Category Archives: Civil Litigation

Adobe Inc. Agrees to Pay $3 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations Involving Federal Software Sales
Adobe Inc., originally called Adobe Systems Incorporated, is a well-known multinational computer software company that has historically specialized in software for the creation and publication of a wide range of content, including graphics, photography, illustration, animation, multimedia/video, motion pictures, and print. Recently, the company found itself in legal trouble, with allegations that it made… Read More »

When Should I Join A Class Action Lawsuit?
You may have heard of class action lawsuits before, and maybe you’ve even been invited to be part of one. But how do you know if you should join? Here’s what to consider before joining a class action lawsuit. What is a Class Action Lawsuit? First, let’s establish what a class action lawsuit is…. Read More »

Jury Awards Family $301 Billion In Trial Against Texas Bar
In what appears to be more about making a point than actual money, WPTV reported that a jury in Texas has awarded a family of drunk driving victims $301 billion after a man was overserved at a bar in Corpus Christi back in 2017. He ended up killing a 59-year-old woman and her 16-year-old… Read More »
Attorneys Michael Pike and Daniel Lustig in the Daily Business Review “After South Florida’s Lawyer’s Suicide, Fight Over Alleged Misappropriated Funds”
Connecticut-based Twin City Fire Insurance Co., an affiliate of the Hartford Financial Services Group, has filed a federal lawsuit in Florida denying any liability for former West Palm Beach lawyer Leonel R. Plasencia, who killed himself in 2017, allegedly before turning over settlement money owed to clients in a personal injury case. Michael J…. Read More »
Attorney Michael Pike Argues To Send iPhone to Apple In the Case Of The Missing Teen Boaters – Sun-Sentinel
Sun-Sentinel Article Published on 4/30/2016 An iPhone recovered in last year’s at-sea disappearance of two Tequesta teens will be sent immediately to Apple in hopes the tech giant retrieves vital information from it, a judge ordered Friday afternoon. “Good luck,” Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Gregory Keyser told the families of Perry Cohen and… Read More »
Unpleasant Surprises at Courthouses in Palm Beach County
Brace yourself for unpleasant surprises at courthouses in Palm Beach County, with the clerk’s office projecting docketing delays of up to eight days. Read more
National Enquirer Scion Paul Pope Sues to Get Guns Back (Represented by Mike Pike)
Jane Musgrave, The Palm Beach Post The legal battle between between Lois and Paul Pope — one of Palm Beach County’s most famously dysfunctional mother-son duos — has heated up again and this time guns are involved. Having followed a court order to stay clear of his well-known philanthropist mother for two years, Paul Pope… Read More »