Michael Sizemore, et al. v. Changpeng Zhao, et al., No. 23-cv-21261-ALTMAN/Reid (S.D. Fla. Apr. 9, 2026)

Apr 09, 2026

OUTCOME: Motion to Compel Arbitration Denied in Federal Class Action Against Binance

Successfully opposed a motion to compel arbitration in a federal class action pending in the Southern District of Florida against Binance and related entities. The defendants—who were not signatories t ... o the governing Terms of Use—argued they could nevertheless force plaintiffs into arbitration under theories of delegation and equitable estoppel. The Court rejected those arguments and denied the motion in full, holding that non-signatories cannot compel arbitration absent a valid agreement with the plaintiffs, and that equitable estoppel does not apply where the claims are not grounded in the underlying contract. The Court also declined to extend delegation principles to allow non-signatories to decide arbitrability. This decision reinforces important limits on the use of arbitration provisions in complex litigation—particularly where corporate entities attempt to rely on contractual relationships they did not enter into. The ruling preserves plaintiffs’ ability to litigate claims in federal court and reflects a broader trend of courts scrutinizing efforts to expand arbitration beyond its contractual foundations.

Daniel Harper, et al. v. Shaquille O'Neal, et al., No. 1:23-cv-21912-FAM (S.D. Fla. 2025)

Apr 01, 2025

OUTCOME: Finally approved global class action settlement of claims Defendants offered and sold unregistered crypto-asset securities in the form of non-fungible tokens and DAO governance tokens

Appointed class counsel in a global class-wide $11,000,000 settlement of plaintiffs' securities claims, brought under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 against Shaquille O’Neal, Astr ... als LLC, Astrals Holding, LLC, and Astrals Operations LLC on behalf of a class of worldwide purchasers of Galaxy tokens and Astrals non-fungible tokens, which were advertised and marketed by the defendants. Plaintiffs brought claims that the defendants were sellers of these unregistered securities in violation of Sections 5 and 12(a)(1) of the Securities Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 77e(a), 771(a)(1).

Amy Bailey, et al. v. Florida Peninsula Ins. Co., et al., No. CACE-21-000140 (Fla. 17th Jud. Cir.)

Jul 26, 2022

OUTCOME: Final approval of class action settlement of claims that insurers failed to pay statutory interest

In Re: Champlain Towers South Collapse Litigation, No.: 2021-015089-CA-01 (11th Jud. Cir. 2021)

Jun 24, 2022

OUTCOME: Final approval of $1.2 billion class action settlement of litigation over the deadly collapse of Champlain Towers South Condominium in Surfside, Florida

Infratech Corp. v. Las Olas Co., 320 So. 3d 751 (Fla. 4th DCA 2021)

May 27, 2021

OUTCOME: Successful appeal affirming a litigated order certifying a Florida liability issue class of businesses who were forced to close as a result of a ruptured water main caused through the negligence of FPL and its subcontractors.

Representing a class of businesses forced to close after contractors negligently ruptured a water main during a directional drilling operation, Joey helped the Moskowitz Law Firm attain the first repor ... ted decision since the Florida Supreme Court decided Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc., 945 So. 2d 1246 (Fla. 2006), affirming a litigated certification of a liability issue class.

Fruitstone v. Spartan Race, Inc., No. 1:20-cv-20836-BLOOM/Louis (S.D. Fla.)

May 20, 2021

OUTCOME: Final approval of nationwide class action settlement.

The Moskowitz Law Firm secured approval of a nationwide settlement of $25.6 million on behalf of almost one million consumers that previously competed at Spartan Race. The class action accused Spartan ... Race of charging a fraudulent mandatory $14 administrative and insurance pass-through fee. The Court noted that the Firm’s “reputation, diligence, expertise, and skill are reflected in the excellent results they have achieved.”

Cherry v. Dometic, 986 F.3d 1296 (11th Cir. 2021)

Feb 02, 2021

OUTCOME: Successful appeal overturning the onerous “administrative feasibility” requirement imported into the “ascertainability” standard for class certification, which benefits class action plaintiffs throughout the nation.

Successful appeal overturning the onerous “administrative feasibility” requirement imported into the “ascertainability” standard for class certification, which benefits class action plaintiffs througho ... ut the nation.

Collins v. Quincy Bioscience, LLC, No. 19-22864-Civ-COOKE/Goodman (S.D. Fla.)

Nov 18, 2020

OUTCOME: Final approval of nationwide class action settlement

The Moskowitz Law Firm attained final approval of a nationwide class action settlement that resolved claims brought against Quincy Bioscience LLC by consumers in a half-dozen suits across the country, ... covering up to 3 million buyers. It placed requirements on how the Wisconsin-based company can represent that Prevagen improves memory or limits age-related memory problems and also provided partial refunds to customers of up to $70 with proof of purchase and up to $12 without.

Coventry Health Care of Florida, Inc. v. Crosswinds Rehab, Inc., LLC, 259 So. 3d 306 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018)

Nov 28, 2018

OUTCOME: Obtained an order denying a motion to compel arbitration, and an affirmance on appeal to the Florida Third District Court of Appeal.

In a putative Florida statewide class action representing skilled nursing facilities seeking to recover statutory interest owed by insurers on late paid Medicaid Long Term Care Program claims, Joseph w ... as instrumental in effectively briefing and arguing against a motion by one defendant insurer to compel individual arbitration of one of the plaintiff’s claims. Joseph then co-authored the answer brief on appeal to the Third District Court of Appeal, which resulted in a written opinion upholding the trial court’s order and favorably expanding the law on arbitration in Florida for parties seeking to litigate their claims in a court of law.

Edward Adkins v. Dantro LLP, et al., Case No. 2D16-4751 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017)

Oct 25, 2017

OUTCOME: Obtained an order entitling plaintiffs to recover attorneys' fees and costs from defendant partnership's former managing partner as the real party in interest, and an affirmance on appeal to Florida's Second District Court of Appeals.

In Dantro LLP, et al. v. In rem Dantro Fund, et al., Case No. 12-ca-001643 (Fla. 20th Jud. Cir.), after obtaining a final summary judgment entitling plaintiff limited liability partnerships to recover ... $90,000.00 from the Court Registry after it was stolen by their former managing partner, Joseph successfully sought an order entitling plaintiffs to recover their attorneys’ fees and costs in maintaining the action against the former managing partner in his individual capacity as the real party in interest because he entered an appearance and sought to obtain the stolen funds for himself, purportedly on behalf of the dissolved partnership. Joseph argued and won the motion before the trial court, then successfully defended the order on appeal to the Second District Court of Appeal.