Unjust Enrichment

In a business dispute over unpaid legal fees, a Florida jury ruled in favor of PWBC, LLC, awarding $82,457.34 against The Manors Club, Inc. The case stemmed from a 2020 retainer agreement with law firm Katzman Chandler, which later assigned its claim to PWBC. The Manors Club never disputed invoices for legal services performed but failed to pay. At trial, PWBC presented itemized bills, email records, and the signed agreement, asserting claims for breach of contract, open account, account stated, and unjust enrichment. The defense argued the contract lacked board approval and challenged the fees’ validity. On April 16, 2025, the jury found the agreement enforceable, the services properly rendered, and the defendant liable for full payment.

A Florida jury sided with yacht broker Scott Goldsworthy, awarding him $806,067.54 for acting as the procuring cause of a luxury yacht sale. The verdict found Baglietto and Miki Naftali liable for breach of contract, confirming that verbal agreements matter in the yachting industry.

A federal jury awarded Zest Labs and Ecoark $177 million in a trade secret case against Walmart. The jury found Walmart misappropriated proprietary food tech to build Eden.

Dawn International sued Jacob Fleishman Sales for $5.2M over unpaid pork shipments and contract breaches. A federal jury sided with Dawn, awarding over $3.76M in damages. Fleishman’s defenses and fraud claims were rejected, marking a major win for the supplier.

A Miami-Dade jury awarded $6,000 to DOMUS in a negligence case against Coral Gate West Condo Association over disputed fees and lost rent.

A Stamford jury will hear Roger Rosendahl’s $500,000 fraud and emotional distress case against Riverside Service Inc., its owner, and mechanic. Rosendahl, a longtime customer, claims the shop overcharged for years and refused urgent service in August 2023, leaving him stranded and emotionally distressed. The lawsuit seeks compensatory, punitive, and additional damages, with a jury trial requested.

A Florida jury recently awarded $230,000 in a business dispute between Abraham Palacios and Alejandro Quintana over a failed oral partnership to launch steel fabrication companies. The case concluded after the jury found Quintana liable for breach of oral contract and conversion of Palacios’s $350,000 worth of equipment, while offsetting $70,000 for unrepaid loans. The verdict recognized Palacios’s contributions and ruled in his favor for misappropriated assets and unjust exclusion from the jointly planned venture.

High Society Management, LLC prevailed in a multi-claim lawsuit against Pro Airways, LLC and its principal, Ryan Staszko, over unauthorized credit card charges and contract violations. The dispute stemmed from a terminated aircraft management agreement and charges made on a company card months after contract expiration. On January 29, 2025, a Miami-Dade jury found Pro Airways liable for conversion, civil theft, breach of contract, and FDUTPA violations, awarding more than $300,000 in total damages. The jury also found Staszko personally liable for breaching fiduciary duties and committing constructive fraud.

On August 27, 2021, Plaintiff Abraham Palacios, an individual (“Plaintiff” or “Palacios”) filed a business torts lawsuit against Defendants Alejandro Quintana a/k/a Jose Quintana, a/k/a Jose Alejandro Quintana, a/k/a Jose Alejandro Quintana Diaz, an individual (“Defendant” or “Quintana”), and Holdings of Christopher, LLC. The lawsuit was filed in the Florida State, Miami-Dade County, Eleventh Circuit Court. Judge Barbara Areces presided over this lawsuit. [Case number: 2021-020017-CA-01] In October 2020, Quintana approached Palacios about forming a business focused on steel transformation and fabrication of bolted metal structures. They agreed to an oral partnership, sharing profits and losses equally. Palacios brought over a decade of experience in metal mechanics, while Quintana claimed to be a financially

On September 13, 2020, Plaintiff United States of America, ex rel. Paul Dorsa, filed a retaliation lawsuit under the False Claims Act in the United States District Court, Tennessee Middle (Case number: 3:13cv1025). This case was assigned to Chief Judge William L. Campbell, Jr. and referred to Magistrate Judge Jeffery S. Frensley. Relator Paul Dorsa filed a whistleblower retaliation case under the False Claims Act against Miraca Life Sciences, Inc. He alleged the company engaged in extensive Medicare fraud by violating the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute. Miraca Life Sciences, a pathology laboratory services provider, offered illegal financial incentives to Medicare providers. These included free electronic medical record (EMR) systems to induce referrals for pathology services. The company calibrated these donations based on expected referrals, directly violating healthcare compliance regulations. Over sever

On April 22, 2022, Nautilus Insurance Company (“Nautilus”), an insurance company based in Scottsdale, Arizona, filed an insurance fraud lawsuit against Richard Alexander Murdaugh, his attorney Cory Fleming, and several other Defendants claiming it was owed damages because it paid an insurance claim on false pretenses. The case was tried in the United States District Court, South Carolina (Charleston). Honorable Richard M. Gergel presided over this lawsuit. [Case Number: 2:22cv1307] Nautilus issued a $5,000,000 umbrella policy to Richard Alexander Murdaugh, Sr., a licensed South Carolina attorney, for his Colleton County hunting lodge. Murdaugh filed a claim after his housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield, died on February 26, 2018, following a fall on Februar

On January 14, 2021, Michael Ho, one of the founders of the cryptocurrency entity U.S. Bitcoin Corp., filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Marathon Patent Group, a cryptocurrency mining company based in Las Vegas, Nevada, for misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, and violating the terms of their Non-Disclosure agreement. The case was subsequently removed from Riverside Superior Court to the United States District Court, California Central (Eastern Division - Riverside). The lawsuit was assigned to Judge Sunshine Suzanne Sykes and referred to Magistrate Judge Sheri PYM. [Case number: 5:21cv339]