by Igor Hernandez | Aug 30, 2017 | Article
Punitive damages are damages awarded in a civil case. These are damages that go above and beyond simply compensating the wronged party, they are intended to punish the wrongdoer. In Florida tort law punitive damages are only available to a claimant if the claimant...
by Dylan B. Gonzalez | Aug 28, 2017 | Article
It’s Friday night in Miami. You’re wearing your nice brown loafers, good pair of jeans, white button-down shirt, and a navy blazer. You look good. You feel good. And you’re ready for dinner with that young lady you’re meeting at that Italian restaurant in the Grove....
by Cam Cornish | Aug 26, 2017 | Article
In the last few weeks we’ve seen the violent “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, a “free speech” rally in Boston, and similar rallies in San Francisco and Berkeley today. That’s got talking heads throwing around the phrases “First Amendment” and “free speech.”...
by Igor Hernandez | Aug 23, 2017 | Article
It is unfortunately very easy to be arrested in Miami Dade County based on misdemeanor allegations of domestic violence. All it takes for the police to take you away is for your significant other (or even ex-significant other) to say that you have hit them, pushed...
by Igor Hernandez | Aug 21, 2017 | Article
In every criminal case sooner or later the topic of a motion to dismiss will come up. There is a misconception that there is a motion that the defense lawyer can file to make a weak case go away. If the witnesses are clearly lying why can’t we just file a motion to...