536 F. Supp. 2d 1301 (2008) Joel Hakim STACO, an individual, Amanei Devot, an individual, Plaintiffs, v. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, a political subdivision, J. Zanconato, an individual, H. Tabares, an individual, Jane Doe, an individual, Defendants. No; 07-23105-CIV-HUCK/SIMONTON. United States District Court, S.D. Florida. February 26, 2008. *1302 Joseph W. Gibson, Jr., Miami, FL, for Plaintiffs. Mandana M. Dashtaki, Craig Edward Leen, Assistant County Attorneys, Miami, FL, for Defendants. ORDER...
(2008) Howard MORRIS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. ADT SECURITY SERVICES, et al. Case Nos. 07-80950-CIV, 07-81074, 07-81220. United States District Court, S.D. Florida. October 3, 2008. ORDER ON ADT'S MOTION TO DISMISS DONALD M. MIDDLEBROOKS, District Judge. Plaintiffs commenced this purported class action suit against Defendant, ADT, alleging (1) a violation of Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act ("FDUTPA"), Fla. Stat. § 501.201 ("Count I") and (2) unjust enrichment (Count II). [1]...
(2008) Esperanza GARCIA, Plaintiff v. GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE, Defendant. Geico General Insurance, Plaintiff v. Edgar Baena, et al., Defendants. Case Nos. 07-23044-CIV, 07-23358-CIV. United States District Court, S.D. Florida, Miami Division. November 17, 2008. ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ADALBERTO JORDAN, District Judge. These cases arose out of a tragic car crash that took the life of Poala Penafiel on the morning of December 17, 2006. All parties have filed motions for summary...
632 F. Supp. 2d 1147 (2008) SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS CORP., Plaintiff, v. The TAG COMPANY US, LLC, et al., Defendants. Case No.: 06-81105-CIV. United States District Court, S.D. Florida. December 19, 2008. *1154 Stephen Bernard Gillman, Shutts & Bowen, Miami, FL, Mark L. Levine, Mark S. Ouweleen, Sean Gallagher, Shayna S. Cook, Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott, Chicago, IL, Sean C. Grimsley, Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott, Denver, CO, for Plaintiff. David Kenneth Friedland, Leslie...
(2008) PALM BEACH COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION, et al., Plaintiffs, v. The State of FLORIDA, et al., Defendants, Florida Power and Light Company, Applicant-Intervenor. Case No. 08-80553-CIV. United States District Court, S.D. Florida. November 18, 2008. ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS' EMERGENCY MOTION FOR TEMPORARY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF [DE 15] AND DENYING INTERVENOR-DEFENDANT'S MOTION IN LIMINE [DE 40] DONALD M. MIDDLEBROOKS, District Judge. THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon Plaintiffs' Emergency...
(2008) AMERICAN PERSONALITY PHOTOS, LLC, Plaintiff, v. John Y. MASON, Defendant. Case No. 08-80507-CIV. United States District Court, S.D. Florida. December 4, 2008. ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE AND DENYING DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS AND COMPEL ARBITRATION DANIEL T.K. HURLEY, District Judge. THIS CAUSE is before the court upon defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint and compel arbitration [DE # 17] and the report and recommendation of the Honorable James M....
(2008) Barbara PERESS, Plaintiff, v. Paul H. WAND, M.D., & Paul H. Wand, M.D., P.A., Defendants. Case No. 08-61390-CIV. United States District Court, S.D. Florida. December 17, 2008. ORDER WILLIAM J. ZLOCH District Judge. THIS MATTER is before the Court upon Plaintiff Barbara Peress's Motion For Attorney's Fees (DE 19). The Court has carefully reviewed said Motion and the entire court file and is otherwise fully advised in the premises. Plaintiff brought this action against Defendants under the...
(2008) Jay S. SPECHLER, Plaintiff, v. Victor TOBIN, Defendant. Case No. 08-61130-CIV. United States District Court, S.D. Florida, Miami Division. December 10, 2008. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS FEDERICO A. MORENO, District Judge. "For after all, the best thing one can do when it is raining is to let it rain." Rather than heed Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's famous words, Plaintiff, former Broward County Judge Jay Spechler resigned his judgeship one business day after receiving a letter from...
(2008) Daniel TURNER, Plaintiff, v. CREATIVE HOSPITALITY VENTURES, INC., Defendant. Case No. 08-61040-CIV. United States District Court, S.D. Florida. December 2, 2008. OMNIBUS ORDER WILLIAM J. ZLOCH, District Judge. THIS MATTER is before the Court upon Defendant's Motion For Summary Judgment (DE 15), Defendant's Motion To Stay Proceedings (DE 19), the Parties' Joint Motion To Extend Certain Trial-Related Deadlines (DE 17), and the Parties' Joint Motion For Extension Of Time To Complete...
(2008) PHLD PARTNERSHIP, Plaintiff v. ARCH SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. Case No. 08-60688-CIV. United States District Court, S.D. Florida, Miami Division. July 3, 2008. ORDER Granting Motion to Remand and Closing Case ADALBERTO JORDAN, District Judge. PHLD filed this class action in state court, alleging that the insurance policies issued by Arch contained a separate hurricane deductible and co-insurance penalty without the notice required under Florida law. The alleged class...
