With many across South Florida undertaking home improvement projects, a question to consider is if you could be sued by a construction worker who gets injured while working on your home. The answer is, maybe. If the construction worker is employed by a construction...
$2.5 million jury verdict – African-American Chief of Police denied an independent lawyer at city’s expense to defend him on police related claims. Discrimination claim brought due to long standing history of white police and fire chiefs routinely receiving this...
$900,000 settlement – Municipality sued for discrimination in failing to pay legal fees of Officer Lozano to his criminal defense lawyer Roy Black. Global settlements of discrimination claim, legal fee issue and back pay issues.
Every year, school administrators and teachers grapple with the decision whether to allow students to celebrate Halloween on campus. Inappropriate costumes, poor conduct and religious reasons have all factored into the decision making process behind an increasing...
