When Common Sense Takes A Personal Day

Judge Sends Alleged Domestic Abuser on Date With Wife; Sun-Sentinel Thinks It's Adorable (UPDATED)

By Rich Abdill Wed., Feb. 8 2012 at 3:10 PM
Categories: Crime, Law, WTF, When Common Sense Takes A Personal Day
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"But, honey! There are sweet buttery biscuits!"
Update, 2:17 p.m.: Added comment from Hurley's judicial assistant.

Update: 3:05 p.m.: Added comment from the president of Women In Distress.
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Plantation's Joseph Bray is accused of pushing his wife onto a couch, putting his hand across her neck, and raising his fist to punch her. He was arrested and went before Fort Lauderdale Judge Jay Hurley for a bond hearing -- but instead of Hurley setting bail, he set Bray free on the condition that he take his wife to bowling and Red Lobster.

The court appearance ran as lead story in today's Sun-Sentinel, next to a picture of a bowling ball and a bouquet of roses. The first paragraph described a "marital spat" that "resulted in an usual [sic] bond court ruling by a perceptive judge."

How perceptive! Bray's wife likes seafood. How does she feel about being strangled? The story quotes Hurley as saying it was a "minor incident,"
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Broward Politics

Merick Lewin, Nephew of 411-PAIN Owner, Seeks State House Seat in Davie

By Lisa Rab Thu., Sep. 29 2011 at 7:00 AM
Categories: Broward Politics, Business, Law
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Merick Lewin is the nephew of a 411-PAIN owner.
​As state legislators consider tougher regulations for companies that refer car accident victims to chiropractors and lawyers, one powerful Broward referral service has a family member gunning for a seat in Tallahassee.

State House candidate Merick Lewin is a little-known Republican seeking to represent District 97 in western Broward County. Lewin lives in Davie with his uncle, Harley Lewin, who is co-owner of the 1-800-411-PAIN Referral Service. Robert Cash Lewin, founder and fellow owner of 411-PAIN, is Harley Lewin's twin brother.  

In campaign documents filed with the secretary of state's office, Merick Lewin's address is the same as the business address for 411-Cars, an offshoot of 411-PAIN, also run by Harley and Robert Lewin, that provides marketing for car dealers. But Merick says he has "no relationship" to the family business and would abstain from voting on legislation that impacts 411-PAIN.

"I would never vote on anything that would give a direct financial incentive to my family members," he says.

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411-PAIN, car accidents, chiropractors, Davie, lawyers, Merick Lewin, State Representative
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Law

RaceTrac Hit With Another Personal Injury Suit

By Victoria Bekiempis Fri., Sep. 16 2011 at 2:08 PM
Categories: Law, Law & Order
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Bad gas... station?
​RaceTrac, an Atlanta-based gas behemoth known for its gut-busting soda fountains, has gotten slammed with another slip-and-fall lawsuit, some two months after a local couple filed suit against the 320-store petroleum conglomerate.

Isaura Velez walked into a Hollywood RaceTrac store in October 2010 but claims that she slipped, fell, and hurt herself, according to a lawsuit recently filed in the Broward County Civil Court.

Velez says that the store, located at 1200 S. Pine Island Road, did not tell her that the floor was wet.

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Health

Weston Doctor Banned From Surgery After Patient's Death During Liposuction

By Lisa Rab Thu., Sep. 15 2011 at 11:33 AM
Categories: Health, Law
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Alyne Medical Rejuvenation Institute
Dr. Sant Antonio is barred from performing office surgery.
​Dr. Alberto Sant Antonio, a Weston physician whose patient stopped breathing during a liposuction procedure this summer, is temporarily banned from performing office surgeries in Florida.

The Florida Department of Health issued an emergency restriction on Sant Antonio's medical license on July 14, a month after 38-year-old Maria Shortall died following a fat-removal operation at the doctor's office.

According to an administrative complaint filed against Sant Antonio by a health department attorney, Shortall went into cardiac arrest during the June surgery at the Alyne Medical Rejuvenation Institute. Sant Antonio attempted CPR but did not provide the patient fluids or medication, the complaint alleges. Shortall remained in cardiac arrest for ten minutes
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Alyne Medical Rejuvenation Institute, Dr. Alberto Sant Antonio, Plastic Surgery Death, Weston
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Law

Florida Bar Slammed With Discrimination Lawsuit

By Victoria Bekiempis Thu., Sep. 15 2011 at 11:02 AM
Categories: Law, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU
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Lawyers gone wild? Sadly, no beads or toplessness here.
​Good news for Kafka fans: Turns out, the group of lawyers charged with policing the rest of Florida's 90,000 lawyers can get sued (by even more lawyers), just like the rest of us.

