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Trainspotting – Success of California High Speed Rail Plan Could Have Consequences for Florida Train Travel

January 31, 2012

With more drivers on the roads every day in South Florida, state transportation planners face a daunting challenge to alleviate road congestion while efficiently moving thousands of drivers. When [...]

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    WSH Member Mitch Bierman Moderates Panel Discussion on Design-Build Delivery Method

    January 31, 2012

    WSH Member Mitchell A. Bierman will moderate a panel of speakers at the Design-Build Institute of America Florida Region, Inc.’s March 29 luncheon at the Shula Hotel & Golf Club in [...]

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      WSH Member Susan Trevarthen Presents at APA’s 2012 National Planning Conference

      January 31, 2012

      WSH Member Susan L. Trevarthen will be speaking at the American Planning Association’s 2012 National Planning Conference.  In “Bridging the Attorney-Planner Gap,” Susan [...]

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        Supreme Court Gives Death Row Inmate Relief Due to Big Law Firm Mailroom Screwup

        January 31, 2012

        On Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Maples v. Thomas that a death row inmate in Alabama must be given another chance to file an appeal after his attorneys abandoned their [...]

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          Founding Member Richard Jay Weiss to Speak at Good Government Initiative

          January 31, 2012

          On March 22, Founding Member Richard Jay Weiss will be speaking at the Good Government Initiative as part of a four member panel discussing “The Tension over Pensions: Good Public Policy or [...]

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            Florida Employers Take Note….Eleventh Circuit Holds Pre-Eligibility Notice of Post-Eligibility Leave Is Protected Activity Under FMLA

            January 31, 2012

            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 [...]

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              WSH Litigator Tim Ravich to Represent Dade County in ABA’s House of Delegates

              January 31, 2012

              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 [...]

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                Three WSH Members Recognized as “Leading Lawyers”

                January 31, 2012

                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 [...]

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                  City of Baltimore Sues Major Banks, Alleging Antitrust Violations

                  January 31, 2012

                  In 2011, the city of Baltimore and the New Britain Firefighters’ Benefit Fund sued more than a dozen major U.S. banks, alleging that the banks engaged in antitrust violations that [...]

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                    Federal Judge Holds Florida Executive Order Requiring Drug Testing for State Workers Unconstitutional

                    January 31, 2012

                    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 [...]

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