586 F. Supp. 2d 1336 (2008) Thomas E. BERG, Jr., Plaintiff, v. MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION COLLECTION DIVISION, INC., d/b/a MAF Collection Services, Defendant. Case No. 08-60660-CIV. United States District Court, S.D. Florida. October 31, 2008. *1338 Donald A. Yarbrough, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Plaintiff. Joan Carlos Wizel, Onier Llopiz, Lydecker Diaz Lee Behar Berga & De Zayas, Miami, FL, for Defendant. ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS THE COMPLAINT WITH PREJUDICE WILLIAM P. DIMITROULEAS,...
622 F. Supp. 2d 1347 (2008) Judy COPELAND, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Miami Field Office, Defendants. Case No. 08-60588-CIV. United States District Court, S.D. Florida. December 22, 2008. Judy Copeland, Hollywood, FL, pro se. *1348 ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS JAMES I. COHN, District Judge. THIS CAUSE is before the Court on Defendants' Motion to Dismiss...
(2008) Richard MILBOURN, Plaintiff, v. AARMADA PROTECTION SYSTEMS 2000, INC. and Wainsworth Jackson, Defendants. Case No. 08-60269-CIV. United States District Court, S.D. Florida, Miami Division. November 20, 2008. ORDER CECILIA M. ALTONAGA, District Judge. THIS CAUSE came before the Court on Defendants, Aarmada Protection Systems 2000, Inc. ("Aarmada), and Wainsworth Jackson's ("Jackson['s]") Motion for Summary Judgment [D.E. 19], filed on August 29, 2008. The Court has carefully considered...
(2008) Matthew K. GAISSER, Plaintiff, v. PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC, et al., Defendants. Case No. 08-60177-CIV. United States District Court, S.D. Florida, Miami Division. August 5, 2008. ORDER CECILIA M. ALTONAGA, District Judge. THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon Defendants, Robert J. Orovitz and Robert J. Orovitz, P.A.'s Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint [D.E. 56], filed on June 13, 2008; and Defendant, Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC's Motion to Dismiss First Amended Class...
(2008) Louise EXIME, Plaintiff, v. E.W. VENTURES, INC. and Kevin Hagenstad, Defendants. Case No. 08-60099-CIV. United States District Court, S.D. Florida. December 23, 2008. ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT PATRICIA A. SEITZ, District Judge. THIS CAUSE is before the Court on Defendants E.W. Ventures, Inc. ("E.W. Ventures") and Kevin Hagenstad's Motion for Summary Judgment [DE-28]. This labor dispute arises from alleged wage violations at a local dry cleaning business....
(2008) Allison SMITH, Plaintiff, v. UNDER ARMOUR, INC., Defendant. Case No. 08-22835-CIV. United States District Court, S.D. Florida, Miami Division. December 18, 2008. ORDER CECILIA M. ALTONAGA, District Judge. THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon Defendant, Under Armour, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss [D.E. 11], filed on November 24, 2008. The undersigned has carefully reviewed the Motion, the record, and applicable law. I. BACKGROUND On October 10, 2008, Plaintiff, Allison Smith, filed her...
(2008) Allison SMITH, Plaintiff, v. ZAZZLE.COM, INC., Defendant. Case No. 08-22371-CIV. United States District Court, S.D. Florida, Miami Division. December 9, 2008. ORDER OF DISMISSAL JAMES LAWRENCE KING, District Judge. THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon the Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (D.E. # 7) filed October 9, 2008, in which the Defendant asserts that the instant action should be dismissed for the following reasons: (1) the plain language of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction...
(2008) ABC CHARTERS, INC., a Florida Corporation; Marazul Charters, Inc., a Florida Corporation; Damuji Services Inc., a Florida Corporation; Wilson International Services, Inc., a Florida Corporation; Cuba Travel Services, Inc., a California Corporation; Celimar Travel Services, Inc., a Florida Corporation; Paradise International, Inc., a Florida Corporation; Cojimar Express Services, Inc., a Florida Corporation; Cuba Express, Inc., a Florida Corporation; Cubamerica Immigration Services Corp.,...
581 F. Supp. 2d 1248 (2008) AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR the ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. PERIODICALS PUBLICACOES TECNICAS, et al., Defendants. Case No. 08-21696-CIV. United States District Court, S.D. Florida, Miami Division. September 25, 2008. Michael Diaz, Jr., Carlos F. Gonzalez, and Brant C. Hadaway, Diaz, Reus, & Targ, LLP, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff. ORDER CECILIA M. ALTONAGA, District Judge. THIS CAUSE came before the Court for an evidentiary hearing on September *1249 24,...
(2008) STIEFEL LABORATORIES, INC., and Stiefel Sales, Inc., Plaintiff, v. GALDERMA LABORATORIES, INC., Defendant. Case No. 08-21620-CIV. United States District Court, S.D. Florida, Miami Division. November 13, 2008. ORDER DONALD L. GRAHAM, District Judge. THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon Defendant's Motion to Transfer Venue Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) and Supporting Memorandum of Law [D.E. 10] and Defendant's Motion to Stay Further Proceedings Pending Resolution of Galderma's Motion...
