Don’t Read This Article: Did Law Firm E-Mail Have Unintended Effect?
Did an e-mail tell lawyers at Fowler White Burnett that they shouldn’t open and read an online article about a suit filed against the firm, spurring the opposite result?
An unidentified lawyer in Fowler White’s Miami office told the Business Review about the e-mail—but a lawyer for the law firm denies any directive not to read the article, the Daily Business Review reports.
The story detailing a “juicy lawsuit” against Fowler White and Lilly Ann Sanchez, head of the firm’s white-collar division, had the second-highest number of readers at its website last month, according to the Daily Business Review.
The suit was filed by the former in-laws of Miami lawyer-developer Oscar Rivero, accused of diverting public funds to build himself a dream house. The complaint alleges Sanchez and the law firm helped dupe the in-laws to pay for Rivero’s defense in exchange for a phony property deed, according to the Daily Business Review. The suit also claims an “inappropriate relationship” between Rivero and Sanchez.
Sanchez denies the allegations, including the claim of an inappropriate relationship. The law firm also denies wrongdoing and has filed a motion to dismiss, the story says.
