Federal Limits on Expert Discovery
Every lawyer who has ever worked with experts knows the rule: everything is discoverable. Except in federal court. On December 1, 2010, amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure took [...]
Palm Beach County Jury Finds That Municipality Did Not Selectively Enforce Its Building Code Nor Retaliate Against Home Owners
Recently, Daniel L. Abbott and Daniel A. Seigel successfully defended the Town of Manalapan in Palm Beach County and its elected officials in a jury trial brought by a home owner who attempted to [...]
Richard Jay Weiss Is 2012 Miami Government Relations Lawyer of the Year
Founding Member Richard Jay Weiss has been named the 2012 Miami Government Relations Practice Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers, the leading survey of lawyers worldwide. Each year, the honor is [...]
Changes to Florida Statutes Place Greater Restrictions on Public Employee Bonuses and Severance Pay
On June 17, 2011, Governor Scott signed Senate Bill 88 (the “Bill”) into law, which amends Section 215.425, Florida Statutes, in two material ways. As summarized below, the Bill contains [...]
WSH Sponsors Kozyak Minority Mentoring Picnic
This Saturday, November 12, attorneys, judges, and law students alike will convene at Amelia Earhart Park in Hialeah for the 8th Annual Kozyak Minority Mentoring Picnic. Weiss Serota Helfman [...]
Florida City Government Week Will Shine Spotlight On Municipal Government And Services
The Florida League of Cities has established Florida City Government Week as part of an effort to increase civic participation in Florida through education about municipal government and [...]
Brett J. Schneider and Raquel Elejabarrieta Win Arbitration For City Of Deerfield Beach
On August 2, the Florida Public Employees Relations Commission issued a Final Order in favor of the City of Deerfield Beach in a claim filed against the City by a former City mechanic alleging [...]
WSHPC&B Listed As One Of Best Law Firms By U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report has ranked Weiss Serota Helfman Pastoriza Cole & Boniske, P.L. in the first-tier in its inaugural Best Law Firms issue. Our ranking in Miami is in the [...]
SEC Issues Subpoenas For Information Relating to Marlins Stadium Financing
The Securities and Exchange Commission subpoenaed Miami-Dade County and the City of Miami seeking information on any investigation and analysis they did prior to issuing millions of dollars in [...]
Litigators Continue to Roll: WSH Successfully Enjoins Million Dollar Party Host From Violating Village Code
On Wednesday, WSH litigators achieved a big win for the Village of Indian Creek in an emergency injunction trial before the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court. The owner of an unoccupied [...]
