Cut To The Chase: Podcast Hosted by Gregg Goldfarb

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Joey Gomez, a attorney that represents landlords, discusses what the end of the federal eviction moratorium means and what can happen to tenants after they are evicted.   But wait, there was/is federal legislation providing $47 billion in relief for unpaid rent and only 12% of that has been tapped into.   Why aren't the landlords and tenants making use of this...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Attorney Joey Gomez returns to discuss the current status of the latest moratorium on evictions.   After the Supreme Court basically said that moratoriums by the CDC are not valid, the CDC issued a new moratorium which is limited to Covid hotspots.   Take a list to Joey discuss where the moratorium is currently in effect and how to figure out if the moratorium...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Dr. Alan Salzberg , a statistician who spends a lot of time in Court as an expert witness supporting his positions, gives us his take on this hot topic.   Listen in while he digs into the data and recent studies about the effectiveness of masks.   Not one to shy away from his opinions, Dr. Salzberg comes up with yet another one here.   Remember, although he is...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Dr. Alan Salzberg, a statistician, comes back to present the latest data on covid.   Should the vaccinated change their behavior?   Do masks work?    Listen in to what the data shows on what is working and what is not from a data perspective.   

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Peter Mougey, Shareholder with the Levin Papantonio law firm and serving on the Executive Committee for what the Washington Post calls the "most and largest and most complex litigation in the history of jurisprudence" -the National Prescription Opiate Litigation discuss what has been reported as a settlement.   Mr. Mougey explains what this case, which essenti...

In this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Attorney Joey Gomez returns for the update on the federal eviction moratorium which ends July 31st.   Will it be extended by the CDC?   Will it be extended by Congress?   What do tenants need to be aware about regarding their past due obligations and whether they can continue living in their current rental arrangement.   Mr. Gomez, an attorney that represents...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Dr. Adam Leibovich returns to update us on the recent new era of space travel where private billionaires are going to outer space for some travel.   Can it be?  Can humans actually travel to outer space?   Where is outer space?   Listen in on this episode to Dr. Leibovich explain what space travel is all about---scientifically speaking.    He helps explain wha...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, I bring back our regular contributor David Chase, securities attorney, to discuss what has been going on lately in the world of Robinhood.   Since the Gamestop and Reddit frenzy earlier this year when Robinhood temporarily stopped allowing some trades of Gamestop on Robinhood's trading platform, Robinhood continues to be in the news.   From it's customer suppo...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Attorney Joey Gomez from Downtown Miami discusses the latest Supreme Court ruling concerning the eviction moratorium currently scheduled to run until July 31, 2021.    While the CDC has set this deadline, which has been extended a few times during Covid, listen to Joey's analysis of the ruling and what it means and what post July 31st could mean for landlords...

In this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Eric Schuller, President of Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding returns to discuss some more of the finer points of how to utilize consumer legal funding for clients.   From selecting the consumer financing company to making sure you understand the terms and conditions of the funding, Eric helps lay it out here.  And remember, the funding is NOT a...

In this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Eric Schuller, President of the Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding explains the mechanics of Consumer Legal Funding, sometimes called litigation funding for clients who might be struggling financially while their lawsuit is ongoing.   Different then litigation finance that helps cover the costs of litigation, this type of funding goes directly to...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, industry expert David Levy goes over the basics of regulations in the maritime industry.   In light of the Ever Given's running aground in the Suez Canal and causing untold disruptions in cargo shipment around the world, this timely show gives us a good understanding of how regulations work in the industry and the forecast for how the industry intends on decar...

In this episode of Cut to the Chase:, I bring back insurance savant (or guru-your call) Jon Singer to explain what the drivers for Uber, Lyft, Doordash, Grubhub and all the ride sharing companies need to pay attention to regarding if they are properly and adequately insured during the times that they "flip the switch" and begin their sessions.   Don't think that your auto insurance policy for your...

