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DOJ Seeks to Settle Claims From Victims of Gymnastics Doctor Larry Nassar

Posted on August 23, 2022

  More than 100 girls and women who alleged sexual assault have made claims against the FBI for failures after Nassar was reported in the summer of 2015 Larry Nassar, a former team USA Gymnastics doctor, appeared in a Michigan court in 2018.PHOTO: REBECCA COOK/REUTERS By Sadie Gurman and Louise Radnofsky   Updated July 28, […]

Our heartfelt thoughts are with the members of our community affected by the Surfside tragedy

Posted on June 29, 2021

Our heartfelt thoughts are with the members of our community affected by the Surfside tragedy, as well as the brave men and women risking their lives as first responders. To help the individuals and families impacted, please visit: https://bit.ly/2SsxFaR

Daily Business Review: Litigation Department of the Year: Podhurst Orseck

Posted on October 13, 2020

The Miami litigation boutique serves as lead counsel in the case for 120,000 vehicle owners alleging Volkswagen’s defective suspension system was to blame for vehicles running through tires quickly in models build from 2009 to 2017. A $57 million preliminary settlement was drafted with the firm’s Peter Prieto, Matthew Weinshall and Alissa Del Riego representing […]

Judge Won’t Dismiss Parkland Victims’ Suit Against FBI

Posted on September 01, 2020

By Carolina Bolado Law360 (August 31, 2020, 8:27 PM EDT) — A Florida federal judge said Monday that the FBI must face a Federal Tort Claims Act suit filed by the families of students killed in the February 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, ruling that the agency had a duty to the students to follow […]

Daily Business Review: Stephen Rosenthal channels his strong work ethic into Parkland litigation

Posted on November 20, 2019

The Podhurst Orseck partner is representing the families of victims of the February 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in several lawsuits. By Zach Schlein | November 01, 2019 at 01:11 PM Stephen Rosenthal is the rare jack-of-all-trades who might actually be the master of them all. Long before he moved to Miami and joined […]

South Florida Business Journal: How this South Florida company took a Chinese firm to court and won

Posted on November 20, 2019

By Ashley Portero – Reporter, South Florida Business Journal A South Florida circuit board distributor that claimed a Chinese manufacturer knowingly committed fraud and engaged in unlawful conduct to hijack some of its clients emerged victorious in a recent court battle. Fort Lauderdale-based Circuitronix, was able to pursue the case due to a contract provision […]

Daily Business Review: How Miami attorneys negotiated $57M preliminary settlement with Volkswagen

Posted on November 20, 2019

“Both sides have something to gain by settling, and both sides have something to lose by continuing to litigate,” said Matthew Weinshall of Podhurst Orseck in Miami, who worked with Peter Prieto and Alissa Del Riego to negotiate the preliminary agreement. By Raychel Lean| August 02, 2019 at 03:01 PM Miami Podhurst Orseck attorneys Peter Prieto, Matthew Weinshall […]

Law360: Atlantic salmon farmers snagged in US cartel probe

Posted on November 20, 2019

By Matthew Perlman Law360 (November 15, 2019, 5:53 PM EST) — Following raids from European enforcers earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division has opened a criminal investigation into allegations of collusion in the Atlantic salmon farming industry. Norwegian producers of farmed salmon Grieg Seafood ASA, SalMar ASA, Lerøy Seafood Group ASA […]

Daily Business Review: Podhurst Orseck’s Marks, other lawyers to lead Ethiopian Airlines crash cases against Boeing

Posted on September 17, 2019

Steven Marks will help lead the plaintiffs executive committee handling nearly 100 cases filed over the Ethiopian Airlines crash that led Boeing to ground its 737 Max 8 jet. By Amanda Bronstad | September 17, 2019 Podhurst Orseck’s Steven Marks and two other attorneys with extensive experience in airline crash lawsuits will lead nearly 100 cases filed over […]

Daily Business Review: Litigation boutique with focus on class actions, MDLs, aviation

Posted on September 11, 2019

The Miami law firm is a small, tight-knit group of attorneys accustomed to playing on the national and international stage. By Catherine Wilson| September 10, 2019 at 09:36 AM Podhurst Orseck was founded in Miami more than half a century ago by two friends, Aaron Podhurst and Bobby Orseck. Podhurst was the trial lawyer, and Orseck handled […]