Monthly Archives: February 2025
Could You Be Held Liable for Loaning Out Your Golf Cart?
According to a recent bench trial, the answer is yes. A Miami-Dade trial court awarded over $50 million in damages to a 12-year-old passenger who sustained catastrophic head injuries after he was thrown from a golf cart. The golf cart was being driven by a 16-year-old and the owner of the golf cart was… Read More »
Florida Couple Files Suit After Sustaining Serious Injuries on Moving Walkway at Orlando Studios
A Florida couple says that they were seriously injured on the moving walkway at Universal Orlando Resort in a recent personal injury lawsuit filed in Orange County. According to the lawsuit, the Broward County residents were injured during their visit to the theme park on April 20, 2022. The moving walkway, which guests can… Read More »
Miami Bar Accused of Taking Tips from Tipped Employees While Claiming Tip Credit
The former bar staff at Doral’s Shoma Bazaar are accusing their bosses of underpaying them by $225,451 by dipping into their tips while paying them under the minimum wage. That’s according to a lawsuit filed in Miami federal court by 11 employees against Shoma Group, LLC. If the plaintiff’s claims are accurate, that works… Read More »
Ex-Employee Sues SeaWorld for Unpaid Overtime
A retired SeaWorld employee has filed an FLSA lawsuit in federal court accusing the theme park of not paying employees overtime for working on their lunch breaks and before their shifts to cut labor expenses. The plaintiff filed the lawsuit seeking class-action status in the U.S. District Court’s Orlando division. The plaintiff is suing… Read More »
Supreme Court to Weigh in on Legal Test for FLSA Exemptions
The U.S. Supreme Court recently took up a wage and hour case, E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, to clarify a split decision regarding the standard of proof that employers must meet to show that specific employees are exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA… Read More »
Do Workers Have to be Paid to Boot Up Computers? Question Goes Before the Ninth Circuit
Does the FLSA require employers to pay workers to boot up and shut down their computers? While the question may sound ridiculous, it’s at the center of a long-running FLSA dispute that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard for the second time. In this article, we’ll talk a bit about the case and… Read More »
Recent Lawsuit Claims Woman Suffered Severe Injuries at SeaWorld Waterslide
A SeaWorld patron allegedly suffered “severe and permanent” injuries during an incident at SeaWorld’s Aquatica, according to a recent lawsuit. The patron is suing SeaWorld for an amount in excess of $50,000, according to the lawsuit filed in Orange County on June 13. The lawsuit indicates that last June, the plaintiff visited Aquatica Orlando,… Read More »
Family of Trucker Killed in Deadly Crash Sues Florida Highway Patrol for Wrongful Death
The family of a truck driver who was killed in a deadly crash spurred by the pursuit of a fleeing suspect in St. Lucie County has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Florida Highway Patrol and the estate of the police officer who led the chase and also lost his life that day. Both… Read More »