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DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW | SPECIAL REPORT
MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2007
Laden with talent, these small but dynamic firms have earned distinction with an array of impressive courtroom victories
Coffey Burlington on winning sideof veteran judge’s toughest decision
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THE FIRM: Coffey Burlington
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THE LAWYERS: Paul J. Schwiep, Kendall B. Coffey, Robert K. Burlington
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THE CASE: Sierra Club v. Army Corps ofEngineers, Rinker Group, Tarmac America, Florida Rock Industries, APAC-Florida and Miami-Dade Limestone Products Association
The outcome/impact: Last July, Judge Hoeveler issued a 200-page opinion that found the mining may pose a serious threat to public safety and compelled three of the defendant companies — which account for almost half of total production — to cease all mining in the Miami Lake Belt quarries until the Corps of Engineers completes a study and certifies that such operations pose no threat to public health and safety.
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