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Mitch Widom of Bilzin Sumberg; Andrew Yaffa and Stuart Grossman of Grossman Roth; Glenn Widom of Glenn L. Widom, PA.
Mitch Widom of Bilzin Sumberg; Andrew Yaffa and Stuart Grossman of Grossman Roth; Glenn Widom of Glenn L. Widom, PA.

Charitable endeavor

Lawyers from around South Florida joined together at Bilzin Sumberg on April 4 as Bilzin Sumberg partner Mitch Widom began his annual fundraiser for Crohnís disease and colitis research—the Keymorada Fishing Tournament. Widom, his wife, Alicia, and brother, Glenn, have garnered support from 203 regional and national law firms and corporations to raise more than $8 million over the past 15 years for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation and the University of Miami’s Crohn’s & Colitis Center.

For more information, visit keymoradafishing.com.

Spa litigation takes a twist

Nearly three dozen unnamed claimants are part of a federal class action suit that says law enforcement agents violated their right to privacy when they received massages at Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter.

None of the plaintiffs were charged in the cases, the New York Post reported. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is one high-profile defendant who has pleaded not guilty.

Getting tough with Cuba

President Donald Trump’s administration plans to allow enforcement of a section in the Helms-Burton Act that will allow American citizens to sue for confiscation of property in Cuba. A briefing by the Akerman law firm (https://bit.ly/2vNoTFF) says ìcertified claimsî will enjoy special status under U.S. and international law. The claims were submitted to the Justice Department’s Foreign Claims Settlement Commission by U.S. citizens or others subject to U.S. jurisdiction.

Uncertified claims encompass Cuban Americans and their companies, plus nationals of other countries whose property was confiscated.
The caveat is they later became naturalized or incorporated in the United States. Some claimants will want to consider how much their property was worth, the chain of ownership and who has ìtraffickedî in the claimantsí property. Akerman lawyer Pedro
Freyre told the Miami Herald that residential property wonít be subject to claims.

Carnival Corp. was quickly sued by a family that once owned docks in Havana where Carnival ships now call. The Cruise Line Industry Association said travel to Cuba falls under the ìlawful travel exemptionî under Title III of the Helms Burton Act.

Opioid battle derailed?

Lobbyists for opioid manufacturers and distributors reportedly are trying to thwart the stateís efforts to sue them for billions of dollars.

A bill in the legislature would allow Attorney General Ashley Moody to
use information from a state Department of Health prescription database.

A number of legislators told the Tampa Bay Times they arenít supporting the bill. They have privacy concerns even though key identifying information would be redacted.

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Drew Limsky

Drew Limsky

Editor-in-Chief

BIOGRAPHY

Drew Limsky joined Lifestyle Media Group in August 2020 as Editor-in-Chief of South Florida Business & Wealth. His first issue of SFBW, October 2020, heralded a reimagined structure, with new content categories and a slew of fresh visual themes. “As sort of a cross between Forbes and Robb Report, with a dash of GQ and Vogue,” Limsky says, “SFBW reflects South Florida’s increasingly sophisticated and dynamic business and cultural landscape.”

Limsky, an avid traveler, swimmer and film buff who holds a law degree and Ph.D. from New York University, likes to say, “I’m a doctor, but I can’t operate—except on your brand.” He wrote his dissertation on the nonfiction work of Joan Didion. Prior to that, Limsky received his B.A. in English, summa cum laude, from Emory University and earned his M.A. in literature at American University in connection with a Masters Scholar Award fellowship.

Limsky came to SFBW at the apex of a storied career in journalism and publishing that includes six previous lead editorial roles, including for some of the world’s best-known brands. He served as global editor-in-chief of Lexus magazine, founding editor-in-chief of custom lifestyle magazines for Cadillac and Holland America Line, and was the founding editor-in-chief of Modern Luxury Interiors South Florida. He also was the executive editor for B2B magazines for Acura and Honda Financial Services, and he served as travel editor for Conde Nast. Magazines under Limsky’s editorship have garnered more than 75 industry awards.

He has also written for many of the country’s top newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Boston Globe, USA Today, Worth, Robb Report, Afar, Time Out New York, National Geographic Traveler, Men’s Journal, Ritz-Carlton, Elite Traveler, Florida Design, Metropolis and Architectural Digest Mexico. His other clients have included Four Seasons, Acqualina Resort & Residences, Yahoo!, American Airlines, Wynn, Douglas Elliman and Corcoran. As an adjunct assistant professor, Limsky has taught journalism, film and creative writing at the City University of New York, Pace University, American University and other colleges.