About Beth Taylor
Beth Taylor has been a senior editor for Super Lawyers since 2003, 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
Tribute to 'Lion of the Bar' Stephen Susman
Founder of Susman Godfrey pioneered boutique and contingency lawStephen Susman, pioneer of contingency-based commercial law, fierce advocate of the jury system, and founder of Houston-based Susman Godfrey, passed away July 14 at age 79. Susman was riding his bicycle with a group of lawyers on April 22 when his wheel hit a crack and he was thrown from the bike. He was in a coma for more than a week, then regained consciousness and was moved by the middle of May to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center for rehabilitation. However, he was diagnosed in late …
If I Could Change One Thing About Immigration Policy
Three lawyers submit to direct questioningAliya Alishiva: The U.S. Congress has, throughout history and even to this day, discriminated against immigrants according to their countries of origin. While those who are knowledgeable of history may be aware of events like the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which banned Chinese immigrants altogether and was later repealed, or Woodrow Wilson’s administration in the early 20th century emphasizing immigrants from Western European countries with Scandinavian or Germanic heritage and ignoring …
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 …
Landing a Refund for Flights Cancelled from COVID-19
The U.S. Transportation Department issued an order on April 3 for airlines to give full refunds—not just vouchers for future travel—to customers who have had flights canceled because of disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Some airlines have balked. “We are not seeing evidence of such changes being made [by all airlines],” says Seattle attorney Steve W. Berman, who practices mass torts at Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro in Seattle. Berman filed a class-action suit …
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?
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered hoarding and price-gouging for needed supplies and services. There were shortages and high prices for toilet paper, hand sanitizer, face masks, bottled water, disinfectant, and certain medical supplies. Free markets are the lifeblood of the American economy. However, markets are imperfect and are subject to abuses if not properly regulated. There are limited federal antitrust and price gouging laws. Some states have stronger price gouging laws to protect …
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