News & Updates

In a case of first impression, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Court”) has held that the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) protects employees’ pre-eligibility requests for [...]

WSH Litigator Timothy M. Ravich has been appointed to the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates as the representative for the Dade County Bar Association.  The appointment is [...]

On January 20, 2012, WSH obtained a complete defense victory for a major insurer in a case involving a unique section of Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Law. An employee who was [...]

The Florida Supreme Court has recently accepted jurisdiction in Ulloa v. CMI, Inc. to resolve a conflict between the Fifth District Court of Appeal and Second District Court of Appeal in CMI, [...]

Each year, the South Florida Business Journal lists the area’s most reputable firms and noteworthy attorneys in its Book of Law. We are thrilled to announce that the South Florida Business [...]

This summer, WSH Partner Laura K. Wendell was sworn in as the President of the Florida Association of Women Lawyers (“FAWL”) for the 2012-2013 year. In honor of Laura’s installation, WSH is [...]

Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal today granted a petition for writ of certiorari filed by Publix Super Markets, Inc., and quashed a trial court order that had required the supermarket [...]

Federal and state officials have reached a $26 billion foreclosure settlement with Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, and Ally Financial, five of the nation’s largest banks. [...]

Today U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro ruled that Governor Rick Scott’s Executive Order 11-58 providing for pre-employment drug testing and random drug testing of state employees violates the [...]

Today, Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal issued an employment ruling very favorable to employers, but certified conflict with the Fourth District on the same issue. The decision is Delva [...]