WSH Wins Appeal of Wrongful Death Case Before Fourth DCA
On February 22, WSH Partners Matthew H. Mandel, Jamie A. Cole and Laura K. Wendell obtained a favorable en banc decision on behalf of the City of Boca Raton in a wrongful [...]
Because Social Media is Discoverable, Businesses Should Take Precautions to Limit Liability
Social media sites and blogs have become increasingly popular among employees for firm marketing and business purposes. These marketing activities offer employers great potential exposure; an [...]
Social Media Users Beware – Your Posts May be Discoverable in Court
Many social media users are well aware of the perils of oversharing on the internet. Employers and college recruiters scour Facebook and Twitter for potentially compromising information about job [...]
WSH Partner Ed Guedes Wins Appeal Before Third District Court of Appeal for Miami-Dade School Board
WSH was recently retained by the Miami-Dade School Board to take the lead in a difficult, ongoing appeal before the Third District Court of Appeal of a decision by the State Board of [...]
WSH Litigators Obtain Victory in North Bay Village First Amendment Challenge
On June 12, Judge Ungaro of the Federal Southern District of Florida, granted the City of North Bay Village’s motion for summary judgment seeking the dismissal on standing grounds of a [...]
Supreme Court Tackles Health Care: Day 1 of Oral Arguments
This Monday, oral arguments began in the challenge brought by the attorney generals of 26 states to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The Supreme Court previously issued a writ of [...]
WSH Partner Matt Mandel Recognized as a “Top Lawyer”
WSH Partner Matthew H. Mandel has been honored as a “Top Lawyer” in the areas of Governmental Litigation and Commercial Litigation by the South Florida Legal Guide. The South Florida Legal Guide [...]
WSH Litigation Team Wins for the Miami Art Museum
Judge Barbara Areces of the 11th Judicial Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County entered a declaratory ruling today that the lease between the City of Miami and Miami Art Museum of Dade County [...]
Citing Religious Freedom, Supreme Court Backs Church In Discriminatory Discharge Case
On January 11, the United States Supreme Court held for the first time that federal discrimination laws do not protect church employees who perform religious duties. In Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical [...]
Fourth DCA Holds State Traffic Statute Does Not Violate Equal Protection Clause, Red Light Camera Violators Not Similary Situated
On July 25, the Fourth District Court of Appeal handed down a decision holding that section 316.075 of the Florida Statutes, which governs traffic control signal devices, is constitutional and [...]
