PARLUX FRAGRANCES
Lawsuit claims Parlux board hobbled auditors
New allegations have been made in a 2006 lawsuit against Parlux Fragrances' directors, but details were sealed by a judge.
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Some GM dealers are thrilled to see the carmaker emerge from bankruptcy. But some have mixed feelings. And the news doesn't help those losing their franchises.
New allegations have been made in a 2006 lawsuit against Parlux Fragrances' directors, but details were sealed by a judge.
University of Miami officials hope Life Science Park becomes the hub of the local biotechnology industry.
Some Chinese companies may have made drywall with a radioactive substance banned in the United States.
A lawsuit filed by three former Stiefel Laboratories employees alleges that in the months leading up to a multibillion-dollar sale of the company, it bought back stock from employees on the cheap.
Court filings painted a troubling financial picture of Fontainebleau Las Vegas. A key step in the project's future comes next week in Miami bankruptcy court.
The Boca Raton-based retailer is under investigation for pricing practices through the U.S. Communities program.
Puzzled? You've got a small budget and a big marketplace. You want to stake claim to a workable target. Think niche markets. Niche markets are focused, targetable portions of existing mainstream markets, a narrowly defined group of potential customers. Some may be ready for harvest.
Q: We operate Taco Bell franchises in Florida. We've heard about lawsuits filed against the fast food industry for causing overweight and related health problems. We think that's ridiculous. But since we live in a sue-happy country, we worry about it. Should we be concerned?
Robert Smith's lifelong adventure as an emerging market debt trader has earned him nicknames like King of the Jungle Bonds and the Indiana Jones of Finance.
Matthew May shows how elegance is actually a matter of simplicity.
While the recession has squeezed cruise-industry profits, it may be providing newly launched Celebration Cruise Lines with a competitive edge.
Whether Bernard Madoff's investors recoup much of their losses will largely depend on how much success the bankruptcy trustee has in claims against others.
Recent bankruptcies for the Southern District of Florida
Mickael Cohen figures that even during a recession, some people won't be satisfied flying plain old first class. After working as an aircraft broker and running a conventional charter service and a New York-to-Paris private jet service, Cohen is starting Air Platinum Club at the Opa-locka Executive Airport.
With diabetes now considered an epidemic, the market for diabetes testing products is growing almost as fast as the disease is spreading.
Keith Koenig, who describes himself as ''very much a free-trade guy,'' has seen how U.S. government efforts to control imports of foreign-made furniture can produce unintended -- and undesirable -- consequences.
City Furniture gained a boost from ''accidental'' exports, but the home furnishing giant's sales are still in a three-year slump.
In a good economy, Americans start hundreds of thousands of new businesses every year. And in a bad economy, like today's? They do pretty much the same thing.
Launching a business in the midst of a recession is akin to lifting anchor amid a gale. But the entrepreneurs in this week's cover story are doing exactly that -- betting that if they can stay afloat amid the choppy waters of this economy they will thrive when fair weather blows in.