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NEWS & EVENTS
Charges Against Television News Reporter Dropped
The State Attorney's Office dropped charges filed against WPLG-TV Local 10 news reporter Jeff Weinsier stemming from his refusal to leave the sidewalk outside of Miami Central Senior High School, as it was determined that Mr. Weinsier was not actually on the school property when he was ordered to stop trespassing by school police. Isaac Mitrani, who was interviewed on air in the news in his role as the station's attorney, explained that Mr. Weinsier's constitutional rights were violated if he was ordered to leave public property while other individuals were allowed to remain.
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Partners Named as "Top Lawyers" For
Fourth Consecutive Year:
Mitrani Rynor & Adamsky, P.A. was named one of South Florida's "Top Law Firms" in the 2008 "South Florida Legal Guide." Once again, our senior partners were named "Top Lawyers" in
the following practice areas:
Isaac Mitrani was named one of South Florida's "Top Lawyers" in
the area of Complex Civil Litigation.
Jeffrey Rynor was named one of South Florida's "Top Lawyers" in the areas of Civil Litigation and Matrimonial Law.
Steven Adamsky was named one of South Florida's "Top Lawyers" in the areas of Civil litigation, Trial Practice and Wrongful Death (Defense)
Loren Cohen was named one of South Florida's "Top Lawyers" in the areas of Civil Rights Defense and Civil Litigation.
Isaac Mitrani was listed as a "Super Lawyer" for
Business Litigation in the 2008 premiere issue of "Super
Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition."
MRA files suit for business defamation and tortious interference on behalf of one of the country's largest independent full line distributors of medical and surgical products.
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Jeffrey Rynor was recently named one of Florida’s “Legal Elite” for marital and family law by Florida Trend Magazine.
Steve Adamsky has been added to Zurich North America's panel of Liability Catastrophic Injury Counsel (CIC) Panel, which recognizes attorneys who are highly experienced in the litigation and trial of high exposure matters.
Settlement: Teachers union, represented by Loren Cohen of MRA, settles with disgraced ex-chief
Disgraced former teachers union boss Pat Tornillo has reached a settlement with the United Teachers of Dade, agreeing to turn over two life insurance policies worth about $1 million in compensation for dues he embezzled. The settlement,leaves the accounting firms that handled the union’s finances — Grant Thornton and Cummings Grayson & Co. — and two union financial executives as defendants in a 2004 lawsuit brought by the UTD.
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Jeffrey Rynor inducted into the Miami Beach Senior High Hall of Fame. Mr. Rynor is in good company. Former inductees include some very prominent people such as Gerald Kogen '50 Florida Supreme Court Justice, Robert Rubin '57, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Roy Firestone '71 Sportscaster,. and Andy Garcia '74 Actor. The seven inductees represent the far-reaching impact that Beach High alumni have always had. View Alumni Publication
Karen Kammer Presents Public Access Argument to Florida Supreme Court on Behalf of Local Television Affiliate.
Justices asked to clarify public-records access law. The state high court grapples with balancing the media's right to know with prosecutors' and defendants' rights to keep information private. Media attorney Karen Williams Kammer, on behalf of WPLG-ABC 10, argued that the case is about protecting the public from losing its rights to access information from government. Read the Herald Story (HTML)
And the Defense Wins.
A jury returned a verdict of no liability on a claim brought by a man whose hand was severed as a result of his cleaning a concrete boom. Steven Adamsky and Noah Bender of Mitrani Rynor represented the corporate defendant, and argued to the jury that the unfortunate injury was the result of the plaintiff's own negligence and failure to follow instructions and warnings for the machinery.
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Steven Adamsky Invited to Lecture to Trial Lawyers at Florida Bar Certification Course for Seventh Straight Year.
Mutual Fund Selects Firm as its Miami Counsel in an Attempt to Collect a $62 Million Judgment Against Nicaragua.
Mitrani, Rynor & Adamsky, P.A. was selected by the Van Eck Emerging Markets Opportunity Fund as its local counsel in an attempt to collect a $62.5 million judgment against the Government of Nicaragua.
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Home Depot Sued Over its "Self Help" Project.
Mitrani, Rynor & Adamsky, P.A sued Home Depot on behalf of Village Center Associates of Florida, for equitable relief and damages based on Home Depot’s construction which eliminated an access road.
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Jury Awards Police Officer $1.1 Million for False Arrest.
Loren Cohen won a verdict of $1.1 million in a Federal Civil Rights claim against the City of Hollywood on behalf of a former police officer, against the City of Hollywood. The jury determined that the plaintiff was falsely arrested and falsely charged with sexual battery by City of Hollywood Police Officers, in violation of his constitutional rights.
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Jury Rejects Miami Mayor’s Legal Malpractice Claim.
Mitrani, Rynor & Adamsky, P.A. won a defense verdict in a claim brought by Miami’s Mayor Joe Carollo, who argued he was the victim of legal malpractice. The jury also found for the firm’s client on its counterclaim for unpaid fees.
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Jailed Florida Businessman in Ecuador Finally Freed.
Mitrani, Rynor & Adamsky, P.A. represented James Williams, a Florida businessman arrested and imprisoned in Ecuador. Ultimately, when Representative Sonny Callihan (Republican, Alabama), threatened to suspend almost $20 million in aid to Ecuador, Ecuador released Mr. Williams.
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US House Energy and Commerce Committee Appearance.
Loren Cohen represented an executive of Global Crossing during his appearance before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the United States House of Representative's House Energy and Commerce Committee. The Subcommittee conducted an inquiry titled: " Capacity Swaps by Global Crossing and Qwest: Sham Transactions designed to Boost Revenues?"
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