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| Jorge Fors Jr. '11 |
On September 16, 2016 a verdict six years in the making was delivered in the case involving the alleged breach of business agreements and resulting damages. St. Thomas Law graduate Jorge Fors, Jr., from the firm Fors Attorneys at Law in Coral Gables, represented the plaintiff.
The case, which was filed in June of 2010, involved the plaintiff, a Doral-based business owner, who claimed that his former business partners strategically worked to destroy his company by withholding payments, creating their own company that mirrored his, and attempting to destroy his business relationships.
While a student at St. Thomas Law, Jorge was a a judicial intern for Supreme Court Justice Peggy Quince as well a research assistant for Professor Jennifer Martin. He was also a member of the Student Bar Association, Moot Court Team, Mock Trial Team, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, Rosemary Barkett Appellate Inn of Court.
The case, which was filed in June of 2010, involved the plaintiff, a Doral-based business owner, who claimed that his former business partners strategically worked to destroy his company by withholding payments, creating their own company that mirrored his, and attempting to destroy his business relationships.
After a three-week trial and four hours of deliberation, the jury awarded the plaintiff approximately $10.4 million.
While a student at St. Thomas Law, Jorge was a a judicial intern for Supreme Court Justice Peggy Quince as well a research assistant for Professor Jennifer Martin. He was also a member of the Student Bar Association, Moot Court Team, Mock Trial Team, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, Rosemary Barkett Appellate Inn of Court.
Fors Attorneys at Law is a civil litigation law firm, concentrating on commercial and business litigation, personal injury, products liability, and negligence defense.
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