Mar 26, 2026

Florida Trend: 10 cases with consequences to FL business (Seminole Tribe vs. Wells Fargo)

The largest of several “nuclear” verdicts dropped last year by Florida juries came in a suit by the Seminole Tribe’s minors’ trust, represented by Conrad & Scherer in Fort Lauderdale, against Wells Fargo Bank. The trust, funded by gambling profits, alleged the bank charged it unauthorized fees and didn’t invest aggressively enough, costing the 2,000 […]

Jan 05, 2026

Top Florida Verdicts of 2025 – Conrad & Scherer Ranked #1

Broward County jurors awarded the largest verdict in the county’s history: a whopping $826 million to be paid by Wells Fargo to the Seminole Tribe of Florida for mismanagement of a trust set up for the tribe’s children. An amended version of the verdict—which came after nearly a decade of litigation—showed that those damages rose […]

Dec 01, 2025

Franklin College Profile on William Scherer

As a first generation college student from a blue collar background, he forged a path beyond anything he once imagined and credits Franklin College for helping plant the seeds of his success. “I wanted to be a linebacker, but I wasn’t big enough for IU or Notre Dame,” Scherer recalled with a chuckle. Fortunately, what […]

Oct 15, 2025

Seminole Tribe sues Lennar over ‘defective’ and ‘horrible’ homes built at its reservations

 The Seminole Tribe of Florida has sued Lennar over hundreds of “defective” and “horrible” homes built on its reservations.  After discovering serious and widespread construction errors and design flaws, the tribe canceled its contract with the Miami-based builder, but not before spending $300 million on 466 homes, all of which appear to have defects, said […]

Oct 06, 2025

CBS Miami Seminole Tribe sues Lennar Homes after alleging defective construction

The Seminole Tribe is suing Miami-based Lennar Homes after it says hundreds of the homes built on its reservations are defective. In Hollywood, Lennar built more than 200 townhomes and single-family homes. According to the Seminole housing department, when the problems started, they thought they were dealing with isolated incidents, but as days went by, […]

Sep 29, 2025

Seminole Tribe sues Lennar over 552 ‘defective’ new houses across Florida

Hundreds of homes built by the Miami-based Lennar Corporation on tribal land over the last five years are in such shoddy condition that no one can safely live in them, according to a lawsuit against the construction company filed by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The lawsuit was filed in March, but efforts to resolve […]