Business Law
Banks Beware: Independent Liability of Garnishees to Garnishors
Amid Florida’s legal landscape lies F.S. Ch. 77 (the statute), a critical terrain for creditors collecting on outstanding obligations, both...
Capital Raising in Florida — It’s a New Ballgame
For many years, Florida-based businesses seeking to raise capital within Florida were faced with a Florida securities statute that was...
Putting Pandora Back in the Box: The Florida Telephone Solicitation Act
Companies who do not adhere to consumer protection laws that implicate their marketing techniques and strategies, such as the Florida...
The Last Word: Bankruptcy Courts Have Jurisdiction To Determine Property of the Bankruptcy Estate and State Law Exemptions
Even after years of state court litigation and collection efforts, a bankruptcy court, rather than the state trial court, may...
Protecting Interests or Hindering Real Estate Deals? Impact of a Lis Pendens When Selling Real Property in Florida
Lis pendens — useful or useless? Though intended to protect the interests of parties involved in a legal dispute, the...
What Every Business Lawyer Needs To Know About Captive Insurance and Why It Matters in Today’s Hardening Insurance Market
Not entirely distinct from the well-publicized homeowners insurance crisis that Florida is currently experiencing, Florida businesses are experiencing their own...
Florida’s New “Judgment Lien Improvement Act” — Judgment Defendants Beware Because Your Creditors May be Able to Get It Although They Can’t See It!
Florida lawyers often hear the cry from their clients that Florida is a “debtor’s haven” because of the generous homestead...
Crisis Communications and Image Restoration — There’s Insurance for That?
Imagine the following scenario. You represent a small to medium-sized business or organization as their primary counsel. Your client calls...
Use of the Constructive Knowledge Standard When Evaluating “Evident Partiality” Challenges to Arbitration Awards in Florida
“Florida courts have long acknowledged a strong public policy in favor of arbitration.”[1] It is well-settled in Florida that “[a] very high degree of conclusiveness attaches...
Recent Legislative Changes to Service of Process: A New Ball Game?
In 2022, the Florida Legislature passed S.B. 1062, which reshaped the procedures for, and methods governing, service of process for...
