Articles tagged with "Litigation"

Public Safety

Families of Star Island Barge Crash Survivors Sue Insurance Broker Over 'Wholly Insufficient' $1M Policy

The families of the two children who survived the July 2025 barge collision that killed three summer-camp sailors off Star Island are now suing Freeway Insurance Services, alleging the broker sold the barge's operator a $1 million policy far too small for injuries that exceed it.

Journal Staff Aug 12, 2026

Public Safety

Woman Struck with Beer Bottle at Miami Beach's Mona Club Sues Venue Over Inadequate Security

A Florida woman is suing the owners and operators of Mona Club at 739 Washington Avenue after she was allegedly hit in the head with a beer bottle during a violent altercation on February 4, 2026, seeking more than $50,000 in damages.

Journal Staff Aug 12, 2026

Real Estate

Palm Island Landlord Seeks Eviction Over $175K in Unpaid Rent at Exclusive Miami Beach Address

A property management company is suing two tenants to evict them from a Palm Island home after they allegedly stopped paying $32,000-a-month rent, accumulating roughly $175,000 in unpaid rent since January 2026.

Journal Staff Aug 12, 2026

Real Estate

London Renter Sues Miami Beach Landlord Over $67K Security Dispute — and a Lease That May Have Broken City Law

A London-based tenant who paid $615,000 upfront to rent a Pine Tree Drive home for four months is suing the landlord for withholding $67,000 of his security deposit — and alleges the rental was illegal under Miami Beach's short-term rental rules from the start.

Journal Staff Aug 12, 2026

Business

Doctor Sued for Punching Employee, Sexual Harassment, and Retaliatory Firing After Police Report

A medical assistant who spent nearly 18 years at a Miami Beach clinic is suing a doctor alleging years of sexual harassment, age-based insults, physical violence, and firing after she went to police.

Journal Staff Aug 12, 2026

Condos & HOAs

City Condo Association Sues Unit Owners and Contractor Over Illegal Demolition of Load-Bearing Wall

A Miami Beach condominium association has taken two unit owners and their contractor to court after allegedly unauthorized structural demolition work triggered a city Unsafe Structures violation and a cease-and-desist that was reportedly ignored.

Journal Staff Aug 07, 2026

Condos & HOAs

City Condo Owner Sues Association After Unit Left Exposed and Uninhabitable for Nearly Two Years Following Unauthorized Demolition

A South Beach condo owner has filed suit alleging her building's association tore apart her unit without consent, then abandoned it to mold and pests for nearly two years without completing repairs.

Journal Staff Aug 07, 2026

Condos & HOAs

South Beach Condo Owner Sues Association Over Leaky Roof, Claims Unit Rendered Uninhabitable

A property company suing a condominium association alleges a neglected roof caused chronic water intrusion that left their unit damaged and potentially hazardous to health.

Journal Staff Aug 07, 2026

Business

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

Condos & HOAs

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

Real Estate

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

Real Estate

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