Anthony Merendino, Junior Partner of the Boca Raton office of Luks, Santaniello, Petrillo & Jones obtained a Final Summary Judgment in a false arrest case styled Rose M. Cortez vs. Defendant Retail Store in the United States Southern District of Florida on January 31, 2013.  It was alleged that Defendant store wrongfully caused Plaintiff, a cashier at the subject Defendant store, to be arrested after  Defendant store conducted an investigation into allegations that Plaintiff was allowing customers to leave the store without paying for merchandise in exchange for cash tips.  Plaintiff brought a four (4) count Complaint for False Imprisonment, Abuse of Process, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, and Negligence.  Read More