outside his circle – even to many Democratic leaders in Palm Beach County. But he is well-known to the Democratic National Committee. Welcome to the world of […]
Bucks County girl, family settle lawsuit with insurance company of driver who ran over her head. The family of a Bucks County teen who was run over by a sport utility vehicle on a Florida beach two years ago has reached a $17.5 million settlement with the driver’s insurance company, the family’s attorney said this […]
Liao leans back in his insulated guard booth in front of a massive factory 69 miles southeast of Beijing. It’s November 30, and a cold front has blown in off the Bohai Gulf. Liao lights a cheap cigarette and stares for a minute at the buildings. Bulky columns of pale smoke billow into bracing air. […]
A recent DBR story, “Miami Attorneys Fight Over Fees in $2.87B Award Against Cuba” reports that two Miami attorneys and former friends are locked in a fierce battle over who should receive legal fees from a $2.87 billion judgment against the Cuban government on behalf of a Cuban man who was driven to suicide by […]
Friday’s $410 million settlement of a class action lawsuit against Bank of America “validates everything I have been working for,” Miami attorney Jeremy Alters says. The win comes at a critical time for Alters, who, just a few months ago, acknowledged cash flow problems because of the large expense of tackling national class action cases. […]