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Summary of Recently Adopted Changes to the Florida Business Corporation Act and Harmonizing Changes to Other Florida Entity Statutes, Part I
This is the first of two articles that will address key changes to the Florida Business Corporation Act (Ch. 607...
Danger Will Robinson: The New Frontier of Remote Online Notarization and Electronic Wills
On June 7, 2019, to the delight of some practitioners and the horror of others, the future of remote notarization...
Affirmative Defenses in Florida Workers’ Compensation
Once upon a time, workers’ compensation pleading was informal. Even a letter from an injured worker’s wife asking the state...
Inconsistent, Inadequate, Unbalanced, and Compromised: Breaking Up with Flawed Verdicts
Most verdicts are logical. The jury either believed the plaintiff’s case or didn’t and returned a decision reflecting its viewpoint....
IRA Accounts and Possible Stretch Reduction
The current technical federal income tax Individual retirement account (IRA) rules concerning required minimum distribution and post-death payout options are...
New Opportunities to Decant in Florida, Part II: Successful Execution of Trust Decanting
Part I of this article reviewed the 2018 changes to Florida’s trust decanting statute, discussing in particular the expanded authority...
Parties Beware: Your Qualified Representative in an Administrative Proceeding Might Not Be Qualified to Represent You If You Decide to Pursue an Appeal
Florida’s Administrative Procedure Act[1] allows parties to be represented by qualified representatives, who are not members of The Florida Bar,...
Reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Act: In Pursuit of Tight Lines and Full Nets
The ocean is one of Earth’s most treasured assets. From the deep and frigid waters of the Arctic to the...
The Issues Under Florida Law Relating to “Personal Goodwill” in a Dissolution of Marriage, Part II
Over the years, Florida courts have been called upon to address “goodwill” in dissolution of marriage cases. The law, which...
Navigating Florida’s Changing Daubert Tide in Business Cases
The Florida Supreme Court’s opinion in In re Amendments to the Florida Evidence Code, No. SC19-107, 2019 WL 2219714, at...
