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Family Settles Lawsuit Against MacDill Airforce Base in Deadly Meningitis Case.
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Miami Woman
Awarded Nearly $1 Million in Winn Dixie Slip-and-Fall Case. Click here for full media
release.
Woman Settles Lawsuit Against South Broward Hospital District and Dania Women's Center
in Spina Bifida Case. Click here for full media release.
Hialeah Widow Settles Lawsuit Against Doctor Who Misdiagnosed Her Husband's Fatal
Heart Attack for $362, 500.00. Click here for full media release.
Oppenheim
Pilelsky SETTLES CASE FOR $25,000 AFTER SUNRISE WOMAN WAS SAVAGELY
ATTACKED BY NEIGHBOR'S VICIOUS DOG- A Sunrise woman has settled
a claim for $25,000 against her neighbor after being savagely
attacked by the neighbor's dog. Weston attorneys, Roy Oppenheim
and Ellen Pilelsky of the firm Oppenheim Pilelsky, P.A. represented
Christine Brannen against her neighbor, Tamara Malamud and her
pet German Shepherd, Brandy.
Oppenheim
Pilelsky SETTLES A SIX-FIGURE MORTGAGE DISPUTE BETWEEN SC FUNDING
CORPORATION AND A FORT LAUDERDALE FAMILY IN A MORTGAGE NIGHTMARE
WHEN A FAMILY ALMOST LOST THEIR HOME- Bob and Cheryl Balcom
thought they were putting $95,000 down on their dream house but
instead, they bought the biggest nightmare of their lives.
Oppenheim Pilelsky SUES
BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND CITY OF WESTON AND DEMANDS PUBLIC INQUEST IN CONNECTION
WITH DROWNING- The family of 70-year old Dr. Dario Restrepo, a well-respected
public health official and dentist who helped millions of poor people in South
America, is suing the Broward Sheriff's Office for negligence in his death. "BSO
dropped the ball in investigating the car accident that resulted in Mr. Restrepo's
death," said attorney Roy Oppenheim, who's representing the family in the
lawsuit. "Mr. Restrepo's drowning death could likely have been avoided had
BSO acted in a prudent manner and followed proper protocol."
Oppenheim Pilelsky JOINS
FORCES WITH NATIONAL ACCOUNTING FIRM TO TELL FLORIDA SUPREME COURT
ABOUT NEW ELECTION HELD IN PALM BEACH COUNTY- The national
accounting firm Grant Thornton signed an affidavit today informing
the Florida Supreme Court that it can supervise a re-vote for
President of the United States in Palm Beach County to be conducted
on December 1, 2000 with results certified no later than the next
day by 5:00 PM. Grant Thornton says the election would be held
through the use of paper ballots, and says it will man each precinct.
Only those people who voted in the Presidential contest November
7, 2000 would be eligible to take part in this re-vote. Weston
attorney Roy Oppenheim of Oppenheim Pilelsky was assigned the
task of refuting all arguments that a re-vote couldn't be accomplished
in acceptable time. "We did our job, " said Oppenheim.
"Grant Thornton's affidavit proves that a re-vote can be
accomplished quickly and fairly."
AS A RESULT OF THE NATIONWIDE RECALL OF MILLIONS OF FIRESTONE TIRES, ROY OPPENHEIM
FILES CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE- As the anxiety builds
regarding the nationwide recall of millions of Firestone tires, several South
Florida families have filed a class action suit against the tire maker. The lawsuit
was filed today in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court by attorneys Roy Oppenheim
and Bill McCarty of Oppenheim Pilelsky, and Alan Kluger and Steve Silverman of
Kluger Peretz Kaplan & Berlin. The suit asks for emergency "equitable
relief" for those persons who have been refused immediate replacement of
tires by the tire maker. The lawsuit demands "vouchers" be issued immediately
so that the recalled tires can be replaced with suitable tires from any other
manufacturer.
Oppenheim Pilelsky NEGOTIATES
SALE OF ITS INTERNET DOMAIN TO ONE OF GERMANY'S LARGEST BANKS - After more
than a year of negotiation, executives with Germany's oldest private investment
bank, Sal, Oppenheim Jr. & Cie, have agreed to pay Roy Oppenheim for his Internet
domain name Web site, "www.oppenheim.com." Oppenheim has relocated on
the Internet to www.oppenheimlaw.com.
Oppenheim
Pilelsky REPRESENT SELECTJOBS.COM IN CONNECTION WITH THE MERGER
OF CAREERSHOP.COM - SelectJobs.com serves as a virtual career
management tool for professionals in a variety of information-related
disciplines, and provides feature-rich content on many career
topics. In December 1999, Oppenheim Pilelsky represented SelectJobs.com
in the merger with CareerShop.com, as they continue their journey
toward establishing themselves as the industry's premier one-stop
for highly specialized and high profile recruiting.
Oppenheim Pilelsky SUCCESSFULLY REPRESENT MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT INJURED
AT SCHOOL- FAMILIES RECEIVES SIX FIGURE SETTLEMENT - A student
injured when several other students "dog-piled" on top
of him in a school has won a $115,000 settlement from classmates
and school.
Oppenheim
Pilelsky SETTLES MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR DISPUTE BETWEEN MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL PLAYER AND HIS INSURANCE COMPANY - Roy Oppenheim
successfully negotiated a deal between a well-known baseball player
and his insurance company after the company refused to pay a claim
when the player was involved in a serious injury accident. The
player's friend was badly hurt in the accident and the player
offered to pay damages out of his own pocket because the insurance
company refused. Avoiding litigation, Mr. Oppenheim persuaded
the insurance company to honor the policy.
Oppenheim Pilelsky REPRESENTS
12 BROWARD FAMILIES AGAINST STATE CONSTRUCTION RECOVERY FUND WHEN THEIR DREAM
HOMES WERE NEVER BUILT - After collecting $100,000 for a dozen families who
lost their home deposits, In May of 1999 Oppenheim Pilelsky sued the Florida State
Construction Board for the remaining funds lost after the subdivision's builder
walked off with their money.
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