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I’m Eric Lanigan with Lanigan and Lanigan attorneys in Winter Park. I want to talk for a minute about something that came up in a case of mine just in the last couple of weeks that reminded me of a principal that I need to make sure that I always apply and that I would certainly recommend to other lawyers. And that’s the second opinion. You can watch this video “Make Your Attorney Get a Second Opinion” on the Lanigan&Lanigan YouTube channel. What happened is, I received a frantic call from some people who had a case that involved some rental property renovations in Central Florida and they got in a dispute with the contractor and they ended up in a lawsuit where the contractor was suing them and also suing to foreclose on a construction lien. And it was quite a nightmare. Oral Contracts Lead to “He Said, She Said” There was no written contract; it had been an oral contract which is always a nightmare in and of itself when you get into a “he said, she said” scenario which is an oral contract in my opinion in the end everybody loses. On top of that they’re facing a construction lien which means that this contractor if he prevails it all of the construction lien then he recovers all of his attorneys fees. Which I’ve had cases where the attorneys fees in those kind of cases can be double what the actual monetary outcome of the case might be. So the case was a nightmare and it was getting ready to go to trial in 10 days....
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Roddy Lanigan of Lanigan and Lanigan is working on an interesting case that was recently highlighted in The Orlando Sentinel. The case involves two Orlando, Florida, law firms, one that sent Bar complaints about the other law firm all over the country but using another law firms’ address. A yet to be identified person sent 42 letters to 42 Bar associations complaining about Brownstone Law a Winter Park Florida based appellate law firm. The complaints contained false allegations of ethical violations. Roddy is representing Robert Sirianni, managing partner of the Brownstone Law Firm. Here’s the kicker: The letters were mailed using a return address of Orlando law firm, NeJame Law. According to the Orlando Sentinel article, NeJame Law partner Mark NeJame said no one at his office sent the letters. NeJame Law is working with Brownstone Law to help identify the sender of the Since the postal transaction was paid by credit card, Roddy Lanigan filed suit asking a Federal judge to force the U.S. Postal Service to turn over video surveillance and purchase records of the post office involved. The investigation into these false allegations has affected both law firms. They are responding and cooperating with the many inquiries received from the various state bar associations. The Orlando Sentinel article says that a representative from the Florida Bar states there are no pending complaints against Brownstone Law or managing partner Robert Sirianni. When you have a legal challenge, don’t try to tackle it without the help of an experienced attorney. Lanigan and Lanigan. Aggressive representation with a personal...
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Click to Listen. Right Click Audio as it’s playing to download to your device. Choosing the best attorney possible to represent you in a legal situation is a complicated process. The decision process varies, but at the end of the day, everyone wants an attorney who will be able to deliver the legal defense to achieve the desired actions or results. It’s not possible to guarantee the outcome of any legal scenario nor is it legal or allowed to be claimed by any attorney. To get to know more about Eric Lanigan and Roddy Lanigan, please visit the Lanigan&Lanigan YouTube channel. The introductory video is called, “Eric Lanigan and Roddy Lanigan Winter Park Florida Attorneys.” When looking for the top Florida attorney, rankings, ratings, stories and websites will be carefully reviewed to see if what the lawyer shares and discusses online is clear. Many people get referrals from friends, relatives or take the time to research online. No matter what is on a legal website representing the attorney, it’s imperative that you meet with attorneys before hiring them to ask questions and see if there’s a fit between the case, the lawyer’s practice area and experience. Get to know the attorney because when it gets right down to how much the case or legal service will cost at the end of the research and referrals, the decision to hire a Florida lawyer is very personal. Coming to a final decision is not easy. Winter Park real estate, business and civil, securities and investment losses lawyer Eric Lanigan has practiced Florida law since 1976. As a partner at Lanigan and...
