TRIALS
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Obtained a defense verdict for a major tobacco company in a Florida wrongful death jury trial and, in a separate trial, limited a plaintiff's recovery to $800,000 against a requested $14 million in damages, serving as lead trial counsel in both matters and in multiple additional tobacco product liability trials across Florida state courts.
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Obtained a $9.7 million jury verdict in compensatory and punitive damages on behalf of an international telecommunications company in a federal fraud and conspiracy trial in Oregon.
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Obtained a verdict totaling over $5.7 million on behalf of a public employee in a whistleblower retaliation and wrongful termination trial in Broward County.
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Obtained a directed verdict on all contract claims on behalf of a business defendant in a Broward County commercial jury trial, with the court also granting sanctions, attorneys' fees, and a finding of fraud upon the court.
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Obtained a $2.5 million federal jury verdict on behalf of a pro bono client in a disability discrimination and retaliation case against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, entering the case on the eve of trial.
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Served as defense counsel for a major property and casualty insurance company in more than a dozen first-party property insurance jury trials across Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, obtaining defense verdicts, favorable settlements, and fee entitlements under Florida's proposal for settlement statute.
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Represented an international chemical manufacturer in a jury trial defending claims of environmental contamination dating back to the 1970s.
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Represented an international engineering and construction company in a one-month bench trial where a Fortune 500 energy company sought breach of contract damages for the design and construction of a power plant.
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Represented an international financial institution in a fourteen-day bench trial defending a former officer's claims of statutory indemnification and breach of contract.
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Represented a property management company in a two-week jury trial defending claims that an insurer failed to pay Hurricane Wilma damage sustained by thirteen apartment buildings.
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Represented a major financial institution in a federal jury trial defending claims of age, race, and national origin discrimination brought by a former employee.
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Represented a client in an eight-day jury trial defending claims of sexual harassment, constructive discharge, and retaliation.
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Represented a major agricultural company as lead counsel in two four-week class action trials where plaintiffs alleged breach of employment contracts and sought millions in back wages.
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Represented an employer in a two-week bench trial defending a class action breach of contract claim.
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Represented a major insurance company in a four-day bench trial where a medical practice sought damages for environmental contamination of a company-owned office building.
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Represented a client in a seven-day federal jury trial defending claims of independent contractor misclassification under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Represented a local bank in claims brought by a foreign affiliate bank.
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Represented two plaintiffs in a five-day bench trial challenging the validity of a foreign judgment.​
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