By: Eduardo A. Maura Download > Every business owner wants to protect their assets. No one wants their assets jeopardized by lawsuits, judgments, the IRS, or liens of any kind. High net-worth individuals usually go to great lengths to achieve that. They hire the most creative lawyers, who in turn, create a complicated corporate structure that sometimes alienates sister companies so much, that they become stranger…
The Daily Business Review discussed the Jury Verdict Ayala obtained in favor of its Venezuelan client. Ayala represented the plaintiff, a Venezuelan immigrant investor, who under the promise of a phony development deal paid for the purchase price of a land contiguous to land already own by the defendant. In reliance of the promise to build warehouses in the newly acquired land (and a portion…
After nearly 3 years of contentious litigation the jury returned an award in favor of Ayala’s client. Ayala represented the plaintiff, a Venezuelan immigrant investor, who under the promise of a phony development deal paid for the purchase price of a land contiguous to land already own by the defendant. In reliance of the promise to build warehouses in the newly acquired land (and a…
By Eduardo A. Maura Download > In Florida (and in the U.S.) the default is you pay your own attorney’s fees.[1] Unless there is a statute or a contract that provides for attorney’s fees, the default applies.[2] The Florida Constitution at the same time, delegated to the Supreme Court of Florida authority to implement rules of court.[3] Some of these rules also allow for fee…
Ayala filed a Class Action on behalf of its client, and as representative of an entire class of plaintiffs, at the popular Miami Mall of the Americas. The lawsuits names the Mall owners, Sterling Corporation, a conglomerate with dozens of assets nation-wide, and other related defendant, SC-Mota Associates Limited Partnership. The class action alleges that Sterling, once it signed a deal with Costco, it completely…
The Daily Business Review, a leading page for legal news in South Florida, published Ayala’s attorney Eduardo A. Maura article about the rules regulating service of proposals for settlement and motion’s for sanctions to seek fees from the other party. The article is titled “Substantial Compliance? Strict Compliance? —How to Tell Opposing Counsel You’ll be Seeking Fees”, is a short version of an article…
On August 28, 2018, the U.S. Central District of California substantially denied the Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss all claims brought on behalf of Ayala’s two Peruvian clients. The lawsuit alleges the “Defendant . . . knowingly or with reckless disregard for the truth shipped Plaintiffs certain seeds, in such deteriorated condition that they caused substantial damages to Plaintiffs’ lands, crops, and clients, virtually destroying their…
Ayala is pleased to announce the approval of the L-1A for owner and executive of U.K. technology company Shark Innovations. An L-1A visa is non-immigrant visa that allows international companies to bring highly skilled executives to its U.S affiliates or subsidiaries to either found or expand its operations in the U.S. In this case, Shark Technologies is expanding its operations in the U.S given the success…
By Eduardo A. Maura. Sometimes the people that hate praise the most, are the most deserving of it. That is the case of Juan Carlos Gomez, Esq. Lawyer is an honorable profession. But what is it? What does it mean to be a lawyer? Being a lawyer is, in essence, a bunch of humans that decide they are going to learn monumental amounts of information…
