$3.5 million award goes to 15 workers, but it may not be collectible
August 18 2008 Daily Business Review Case: Liliana Perez et al v. Quest Security Services, Frank Montejo and Ileana Montejo. Case No: 2003-20626-CA-13 Description: Wage dispute Filing date: Sept. 5, 2003 Trial date: July 29, 2008 Judge: Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Pedro...
Miami Judge Set to Rule on Admissibility of SARs in Ocean Bank Lawsuit
November 12, 2010 Colby Adams A Florida judge will rule Tuesday whether attorneys can discuss the possible filing of a suspicious activity report that allegedly triggered a wrongful termination lawsuit against a Miami community bank. In a civil complaint filed on...
Former private banker sues Ocean Bank, claims KYC efforts led to her dismissal
Nov 15 2010 Brett Wolf A former private banking officer at Ocean Bank has filed a lawsuit against her former employer claiming that managers discriminated against her and fired her for reporting certain "suspicious" activity to senior managers. A civil complaint filed...
Trial Date Set in Harassment and Discrimination Case Against Caterpillar Logistic Services
MIAMI, FL, May 12, 2011 Management PR News Attorneys Pelayo Duran of The Law Office of Pelayo Duran and Roderick Hannah of Roderick V. Hannah, Esq., P.A. have filed a lawsuit in Miami-Dade Circuit Court on behalf of a former Caterpillar Logistic Services employee who...
Pelayo Duran featured in Hit Magazine
Miami Attorney Pelayo Duran is well known, not only in the Miami Legal fraternity, but throughout the general community. His willingness to fight for the rights of ordinary citizens when they have been unfairly and unlawfully dealt with has made him the first lawyer...
FDIC Blocks $1 Million Settlement with Ocean Bank
Paul B. Harrison ended up in South Florida in October 2007, hired by Miami-based Ocean Bank to help make sure the institution complied with a cease-and-desist order from regulators at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. The Charlotte, North Carolina man was fired a...
Notable Verdicts and Settlements
$3.9 million Jury verdict against a security company for violation of living wage statute at Miami International Airport for a class of workers. $2.5 million settlement for former Ocean Bank officer subject to racial and national origin harassment, retaliation, and...
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