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An accused south Florida man is alleged to have ripped off hundreds of investors for more than $3 million in five months. The man was found, tracked down by police after many moves and addresses having relocated to Staten Island, New York. Edward Ozimkowski, 45, was accused in Broward County, Fla., of participating in a boiler-room scheme where he and 15 staff members sold real stocks that they were not licensed to sell in Florida or elsewhere. The scheme involved the 15 people calling unsuspecting victims to pitch them on legitimate stocks in green energy companies. The problem lies in the fact that the group setup a fake company was called FMN Holdings and sold real stocks but were unlicensed. Fees were collected without a securities license and then kept by the alleged criminals. The crew took the money and spent it without investing any of the money for clients. More than 130 people fell victim to Ozimkowski and the team across the country from April to September in 2009. The stock sold by the phony company was legitimate: Green LED Technology, an LED lighting seller based in Dania, Fla., and Helix Wind Inc., a California-based seller of wind turbines, according to authorities. Eric Lanigan and Roddy Lanigan have represented clients who have lost money invested by investors or investment firms who have pulled the wool over the eyes of innocent people who have entrusted investors with their money and have been ripped off in the following ways: —Fraud and misrepresentation of information: Investors may overpromise results on returns on investment by leaving out key details or misrepresenting, or...
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JP Morgan Chase was sued by thousands who accused Chase of ignoring signs of wrongdoing in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme to benefit financially from the con man’s business. A New York bankruptcy court judge settled the $543 million lawsuit in favor off the plaintiffs who said that the negligence alleged the bank helped perpetuate Madoff’s scam for years by ignoring signs of fraud. To date, financial recovery for Madoff victims is $10 billion, or 59 percent of the $17 billion in principal lost by customers in Madoff’s investment advisory business. Efforts by federal investigators and a trustee have resulted in a total recovery for victims of almost $14 billion, or 82 percent of the lost principal. Meanwhile, 200 additional Madoff victims are intending to file a suit against JP Morgan Chase. While this group of victims actually received revenue from Madoff they are suing the bank. Madoff is 75 years old but in 2009 began serving a 150-year sentence for a Ponzi scheme that took money from investors to pay off new investors, but was never actually invested as promised. But Wait, There’s $615 Million More Due from JP Morgan Chase As if $543 million in lawsuit debt wasn’t enough, JP Morgan Chase, agreed to settle claims it improperly approved Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Veterans Affairs (VA) loans ineligible for insurance because the didn’t meet underwriting requirements The Associate Attorney General said this settlement “recovers wrongfully claimed funds for vital government programs that gives millions of Americans the opportunity to own a home and sends a clear message that we will take appropriately aggressive action against financial...
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Standard & Poor’s May Face $5 Billion Lawsuit The U.S. Department of Justice has a possible $5 billion lawsuit against the powerful ratings agency Standard and Poor’s. The U.S. suit is pending in California court and asks for an accounting of S&P evaluations made on mortgage-backed securities in the lead-up to the 2008 financial crisis. Denying wrongdoing, S&P says it has not committed fraud or provided anything other than very inaccurate decisions and forecasts regarding grades. If the federal government can prove its alleged intentional deception to shape its fraud case, billions of dollars in damages are on the line. The key will be whether whether government attorneys can get current and former S&P analysts to say in scheduled depositions that they know they were approving securities that were not in fact AAA rated, yet were rated as such by S&P. As many as nine current and former employees of McGraw Hill Financial Inc.’s Standard & Poor’s unit may be questioned by U.S. Justice Department along with six current collateralized-debt obligation analysts who graded the products. The Justice Department last year accused S&P of lying about its ratings being free of conflicts of interest while S&P is looking to prove that the lawsuit is political in response to S&P downgrading U.S. debt and being the only body to do so. JP Morgan Chase Pays $1.45 Million Harassment Settlement JP Morgan Chase wasn’t available to comment about its paying a $1.45 million settlement to 16 female employees sexually harassed by co-workers. The alleged actions occurred at offices located outside of Columbus, Ohio, where the EEOC filed the lawsuit after trying...
