Tag: Miami

A Miami attorney ‘misappropriated’ $26,500 of a client’s settlement, Florida Bar says

Saturday should’ve started the emergency suspension in full of a Miami personal injury attorney accused of “misappropriating” over $26,577 of a client’s $40,000 settlement. The Florida Bar’s petition for emergency suspension says $26,577.30 should’ve gone to two medical providers ($8,997.64) and the client ($17,975.66) of James Leano, a West Miami-Dade resident working out of Coconut […]

911 calls of fatal chopper crash near Miami tell painful story

911 calls from people who saw a helicopter crash into a Miami-Dade canal describe the tragedy of a daughter desperately trying to save the life of her 71-year-old father. Witnesses told authorities that Jordan Ann Zanzuri, 27, the pilot’s daughter, swam to safety Wednesday before she directed Miami-Dade Fire Rescue divers to the submerged wreckage. […]