William Luongo, a local accountant formerly employed by the Florida Bar, claims that the organization harassed and ultimately fired him -- because of his diagnosed depression and anxiety.

Luongo, who worked for 14 years as a forensic auditor for the bar, says his boss found disease-related reasons to criticize his work, according to a lawsuit recently filed in the Broward County Civil Court.


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Law

Nova Southeastern Ruling: Workers Don't Necessarily Feel Labor's Victory

By Victoria Bekiempis Sat., Sep. 10 2011 at 12:56 PM
Categories: Law
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Physical plant workers fought for a living wage.
​Last week, the Pulp reported on a recent federal ruling that slammed Nova Southeastern University for illegal union busting. 

While the National Labor Relation Board's Aug. 26 decision -- stemming from a four-year legal battle between the private college and the Service Employees International Union's South Florida locals -- is a triumph for area labor advocates, it might not mean too much for the some 100 workers who were left jobless because of their union activity.

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labor, law, workers, workers compensation
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Law

Subway Soup Severely Burns Woman, Lawsuit Claims

By Victoria Bekiempis Sat., Sep. 10 2011 at 10:15 AM
Categories: Law
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Claudia Vargas, 23, says she was burned by soup.
​A Miami-Dade woman says that the soup she bought from Subway scalded her thigh, hip, and buttocks so extensively that she had to rush to the hospital -- and undergo emergency treatment for second-degree burns, according to a recently filed lawsuit.  

On July 30, Claudia Vargas purchased soup and a sub from the Hollywood sandwich store, located at 6582 Taft St.

When she returned to her car, she tried to take the soup out of the bag. But the container was too full and the lid was not attached correctly, so the soup spilled on her lap, Vargas says. 

Because the soup was extremely hot, 23-year old Vargas says that she suffered from second-degree burns that will leave her with permanent scarring.

The Pulp has acquired a photo of Vargas' injuries, but has posted it after the jump because of the disturbing nature of the image. 
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It's SoFla

Strip Club Cocktail Waitress Claims Sexual Harassment at Work

By Victoria Bekiempis Fri., Sep. 9 2011 at 10:11 AM
Categories: It's SoFla, Law, Law & Order

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The travails of T&A.
​A cocktail waitress at a Hialeah strip club says she was unjustly fired -- for refusing to give massages to customers, according to a recently filed lawsuit.

Lysa R. Jacobstein, of Hollywood, says that she had always been an "exemplary employee" at PT's Showclub, formerly known as Platinum Plus. Reprimands began in early June 2010, however, when her boss said she would also be required to provide "TLC" massages to patrons.

Jacobstein said 'no,' and was given a written reprimand and sent home without pay, Broward County Civil Court docs indicate.

Jacobstein has said in the filing that strip club work, including cocktail waitressing, obviously has sexual elements to it, but that she is OK with cocktail waitressing because it is a slightly less sexual job, one that she finds less "personally and reasonably offensive" than a job involving straight-up nudity, or outright physical contact. 

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Law

Jewish Woman Harassed by Boss for Being Jewish, Eating Banana, Lawsuit Claims

By Victoria Bekiempis Wed., Sep. 7 2011 at 3:53 PM
Categories: Law, Law & Order
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Keeping the faith, losing a job?
​A Broward woman says that her former employer, American Medical Central, gave her flak for being Jewish -- going so far as to reprimand her for eating a banana at work -- a recently filed lawsuit claims.

That woman, Sheryl Ackerman, was employed as a social worker at the North Shore Medical Center/FMC Campus, starting in June 2006. The hospital insists that Ackerman did not suffer from discrimination.

"The hospital adamantly denies the allegations and will defend itself," a hospital spokesman told the Pulp.

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Law

Plastic Surgeon Plans on Fighting Disfigurement Claim

By Victoria Bekiempis Thu., Sep. 1 2011 at 11:55 AM
Categories: Law, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU
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This photo, which is not of Perrins-Whittaker, is an example of keloid scars.
​The Pulp has been following the case of a Broward woman who says that a cosmetic procedure destroyed her face and neck with keloids and that her surgeon didn't tell her about scarring risks beforehand.

Now, Enid Perrins-Whittaker's surgeon, Dr. Juan Felipe Garcia, has joined Lifestyle Lift in responding to the lawsuit through his lawyer, Tallahassee-based Craig Dennis.

Dennis says that privacy laws bar him from commenting on the specifics of the case but says that his client has done no wrong.

"For a variety of reasons, not the least of which is [legal] concerns, I'm not permitted to even acknowledge whether she has been or ever was a patient of Dr. Garcia," he says.

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doctors, lawsuit, plastic surgery, Plastic Surgery Death, surgery
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