Attorneys

Joseph H. Lang, Jr.

Shareholder
Tampa

ph : 813.229.4253
fax : 813.229.4133

Representative Matters

  • Testa v. Southern Escrow and Title, LLC, et al., 2010 WL 1445182 (Fla. 1st DCA Apr. 13, 2010). Title insurance policy issues.
  • Coventry First LLC v. Office of Insurance Regulation, 2010 WL 478289 (Fla. 1st DCA Feb. 12, 2010). Retroactive application of statutes. Mootness.
  • Ford Motor Co. v. Hall-Edwards, 5 So. 3d 786 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009). Pleading punitive damages.
  • Brisson v. Ford Motor Co., 2009 WL 3326264 (11th Cir. Oct. 16, 2009). Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act express and implied warranty claims.
  • In re: James Hoving, Case No. 09-0103 (6th Cir. July 29, 2009) (Order). Opposing Rule 23(f) petition.
  • Lake v. Tenneco, Inc., 319 Fed. Appx. 769 (11th Cir. Feb. 17, 2009). Products liability, duty to warn, open and obvious dangers.
  • Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company v. Higgins, 975 So. 2d 1169 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008). Certiorari, pre-class certification discovery.
  • Behrman v. Allstate Life Insurance Company, 178 Fed. Appx. 862 (11th Cir. March 9, 2006). Economic loss rule, negligent hiring, negligent training, negligent misrepresentation, fraud and omissions.
  • Transamerica Leasing, Inc. v. Institute of London Underwriters, 430 F.3d 1326 (11th Cir. 2005).  English law and practice, law of the case, mandate rule, and judicial estoppel issues.
  • Bragg v. Bill Heard Chevrolet, Inc.-Plant City, 374 F.3d 1060 (11th Cir. 2004). TILA and retail installment sales contract issues.

Representative Pro Bono Matters

  • Kelley v. State; Kelley v. McNeil, 3 So. 3d 970 (Fla. 2009).
  • State of Florida v. Erick Richardson, 915 So. 2d 86 (Fla. 2005).  Habitual felony offender sentencing issues.
  • Colwell v. Head, case No. 2001-V-847 (Ga. Butts County Sup. Ct. 2001).  Capital post-conviction relief.
  • Jones v. State, 740 So. 2d 520 (Fla. 1999).  Capital post-conviction relief; competency to stand trial.


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