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After Keller Landsberg took over defense of a case from other counsel following adverse rulings permitting the addition of punitive damage claims, Mr. Robin, along with partners David Keller and Elizabeth Izquierdo, successfully defended a major law firm and one of its former lawyers against claims for conspiracy, negligent misrepresentation, aiding and abetting fraud, breach of contract and civil theft in a two week jury trial. After obtaining directed verdicts as to the individual plaintiff’s claims, and on the claims for civil theft and punitive damages against the law firm, the Keller Landsberg defense team obtained a defense verdict as to all of the remaining claims.
Represented foreign corporation in suit brought by Florida corporation for unfair competition and claims under Florida’s Unfair and Deceptive Practices Act related to a real estate development in Central Florida. Removed case to federal court and successfully had case dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
Represented national printing company in breach of contract action against customer for failure to make payment for work done. Customer filed counterclaims. Court granted final summary judgment for client on all claims.
Represented large produce marketing company in “appeal” to the District Court under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930, § 1 et seq., 7 U.S.C.A. § 499a et seq. (“PACA”) filed by customer that failed to pay for produce delivered. Customer lost administrative proceeding before Secretary of Agriculture. After settlement the client found favorable, customer dismissed appeal.
Involved in defending law firm and attorneys in $25 million 28 USC § 1983 suit brought in federal district court against firm and attorneys for allegedly improper action taken during execution of judgment. Case dismissed with prejudice for lack of jurisdiction based on the Rooker-Feldman doctrine.
Represented corporation in a shareholder’s derivative action against shareholder for injunction, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty after shareholder embezzled funds from the corporation. Court entered preliminary injunction requiring shareholder to return funds. Had defendant incarcerated for contempt until he returned funds. Obtained settlement that the client found favorable.
Represented corporate owners of skilled nursing facilities in cases filed throughout Florida against operators. Obtained summary judgment, dismissal or settlements the clients found favorable.
Represented corporate tenant in breach of real estate lease brought by landlord. Obtained judgment in favor of corporate tenant after two-day trial.
Represented large developer in action brought by employee claiming to have been excluded from participating in leveraged buyout offered to executives. Filed counterclaim for breach of fiduciary duty based on employee’s self-dealing. Obtained verdict in favor of developer after two-week jury trial on employee’s claim and judgment against employee plus punitive damages on counterclaim.
Represented large produce importer in action against warehousing facility in Pennsylvania on various contract and negligence issues related to produce damage from improper storage. Procured a settlement the client found favorable.
Represented owner of assisted living facilities in tort action brought by personal representative of former resident. Obtained summary judgment on all claims.
Represented purchaser in an action for specific performance on a vacant land agreement when seller refused to close transaction. Obtained settlement the client found favorable.
Represented various financial institutions in foreclosure actions involving commercial loans.
Represented condominium association against owner who refused to comply with condominium regulations. Obtained summary judgment in trial court and prevailed on appeal. Recovered attorneys’ fees for condominium association.
Represented landlord in action against commercial tenant for payment of annual expenses (CAM) and rent increases. Procured settlement the client found favorable after prevailing on appeal.
Represented third party administrator in a suit against five reinsurers on reinsurance treaties to recover amounts paid by third party administrator on health insurance policies. Procured a settlement that the client found favorable, recovering substantial portion of amounts paid.
Represented debtor in adversary proceeding filed by creditor to prevent discharge of debt based on transfer of assets. Prevailed on all counts at trial with court overruling creditor’s objections to discharge.
Represented personal representative in an appeal challenging the trial court’s refusal to set aside an altered “agreed” order. Appellate court reversed trial court and remanded with instructions to set aside altered “agreed” order and enter order to which the parties had agreed.
Represented rabbi in action on a written contract against his temple in the Third District Court of Appeal, Florida Supreme Court and U.S. Supreme Court (jurisdictional brief.) Case dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction based on separation clause of the First Amendment to U.S. Constitution.
Represented Bahamian corporation in the U.S. District Court for the District of Denver, Colorado, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, in investigation by SEC.
One year before trial, Partners David Keller, Dena Sacharow, and Maria Vernace assumed the representation of an excess insurance carrier in a long-running insurance coverage dispute spanning a full decade. After a jury trial lasting over two weeks in Miami-Dade Circuit Court in September and October 2018, Keller Landsberg PA secured a defense verdict against an excess professional liability insurer, that was seeking to avoid and shift responsibility to our client, the prior excess insurer, for its share of a $10 Million settlement of a professional liability claim against a prominent mid-size Miami commercial litigation firm. The Plaintiff excess carrier employed a well-known, highly regarded jury consultant to assist before and during jury selection, and presented expert testimony from a nationally recognized authority on excess and surplus lines insurance coverage matters. The Keller Landsberg team and its client prevailed without the use of a jury consultant and without reliance on expert testimony. A confidential resolution was reached after the defense verdict and no appeal was taken.
