On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Oct 31, 2013 | Wrongful Death
Two engineering students at the University of Miami were killed on Oct. 16 while trying to cross the street. The accident happened in front of the students’ apartment complex at the intersection of Kendall Drive and 68th Court. The two students had crossed five...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Oct 30, 2013 | US Immigration Law
Florida residents may have heard about a group of Haitian citizens who were on a boat that sank eight miles off the shore of Miami on Oct. 16. Four of the 15 passengers on the 25-foot boat, all women, drowned when the boat sank. The 11 survivors were rescued by...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Oct 24, 2013 | US Immigration Law
In news that may be of interest to people in Florida, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s top lobbyist has said he believes that a new immigration law has little or no chance of being considered by the U.S. House of Representatives until early next year. He stated...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Oct 23, 2013 | Medical Malpractice
An appeals court has granted a woman a new trial in her civil case because the lower court judge jotted down a negative note about her during the trial. The higher court determined that his musings indicated bias against her during the medical malpractice lawsuit...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Oct 17, 2013 | US Immigration Law
Florida citizens and employers are part of a nationwide trend away from enthusiasm for the onerous and complicated citizenship processes and immigrant crackdowns. Farmers are having crops go to waste in the fields because they cannot find enough employees to pick...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Oct 17, 2013 | Car Accidents
According to neighbors and authorities, a Florida woman drove her Mercedes-Benz through three residential yards, crashed into fences and struck a neighbor out sunbathing before her car came to rest against her own house. The sunbather was listed in serious condition...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Oct 9, 2013 | US Immigration Law
Optimism is high among bipartisan lawmakers that on Oct. 2, an agreement could be reached regarding immigration reform, in spite of the recent government shutdown. House Democratic Caucus members are expected to be announcing immigration reform plans, but there is...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Oct 8, 2013 | Wrongful Death
A crash involving four cars occurred in Southwest Miami-Dade County on the morning of Sept. 29. The accident happened at almost 10 a.m. where Southwest 117th Avenue and Southwest 72nd Street intersect. Two cars were traveling north on Southwest 117th Avenue when two...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Oct 4, 2013 | Wrongful Death
Authorities said a Miami man who left the scene of a car crash and then caused another turned himself in. They issued a warrant for his arrest a few days earlier. The charges he faces from the fatal accident include vehicular homicide, driving under the...
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. | Oct 2, 2013 | US Immigration Law
The University of Miami recently offered a class called Immigration Reform: The Current Debate, featuring four professors with big differences in background and perspective. School administrators said that the class was being offered to show that there were different...
