Litigation

Litigation

Eleven Cannabis Firms With a Lincoln Road Address Collapse in Coordinated Wind-Down, Handing Assets to Creditors

Five of eleven affiliated cannabis companies headquartered at 1111 Lincoln Road filed state-law insolvency petitions on July 28, saddled with hundreds of millions in debt and blocked from federal bankruptcy by cannabis's illegal status.

Journal Staff Jul 31, 2026

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South Bay Club Owner Sues to Oust Entire Seven-Member Board in Disputed Recall Vote

Unit owners at South Bay Club on West Avenue are fighting in court to remove all seven directors at once via a written consent recall, raising a novel question about whether condo bylaws can lower Florida's default signature threshold.

Journal Staff Jul 28, 2026

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Sunset Islands Developer Sues Over $19M Tax Assessment After Three Straight Wins at County Appeal Board

The owner of a Sunset Islands home — a familiar name in Miami Beach luxury development — is asking a circuit court to shrink a nearly $19 million assessment after winning cuts at Miami-Dade's appeal board three years running.

Journal Staff Jul 24, 2026

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Buyers Say a Maggot-Filled Composter Hid the Truth About a $6.5M Miami Beach Home. The Sellers Say They Never Applied for a Mortgage.

Mediation failed at midday Tuesday; by evening, both sides had sued. The dueling complaints tell opposite stories about why the N Bay Road deal collapsed — with a $500,000 deposit sitting in escrow until a court sorts it out.

Journal Staff Jul 23, 2026

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Property Manager Fires Back in Miami Beach Stolen-Ferrari Suit

The first defendant to answer the lawsuit over a rare Ferrari stolen from a Collins Avenue condo's key room has fired back with a sweeping denial, 22 affirmative defenses, and a demand for a jury trial.

Journal Staff Jul 21, 2026

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Vacchi's $95M Fraud Case Against Developer Michael Stern Escalates: A Blown Deadline, a 'Phantom' Lawsuit, and Defamation Claims

Two weeks after Miami's highest-profile development fraud case became public, an amended complaint escalates it sharply — adding new defaults and defamation counts, and deepening the financial case against the developer behind the $95.75 million claim.

Journal Staff Jul 21, 2026

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Miami Beach Homeowner Sues Interior Designer Over $6.3M in Allegedly Fraudulent Invoices

A Miami Beach property owner is suing interior design firm Dida Home, LLC, claiming the company overbilled him across a sweeping Palm Avenue renovation and may have doctored vendor invoices to inflate costs.

Journal Staff Jul 18, 2026

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Cyclist Struck by BMW on Miami Beach's 17th Street Sues Driver and Braman Motors

A Miami-Dade man is suing driver John Sansac and luxury dealership Braman Motors after a 2026 BMW X5 allegedly struck him from behind while he cycled on 17th Street in Miami Beach last May.

Journal Staff Jul 16, 2026

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Miami Beach Hotel at Center of Multimillion-Dollar Fraud and Asset-Hiding Lawsuit

Investors behind a landmark Miami Beach hotel say its developer secretly moved millions in assets into family trusts and shell companies to dodge creditors — right as a coordinated three-step scheme allegedly unfolded.

Journal Staff Jul 16, 2026

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Travis Scott Sued for Assault and False Imprisonment After Alleged Violent Meltdown at Miami Beach Marina

Grammy-winning rapper Travis Scott faces a Miami-Dade civil lawsuit alleging he punched a yacht captain, threatened to kill three crew members, and later returned to charge them again after police removed him from Miami Beach Marina in June 2024.

Journal Staff Jul 14, 2026

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Couple Sues Landlord and Realtor, Alleging They Were Misled Into $18K/Month 'Luxury' Apartment That Was Actually a Construction Zone

Couple alleges their landlord and realtor knew about a major building-wide construction project at Louver House before they signed an $18,000-per-month lease — and said nothing.

Journal Staff Jul 10, 2026

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Fashion Influencer Suffers Catastrophic Ankle Injury at Miami Beach Swim Week, Sues Event Producers Over Defective Floor

Social media influencer Anna Konstantinova is suing the organizers of PARAISO Miami Swim Week 2026 after she suffered a severe ankle fracture at Collins Park, alleging producers built a hazardous floor while telling city permit officials it would be level.

Journal Staff Jul 10, 2026