Successfully obtained a dismissal with prejudice which was affirmed on appeal in a legal malpractice case against a sole practitioner in Broward County. After the co-personal representative named in a will failed to qualify as personal representative under Florida Statutes, he sued the lawyer who drafted the codicil to the will alleging legal malpractice in failing to advise the potential personal representative and decedent of the qualification requirements for serving as personal representative. Plaintiff alleged damages in excess of $2 million, based on the Estate’s value of nearly $200 million. The Court granted Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice because the plaintiff was not a third party beneficiary of the attorney-client relationship between the lawyer and the decedent, and thus could not state a claim for legal malpractice. Two days after oral argument before the Fourth District Court of Appeal, the Appellate Court affirmed the ruling in a per curiam decision. Haber v. Kliston, 247 So. 3d 502 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018).
After Keller Landsberg took over defense of a case from other counsel following adverse rulings permitting the addition of punitive damage claims, Ms. Izquierdo, along with partners David Keller and Raymond Robin, successfully defended a major law firm and one of its former lawyers against claims for conspiracy, negligent misrepresentation, aiding and abetting fraud and civil theft in a two week jury trial. After obtaining directed verdicts as to the individual plaintiff’s claims, and on the claims for civil theft and punitive damages against the law firm, the Keller Landsberg defense team obtained a defense verdict as to all of the remaining claims.
Successfully argued appeal affirming final summary judgment. Keller Landsberg won summary judgment and attorneys’ fees in Palm Beach County, Florida on claims of malicious prosecution, and conspiracy against an attorney and his law firm for his actions taken while representing a condominium association, establishing that probable cause existed for the attorney to bring the contempt proceeding against the condominium owner on behalf of the association to secure payment of the judgment awarded the association for unpaid association fees. Rivernider v. Steven Meyer, et al., Palm Beach County Circuit Court Case No. 2013CA005398XXXXMB., Summary Judgment Affirmed, Rivernider v. Meyer, __ So. 3d ___, 2015 WL 5244635, at *2 (Fla. 4th DCA Sept. 9, 2015).
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of lawyer-client in action alleging Conspiracy to Defraud, Fraud in the Inducement and Misrepresentation and a subsequent Order by the Judge finding that the claim when initially presented to the Court was not supported by the material facts necessary to establish the claim in accordance with Florida Statute 57.105, Charles v. Algarin, et al., Broward County Circuit Court Case No. 08-03625 (12).
Successfully defeated effort to enter judgment for $265 million against foreign insurer following default judgment against insured in wrongful death product liability claim and then successfully resolved matter, including vacating the original judgment.
Defense verdict in personal injury action where client ophthalmologist hit a pedestrian at night causing severe personal injuries and damages in excess of $750,000.
Summary judgment on behalf of South Florida tax lawyer on claim of legal malpractice and fraud in connection with alleged loss of $1.8 million in offshore annuity investment.
Obtained summary judgment in multiple matters on behalf of legal professional liability insurer based on misrepresentations in insurance application.
Obtained summary judgment in United States district court defeating attempt to obtain personal jurisdiction over foreign manufacturer.
Obtained summary judgment in United States district court defeating a claim of strict liability against an owner of exotic wild animals.
Successfully argued that actions of attorney as agent for insured defeated insurance coverage based on misrepresentation in policy application.
Obtained summary judgment in favor of matrimonial attorney who was sued for professional malpractice as a result of the plaintiff’s pleadings being stricken shortly after order of withdrawal. Affirmed Per Curiam after oral argument. No 4D3430 (February 22, 2012).
Motion to dismiss amended complaint was upheld on appeal, with the court holding that the mere enactment of a municipal shrub ordinance did not make the enforcement of that ordinance a ministerial function of government and therefore the city was immune from suit which was alleged that the failure to enforce the ordinance against a homeowner, whose bushes obstructed the line of sight, was the proximate cause of an intersectional motor vehicle accident.
Defense verdict obtained at trial was upheld with the court holding that: (1) doctrine of express assumption of risk could be applied to police training, and (2) jury could find under the facts of the instant case that trainee voluntarily assumed a specific, known risk of being accidentally struck by another officer while attempting to disarm that officer in a realistic training exercise.
Argued issue of insurance representative attendance at mediation before the Florida Supreme Court.
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