Notable Victory

In a matter of first impression before the Second District Court of Appeal, BLHT successfully prevailed in protecting a high-level corporate official from being deposed under the Florida Supreme Court’s recent adoption of Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.280(h).  Under the new discovery rule (also known as the APEX Doctrine), high-ranking corporate officials are not […]

BLHT prevails on multi-million-dollar Bert Harris private property rights claim. A landowner claimed over four million dollars in damages as a result of a county’s actions restricting the use of the landowner’s property. Following a week-long trial in March of 2021, the court entered judgment in favor of BLHT’s client on all counts. A subsequent

Our firm successfully convinced the government to redesign approximately 1700 feet of roadway to the benefit of our client. The redesign included a new multilane entrance roadway and placing of thousands of yards of necessary fill on the property. The construction changes resulted in a significant enhancement to the remaining property. Jay Bartlett and Jeff

On June 19, 2019, the Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed a $4.4 million dollar verdict that BLHT obtained on behalf of its client against environmental activist Maggy Hurchalla.  In Lake Point Phase I, LLC v. Hurchalla, et al., a jury rendered a verdict finding against Hurchalla for her disseminating knowingly false statements in order to

BLHT recently brought to a successful conclusion, settling for several hundred thousand dollars, a lawsuit against the City of Tampa for violations of the Americans with Disabilities and the Fair Housing Acts.  The Firm represented a highly-esteemed local provider of housing to disabled veterans.  The City Council gave in to the pressure from neighbors who

BLHT obtains favorable ruling on inverse condemnation claim against the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. On October 16, 2013, a state court ruled that the Firm’s client owned land that the State took through regulatory actions in violation of the Florida Constitution’s Just Compensation clause. The State must now compensate the Firm’s client for this

BLHT successfully obtained an important appellate decision governing first written offers by condemning authorities. In Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC v. Johnson, the First District Court of Appeal concluded that a written offer by a condemning authority was valid and enforceable under Florida law.

​Representing a major natural gas company against the State of Florida, BLHT settled a lawsuit in August 2013 involving breach of contract claims. The result of the settlement allowed the Firm’s client to relocate its pipeline facilities to avoid conflicts with a roadway expansion project. Ethan Loeb represented the Firm’s client.