About Beth Taylor
Beth Taylor was a senior editor for Super Lawyers for more than 20 years, and has won dozens of awards for headline-writing and editing throughout her career. Previously, she was an editor and covered courts for The Orlando Sentinel. She also worked for go2net and KIRO-TV in Seattle, where she wrote for and edited their websites. In addition, Beth edited The Kitsap Business Journal and Media Inc. Beth has written travel books, including Around Seattle With Kids for Fodor’s and Seattle Day By Day for Frommer’s, and online travel guides for Google. Her travel writing has appeared in publications including the Chicago Tribune and the San Francisco Chronicle. Beth has a B.A. in communications/journalism and a master’s degree in political science.
Articles written by Beth Taylor
Suit Targets Florida Utility in Water Main Outage
Adam Moskowitz says thousands of Fort Lauderdale businesses were affectedAn attempt by a Florida Power & Light subcontractor to make underground electrical repairs near the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport went wrong last July 17, rupturing a 42-inch water main and leaving many Fort Lauderdale businesses temporarily high and dry. Now, Miami attorney Adam Moskowitz and Fort Lauderdale lawyers William Scherer at Conrad & Scherer and Cristina Pierson at Kelley Uustal are seeking class action status for a lawsuit against the utility and three of its …
Trial by COVID-19
Despite lockdowns, courtroom health scares and two delays in a trial with a pandemic as the backdrop, an Oakland attorney returns home from Kentucky with a winOn Feb. 20, Randy Sue Pollock went to Kentucky to represent a client in a federal trial on drug and money-laundering charges. By the time she flew home nine weeks later, both Kentucky and Pollock’s home state of California were in lockdown; two health scares had delayed the trial; and she and her paralegal had spent two months in an Airbnb trying to social-distance from each other. She did get an acquittal for her client on all counts. “Other lawyers and friends could not believe that we …
Lawsuit Targets Princess Cruises Over Coronavirus Cases
San Francisco lawyers Mary Alexander and Elizabeth Cabraser seek class actionWhat was supposed to be a dream cruise around the Hawaiian islands ended in an outbreak of COVID-19 aboard the Grand Princess, the eventual deaths of two passengers and a crew member, and now a lawsuit against Princess Cruise Lines, filed by San Francisco attorneys Mary Alexander, at Mary Alexander & Associates, and Elizabeth Cabraser, at Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein. On Feb. 21, when the Grand Princess headed out for Hawaii, it had returned to San Francisco that same day from a …
Coping Skills: COVID-19 Lockdown
Northern California lawyers talk about adjusting to the new normalAs coronavirus lockdowns stretch toward the second month in several states, Northern California attorneys are finding ways to adapt to working remotely, having the kids home from school, and handling all the other challenges that go with trying to sidestep a pandemic. San Francisco immigration attorney Philip M. Levin, with Philip Levin & Associates, says his practice area presents unique work-from-home frustrations. “Immigration law is administrative law, and we have a fairly robust …
Can You Get a Refund for a Canceled Flight?
Consumers can get a cash refund for a flight cancellation, significant schedule change, or significant flight delay after a change in DOT regulations. Operating carriers changed the airline cancellation policy in their contract of carriage to provide a ticket refund or credit card chargeback, even for nonrefundable tickets. The Department of Transportation's federal mandate enforces the passenger rights consumer protection laws. Flyers do not have to accept a travel voucher or flight credit and …
Remote Estate Planning: There’s a Way for a Will
There’s no doubt it’s harder to estate plan when remote — especially when circumstances make it necessary, as in a pandemic or other crisis — but estate planning attorneys say it can still be done. They caution people against opting for self-help legal forms. “It’s still important to get proper advice,” says Marve Ann M. Alaimo, with Porter Wright Morris & Arthur in Naples, Florida. “Many estate planning attorneys are able to consult with clients by phone or through …
Avoiding Foreclosure in the Time of COVID-19 and Beyond
Millions of Americans became unemployed during coronavirus-forced business shutdowns. The financial strains of COVID-19-related unemployment gave rise to an additional worry: missing mortgage payments and the risk of foreclosure. As Americans moved past most or all of the pandemic period restrictions in 2020-2021 and their effects, some insights for managing the risk of foreclosure remain sound, regardless of the underlying economic pressures. The Foreclosure Process Can Only Begin After 120 …
Can I Sue for Price Gouging?
You can sue for price gouging if a business is selling goods or services for an unfair or unconscionable amount related to a state of emergency. States generally set percentage limits on items like water, gas, shelter, and medication to curb unconscionable pricing after declaring a state of emergency due to a natural disaster. Consumers or the attorney general can take legal action against price gouging for civil penalties or restitution. In addition to civil or class actions, state courts can …
How Firms Are Communicating to Their Clients About COVID-19
Two Texas attorneys weigh inLike most industries, law firms are struggling to deal with the disruption of normal life created by the spread of the COVID-19 virus. With attorneys shifting to working remotely, many firms have taken it upon themselves to reach out to clients, offering information ranging from how to reach an attorney in the current landscape to how the crisis might affect clients’ businesses and personal lives. ByrdAdatto in Dallas represents healthcare professionals, mostly small businesses. “As we …
The Audacity of a HOPE Scholar
Stacey Evans is still looking for ways to lower the ladderAs a freshman in the Georgia House of Representatives in 2011, Stacey Evans was anticipating the good she could do. Yet no sooner had she walked through the doors of the capitol than Gov. Nathan Deal and his allies announced deep cuts to the HOPE Scholarship. That felt personal. It wasn’t just that she ran on a campaign highlighting education; Evans wouldn’t have been a lawmaker, a lawyer, or even a college graduate, if it hadn’t been for the HOPE Scholarship. “I spoke against [the …
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