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Miami judgment hits Dominican Republic for $50M
Two South Florida companies have won a $50 million foreign judgment against a government agency of the Dominican Republic over a canceled contract to build an irrigation system. U.S. District Judge Cecilia Altonaga signed the judgment on Monday in Miami federal court. The rare foreign judgment was registered in default [...]
CAFTA agreement boosts Latin American trade and legal disputes in South Florida
A free trade agreement with Central America and the Dominican Republic is boosting South Florida’s trade and business connections, even as it increases legal disputes with those regions. According to World City data, trade volume with the six nations in the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) grew 33.6 [...]
HSN personalities’ court battle a cautionary trail
Two personalities who have made millions of dollars hawking Huggable Hangers and custom guitars on HSN have made the Pinellas County Circuit Court their new stage in a fight over publicity rights and product marketing. DNA Music Enterprises Inc. and DreamBox Records Inc., two Nevada companies that represent Stephen Paul [...]