In this episode of Cut to the Chase:, attorney Mike Burns comes back to bring the latest news in the largest mass tort litigation ever-the 3M earplug case which damaged the hearing of nearly a million of our soldiers.   The 3rd trial just ended and the 5th soldier's case resulted in victory for the soldier of over $1 million.   Plus Mr. Burns updates us on settlement talks between the parties.

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Dr. Adam Leibovich reveals his biased top 10 unknowns in physics.   Leibovich, a particle physics professor at the University of Pittsburgh lets us know mysteries in the universe that the scientific world still has not figured out.   These unknowns reveal just how vast and complex  the planet is to us mere mortals.    A complicated episode for sure, yet we get...

In this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Commissioner Eileen Higgins of District 5 in Miami Dade County goes over the County's new fertilizer ordinance and the County's recycling program.  The fertilizer ordinance is designed to help out our environment by making sure our fertilizers don't end up washed away in Biscayne Bay and other significant bodies of water only to deprive them of oxygen.   The r...

In this episode of Cut to the Chase:, I bring back Mike Burns to discuss the results of the 4th case to go trial in the Mass Tort litigation involving 250,000 soldiers against 3M regarding an earplug that 3M sold the U.S. Army for it's soldiers to use to protect their hearing in combat.   Over 1 million soldiers are suffering hearing loss, tinnitus or both after using the earplug that they allege...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, I bring back Dr. Salzberg, a statistician who has been crunching Covid numbers.   One month ago, he came on this show and predicted that the United States would reach herd immunity after 50% of it's population was totally vaccinated.   Well the CDC has relaxed masking guidelines and it appears that Dr. Salzberg was indeed correct, if not perhaps a bit too cons...

In this episode of Cut to the Chase:, I bring back master mass tort lawyer Marcus Susen for his 2nd episode in the series How Pharma Screws Women.   After helping to secure a $1.6 billion settlement for tens of thousands of ladies concerning injuries sustained as a result of the essure contraceptive, Marcus is now focusing on paragard.     After a short discussion on what makes a tort a mass tort,...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, I bring back Kimberly Adams from Levin, Papantonio to discuss the Class Action she filed against Pornhub to curb the pornography industries continual usage of minors and other unsuspecting victims as Pornhub lines its pockets at these victims expense.   Listen how Ms. Adams plans to rectify this evil.    She is also tackling sex trafficking as well, which we c...

In this episode of Cut to the Chase:, I bring on a casting director-Mike Pepino.   He discusses what it is about law in the movies that is so captivating and what it reveals about us.    We focus in on the recent craze of new movies being released on the Netflixes of the world, instead of movie theatres during this time period.   And focus on Chicago 7, which in some ways is similar to our current...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Dr. Leibovich discusses the current NASA mission to mars, including the effort to find evidence of life.   Dr. Leibovich gives a thorough explanation of how we got to Mars, what we brought, what we are looking for, and how we are looking for it.   Did you know China and the United Arab Emirates are also on Mars.    If you want to know about those Little Green,...

In this episode of Cut to the Chase:, we bring back our favorite heavyweight attorney Mike Burns.   Mike was one of the attorneys that helped recently obtain a victory for 3 former soldiers who sustained hearing loss and tinnitus as a result of using defective earplugs during combat.   Currently, over 200,000 cases are in the Northern District of Florida relating to the same defective earplugs.   ...

On this episode of Cut to the Chase:, we bring back Jon Singer to discuss the best way to protect yourself against uninsured drivers--uninsured motorists coverage.   In the industry, we call it UM coverage.   Many people here in Florida decline this coverage to save a few dollars.   Sounds like a smart idea until you get in a bad accident with an uninsured or underinsured driver.   Listen to this...

In this episode of Cut to the Chase:, Jon Singer, an insurance guru, talks about all the different types of coverage you want to have in your motor vehicle nsurance policy.   While many of us want the cheapest insurance with the least amount of coverage, you really need to give this a listen to see what it's all about.   And yes-I know that the laws might be changing next year.    But we are livin...