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SLS Properties Three, LLC et al v. Arevalo et al

  1. May 05, 2017

    CORRECTION: Hinshaw Partner Seeks Sanctions After Price-Fix Suit Nixed

    A Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP attorney and his development company client urged a Florida federal judge Friday to sanction an attorney who brought a lawsuit accusing them of benefitting from another company's scheme to rig prices of certain Miami land parcels at a bankruptcy auction, saying he knew the lawsuit’s claims had no factual support. Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated Cronig’s ties to Watson, Watson and Cronig's relationship to the alleged scheme, and JAWHBS' role in the bankruptcy case. The errors have been corrected.

  2. May 01, 2017

    Atty, Firm Reach Settlement In Miami Land Price-Fix Row

    A Miami real estate attorney and his law firm have reached a settlement that would resolve antitrust claims alleging that they helped real estate investors conspire to rig prices of four Miami land parcels at a bankruptcy auction, according to documents filed in Florida federal court Friday.

  3. March 15, 2017

    Atty, Firm Seek Quick Win In Miami Land Price-Fix Suit

    A real estate attorney accused alongside his firm of participating in a conspiracy to buy valuable Miami land parcels at rigged prices at a bankruptcy auction sought a quick end to the suit Wednesday, calling it a cynical bid to extract damages through judicial system abuse.

  4. March 10, 2017

    Developer Blasts Privileged-Doc Delay In Bid-Rigging Suit

    A developer alleging an illegal conspiracy to buy valuable parcels of land in Miami's financial district at a depressed price at bankruptcy auction told a Florida federal court Friday that a magistrate judge's refusal to rule on the merits of its bid to access opposing counsel Shutts & Bowen LLP's privileged documents has held up discovery.

  5. December 15, 2016

    Developer Can't DQ Opposing Counsel In Bid-Rigging Suit

    A real estate group accused in a lawsuit of conspiring to buy valuable parcels of land in Miami at rigged prices lost its bid to disqualify opposing counsel when a Florida federal judge ruled Wednesday the company did not meet its burden of proof.

  6. October 31, 2016

    Developer Goes After Privileged Docs In Bid-Rigging Suit

    A developer has asked a Florida federal court for access to opposing counsel Shutts & Bowen LLP's privileged documents, claiming they should not be protected because the firm allegedly helped counsel a client in an illegal conspiracy to buy valuable parcels of land in Miami's financial district at a depressed price at a bankruptcy auction.

  7. September 20, 2016

    Developer Seeks Opposing Counsel DQ In Bid-Rigging Suit

    A real estate group accused of conspiring to buy valuable parcels of land in Miami's financial district at depressed prices at a bankruptcy auction asked a Florida federal judge on Monday to disqualify opposing counsel, saying they have improperly continued to use privileged attorney-client information that they inadvertently received.

  8. August 25, 2016

    Shutts Wants Fees After Beating Fla. Parcel Bid-Rigging Suit

    Shutts & Bowen LLP told a Florida federal court Thursday it should be awarded attorneys' fees for having to defend against a recently dismissed suit accusing the firm and two real estate groups of conspiring to buy valuable parcels of land in Miami's financial district at a depressed price at a bankruptcy auction.

  9. August 05, 2016

    Miami Developers Beat Ex-Creditor's Bid-Rigging Claims

    A Florida federal judge on Thursday dismissed claims against two real estate groups and counsel Shutts & Bowen LLP accused of conspiring to buy valuable parcels of land in Miami's financial district at a depressed price at bankruptcy auction, ruling that the former creditor of the bankrupt estate did not have standing to bring the claims.