Federal Practice

The firm maintains a vigorous Federal Court Practice, including removal for diversity jurisdiction and declaratory actions. We have dedicated teams for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida.

Many of the federal cases we defend are discussed in the Environmental Law, Commercial Litigation and Labor and Employment Law Practice areas. Some of the federal actions handled by the firm include RICO, FDA, ADA, FDCA (Medical Device Amendments), Section 1983 and 1985, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Sherman and Clayton Antitrust Acts, the 1933 Securities Act, the 1934 Securities Exchange Act (Rule 10b-5), the Lanham Act, the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act, the United States Constitution, the Civil Rights Act, ERISA and much more.

The firm also analyzes strategic benefits of removal of cases for diversity jurisdiction when we feel evidentiary or dispositive issues will be better addressed by removal. These types of issues range from summary judgment potential, Daubert strategies, product liability, premises liability, extra-contractual obligations and large losses including wrongful death.

For a further review of our Federal Practice, please view recent defense verdicts including Employment Discrimination in Okoh v. State of Florida;Whistleblower Violations in Michelle Andrewin v. Town of Mangonia Park; or Violations of Employee Rights in Canaday v. University of Central Florida; or the Federal Employer Liability Act (F.E.L.A.) in Thomas v. CSX Transportation.

To learn more, click here to see our people who specialize in this practice area or click here to see a list of our verdicts for this practice area.