Author: Scott A. Ferris, Esq.

X Miami $106M Loan was ‘David Versus Goliath’ Battle for Developer’s Attorneys

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Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr partners Luis Flores, Rebecca Abrams Sarelson and Louis P. Archambault, all based in Miami. Three Miami attorneys were pitted against two big institutions — a New York investor and a Los Angeles bank — plus their legal teams in financing negotiations to secure a $106 million loan. Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr partners Luis Flores, Rebecca Abrams Sarelson and Louis Archambault obtained the loan for... [...]

Legal feud, criminal probe ends at UM’s Bascom Palmer

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A bitter legal feud between two superstar doctors who were once rivals at the nation’s No. 1 ranked eye institute in Miami has been resolved with a paltry $75,000 settlement. The University of Miami, which operates Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, has agreed to pay $37,500 to settle a federal False Claims Act case brought by Dr. Philip Rosenfeld, a retinal specialist at the prestigious facility. In the lawsuit, Rosenfeld accused his... [...]

Kidnapping suspect with AK-47 is dead after shooting at cops near Miami airport

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Kidnapping suspect with AK-47 is dead after shooting at cops near Miami airport A man who was at the center of an armed kidnapping FBI case was shot and killed late Thursday by police after he fired at several officers with an assault rifle, police said. Rapid gunfire erupted near Northwest 72nd Avenue and Seventh Street — just blocks away from Miami International Airport. Police officials said City of Miami police and Miami-Dade... [...]

Lawyer: Firing of officer who killed neighbor is premature

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Lawyer: Firing of officer who killed neighbor is premature The firing of a white Dallas police officer charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of her black neighbor inside his own apartment was premature and unfair, an attorney for the officer said. Robert Rogers, who represents former officer Amber Guyger, said Monday night that Police Chief U. Renee Hall "bowed to pressure from anti-police groups and took action before... [...]

Stand your ground law should be reviewed by Legislature, Florida’s black leaders say

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Stand your ground law should be reviewed by Legislature, Florida’s black leaders say The debate over Florida’s controversial Stand Your Ground law was reignited last month after a heated argument outside a Clearwater convenience store left a black man mortally wounded, his white killer free to go home and civil-rights activists up in arms. The law, which permits the use of deadly force under life-threatening circumstances, states... [...]