Let’s do a roundup of the news and check in on some old issues. The three Alexander brothers went down in the SDNY- a total loss for the defense and total win for the government. Guilty 😢 on all counts. There
Should HOAs Get Loans to Fix Problems?
The firm’s latest Miami Herald “Real Estate Counselor” column was authored by shareholder L. Chere Trigg. The article, which is titled “Should HOAs Get Loans to Fix Problems?”, focuses on how homeowners associations for communities comprised of single-family homes
Multiple Royal Caribbean Cruise Passengers Arrested in PortMiami on Drug Charges
The Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office (MDSO) arrested five men on various drug charges on Sunday, February 1, 2026. The men were arrested prior to boarding Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas, which was hosting an Atlantis Events cruise from February
COLD SUNDAY
It’s a cold 🧊Sunday in Miami with “feels like” temperatures in the 20’s, much like the heart of a new DeSantis judge sentencing a single mother with no priors who lost a jury trial on two counts of resisting
Trump’s Non-Frivolous And Totally Conflicted $10 Billion IRS Lawsuit
It was outrageous that an employee of an Internal Revenue Service subcontractor revealed Donald Trump’s tax return to the New York Times. And it was entirely proper that the employee, Charles Littlejohn, was prosecuted, convicted and sentenced to five years
Florida Court Stays TCPA Discovery While Weighing Whether Texts Are ‘Calls’
A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida stayed discovery in a putative Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action while the court considers whether text messages qualify as “calls” under the statute’s do-not-call
Condo Association Foreclosures Must Comply with Notice Requirements
The firm’s latest Miami Herald “Real Estate Counselor” column was authored by Awilda Esteras and appeared in Sunday’s edition of the newspaper. The article, which is titled “Condo Association Foreclosures Must Comply with Notice Requirements,” focuses on the takeaways from
NamesCon returning to Miami in November
NameCon Global will be held again in Miami, Florida, for its 2026 conference, organizers said over the weekend. The annual two-day conference will return November 11 with the Ice Palace Studios as its venue again. Organizers said they hope to
Criminal Investigation Against Drug Distributor Resolved with Deferred Prosecution Agreement
On January 13, 2026, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Atlantic Biologicals Corporation, a Miami-based pharmaceutical distributor, paid a $450,000 criminal penalty and entered into a two-year deferred prosecution agreement. The settlement resolves the government’s allegations
U.S. Veteran Wrongfully Detained by CBP Agents on Carnival Cruise
A U.S. Coast Guard Veteran, Jose Martinez, was wrongfully detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in the early morning of Monday, January 5th 2026. Martinez was celebrating his 50th birthday with his wife, Tamara Verhas, on a