Lawyers filed a petition with the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday asking that law students who could not take the recently canceled August Florida Bar exam be allowed to practice law immediately. More than 100 attorneys signed on to the petition proposing an emergency rule that would allow those who signed up for the exam […]
With students, faculty, and staff returning to many campuses, this fall will be a Covid-19 liability minefield even under the best of circumstances. Look what colleges are up against. Start with the mind-boggling public-health logistics of educational and residential life, and possibly of some athletics and other extracurriculars. Add the ebb and flow of off-campus […]
When it comes to filing lawsuits seeking damages for alleged violations of civil rights, location matters, said attorney Anthony Russo, founder of The Russo Law Firm in Delray Beach….click here to view the full article
Could one of the long-term effects of the coronavirus epidemic be better housekeeping by lawyers? Here’s one impetus. Eleventh Circuit Judge Scott Bernstein noted that with the sudden switch to video conferences to conduct court business, “I’ve seen the kitchen tables and counters of about 45 lawyers in Miami.” Bernstein and several lawyers, though, expect […]
Legal experts predict a wave of coronavirus litigation, mainly from employees, against companies staying operational during the pandemic.The coronavirus has forced stores to close, grandmothers to do video chats and Luddites to shop on Amazon, but it’s expected to cause at least one more thing: lawsuits. Anytime you have a tragedy or a crisis that […]
The doctor who operated on a now-brain dead Florida woman last week did not know the spa where he performed liposuction on her was not licensed to offer the treatment, his lawyer said today. “Dr. Brito was unaware of the licenses that were obtained by the clinic or the licenses enforced by the clinic,” Brian Bieber, Dr. Omar Brito’s […]
A South Florida doctor is giving up his medical license after he caused the death last year of a woman during a liposuction procedure, generating attention around the world. Dr. Omar Brito Marin voluntarily surrendered his Florida medical license, according to his lawyer and the state Department of Health after DOH ruled he was “an immediate […]
(NBC) – A South Florida doctor is giving up his medical license after he caused the death last year of a woman during a liposuction procedure, generating attention around the world. Dr. Omar Brito Marin voluntarily surrendered his Florida medical license, according to his lawyer and the state Department of Health, after the DOH ruled […]
A Florida mother of three is on life support after a visit to her local spa last week, her lawyers say. “It’s just a matter of time before she’s dead,” said Michael Freedland, one of the lawyers for 37-year-old Rohie Kah. Freedland and his partner, Anthony Russo, said Kah visited the Weston MedSpa in Weston, […]
The bar exam has long been a rite of passage for would-be lawyers. But those in the legal industry are questioning how accurate the bar exam really is in determining a lawyer’s abilities to serve the public. Seven legal experts discuss various alternatives for admitting new lawyers into the profession, ranging from modifying the existing […]