The Judiciary Judge Colodny agrees to reprimand, $5,000 fine By: Jose Pagliery Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Yvonne Colodny has negotiated a reprimand and $5,000 fine as punishment for illegal fundraising in her 2008 judicial campaign.
Banking Local ownership approved for 1st National Bank By: Wayne Tompkins
Homestead-based 1st National Bank of South Florida said Thursday that it is returning to local ownership with the Federal Reserve’s approval of Richard Alger and Bill Losner to increase their stake in the bank’s parent, Hometown of Homestead Holding.
Banking U.S. Century Bank reports second straight profit By: Wayne Tompkins
U.S. Century Bank reported its second consecutive quarterly profit on Thursday, earning $733,000, down slightly from its first-quarter profit of just more than $1 million.
Spirits Alcohol bill means ‘happy hour’ for lobbyists By: Carrie Levine Trade associations and lobbyists for alcohol manufacturers such as MillerCoors, Anheuser-Busch, Heineken and Diageo are brawling with their wholesale distributors over a bill that would strengthen states’ ability to regulate alcohol and make it harder to challenge state alcohol laws in court.
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Jury Verdicts & Settlements Attorneys win $6 million for parents of teen killed in wreck By: Review staff & VerdictSearch
Rebecca Lee Larson and Michael R. Santana were successful in a one-day trial on damages only after the defense admitted liability for a fatal car wreck.
Social Media How Facebook can make or break your case By: Eric B. Meyer The first thing attorney Eric B. Mayer does after receiving a copy of an employee-filed complaint is check the plaintiff out on Facebook. “Just imagine missing the Facebook post: ‘I’ll do whatever it takes to get back at my employer,’” he says.
Careers Moms who won't quit By: Vivia Chen Recent studies show how former high-powered professionals turned full-time moms have made parenthood exhausting. Maybe it's those impossible standards of parenting that make some lawyer-moms glad they can hide out in the office.
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