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Jury Awards Keystone Coal $67 Million in Case With Jaxport - [May 5, 2008]
In an eminent domain proceeding that began just after Florida tightened its eminent domain laws, Brigham Moore LLP, Florida's largest private property rights defense firm, recently attained a $67 million jury verdict for its client, Keystone Coal. This is the largest eminent domain jury verdict ever in circuit court in the state of Florida.
For the past few years, Keystone has been involved in a hotly-disputed eminent domain battle with the Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport), which is conducting a slow take of Keystone's 70-acre property along the St. Johns River. Keystone intended to develop it into a large-scale coal/bulk cargo terminal. Although Keystone challenged the taking, the courts decided to allow it in 2006.
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For the past few years, Keystone has been involved in a hotly-disputed eminent domain battle with the Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport), which is conducting a slow take of Keystone's 70-acre property along the St. Johns River. Keystone intended to develop it into a large-scale coal/bulk cargo terminal. Although Keystone challenged the taking, the courts decided to allow it in 2006.
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Plastic Surgery's Painful Price - [May 9, 2007]
TAMPA - ...Lucia is in a court battle with Memorial Hospital and the surgeon who worked there, blaming them for disfiguring her.
The defense team for the hospital, and Dr. Haedicke, the surgeon, denied it. Attorney Brian Stokes, in his opening statement to the jury, said, "he did care for this patient... He acted reasonably, he acted appropriately -- he did the best he could do," continued Mr. Stokes...
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The defense team for the hospital, and Dr. Haedicke, the surgeon, denied it. Attorney Brian Stokes, in his opening statement to the jury, said, "he did care for this patient... He acted reasonably, he acted appropriately -- he did the best he could do," continued Mr. Stokes...
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Is Legislature Still Committed to Property Rights? - [May 2, 2007]
Last year, Florida went on record in support of private property rights protection, passing one of the most comprehensive eminent domain reforms in the country.
As a result, eminent domain cannot be used by community redevelopment agencies to take property from one private owner and give it to another in the instance of "slum" or "blight." A constitutional amendment also passed prohibiting the use of eminent domain to accomplish any private-to-private transfer...
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As a result, eminent domain cannot be used by community redevelopment agencies to take property from one private owner and give it to another in the instance of "slum" or "blight." A constitutional amendment also passed prohibiting the use of eminent domain to accomplish any private-to-private transfer...
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Can an impartial jury be found for Couey? - [February 16, 2007]
MIAMI - In the Couey case, many potential jurors seem to be struggling with the idea of 'innocent until proven guilty.' ...the death of this little girl is too much for them to become objective, and they're looking to blame someone," explained jury consultant Michael Boucher with Trial Consulting Services Inc.
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Breaking The Banks: The inside story of the $6.1 billion WorldCom settlement - [2005]
American Lawyer - When 17 underwriters agreed to pay more than $6 billion to settle a securities class action arising from the WorldCom debacle, it set a new precedent. Only five months later, an Enron class settlement topped $7 billion. Law firms representing banks in such massive cases might want to rethink their strategies.
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Arthur Anderson Settles Fraud Claim - [Apr. 27, 2005]
New York (AP) - Decimated auditing firm Arthur Anderson LLP paid $65 million Tuesday to settle claims that it should have sniffed out the record-breaking fraud at the telecommunications company WorldCom.
The settlement brought to $6.13 billion the amount investment banks, auditors, and former board members of WorldCom have paid to settle historic class-action claims by angry investors in the big telecom company.
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The settlement brought to $6.13 billion the amount investment banks, auditors, and former board members of WorldCom have paid to settle historic class-action claims by angry investors in the big telecom company.
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Courtroom goes high tech in the Dow Lowmac Trial - [October 9, 2003]
Getting on the same electronic page - This is not your fathers chalkboard. Muskegon County's legal community has been buzzing about the ongoing civil trial over blame for the catastrophic April 2000 explosion at Lomac LLC that injured 10 people and caused millions of dollars in property damage and lost profit.
But the chief topic of conversation among local lawyers hasn't been the case itself. Instead, attorney attention has focused on the expensive, impressive array of electronic equipment serving as visual aids for jurors in the case of Dow AgroSciences vs. Lomac.
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But the chief topic of conversation among local lawyers hasn't been the case itself. Instead, attorney attention has focused on the expensive, impressive array of electronic equipment serving as visual aids for jurors in the case of Dow AgroSciences vs. Lomac.
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The Tuscaloosa News - Technology Article - [Mon. Mar. 3, 2003]
Computers Key Part of Many Courtrooms - Lawyers around Tuscaloosa are using more sophisticated technology than they did years ago, making PowerPoint presentations during trial and taking video depositions...
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Baltimore Business Wire - [Feb. 14, 2003]
Carnegie International Corporation said today that is has been informed that Judge Kaye A. Allison of the Baltimore Circuit Court has responded to a joint status report submitted Feb. 3, 2003, and that the trial of the company's action against its former auditors will resume March 3.
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Verdict to Cost First Union $276 million - [Thu. Mar. 2, 2002]
Baltimore jury finds bank copied ideas of Catonsville company - A Baltimore jury awarded one of the largest legal judgements in Maryland history - $276 million - to a Catonsville businessman yesterday who said First Union National Bank defrauded his software company and started a $2.4 billion business venture with his ideas.
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Associated Press Report - [ 2002]
Maris Kin Lose Round With Brewer - Gainesville - Dealing the family of deceased baseball slugger Roger Maris a blow, a judge Monday dismissed half of the eight counts his relatives are pursuing against Anheuser-Busch in a lawsuit.
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