Mark Emalfarb details emailed allegations at the heart of Dyadic International's $700-plus million legal malpractice trial against Greenberg Traurig.  

West Palm Beach, FL—The CEO of a Florida biotech company told jurors last week he felt he was made into a scapegoat during a rush to judgment that allegedly cost his company $700 million in lost business, as trial continued in the company’s malpractice suit against legal giant Greenberg Traurig.  Dyadic Inc. v. Greenberg Traurig, 2009CA010680.

In a videotaped deposition, Subway founder Fred DeLuca details the Destiny development partnership with developer Anthony Pugliese that ended in claims of fraud and breach of contract. 

West Palm Beach, FL—The founder of fast food giant Subway detailed the missed payments and alleged fraud that helped derail his partnership with a real estate mogul in a massive Florida development project, as trial over the failed project wrapped up its second full week. AP Destiny v. FD Destiny, 2009CA029903.

Gary Paige delivers his opening statement. 

Sebring, FL—Attorneys Friday battled over what caused a Florida woman to smoke for six decades and continue smoking even as she needed supplemental oxygen for her respiratory disease, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds over its role in the woman’s death.  Durrance v. R.J. Reynolds, 11-26-GCS. 

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Ocala, FL—Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday at trial against a trucking firm and others over a 2012 crash that killed a Florida woman and her 12-year-old son. Maldonado v. Wayne T. Fellows Inc., et al., 2013-CA-001308.

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Update 2/2/17: This article has been updated to reflect a statement from Megan Richards’ trial counsel.

Pembroke, GA—Attorneys reached an agreement on damages for the survivor of a fiery truck crash that killed five of her Georgia Southern classmates shortly before jurors awarded the woman $15 million. While that pre-verdict agreement's undisclosed specifics will avoid an appeal, opposing sides debated what led to the jury’s decision. Richards v. Total Transportation of Mississippi LLC, et al. SUV2015000174.