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Respectfully Dissenting: How Dissenting Opinions Shape the Law and Impact Collegiality Among Judges
An appellate court issues its opinion in a highly contested case. The winning and losing attorneys read the well-reasoned majority...
Are Contingent Payment Clauses Enforceable in Florida Construction Subcontracts?
Contingent payment clauses can be found in almost all Florida subcontracts. These clauses require an owner to make payment to...
There Will Be Floods: Armoring the People of Florida to Make Informed Decisions on Flood Risk
In Florida, a peninsula surrounded by water with the second-lowest mean elevation in the country, there will be floods.[1] A...
A New Day, Many New Places
I’m a people person. That’s a big part of why I got involved in Bar service. I enjoy greeting friends...
Dori Foster-Morales: President of The Florida Bar
The world was a different place when Dori Foster-Morales became president-elect of The Florida Bar. Ten months later, the lethal...
Loss in the Time of Coronavirus: Evaluating WARN Obligations During a Pandemic
As a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many businesses have been or will be forced to close operations...
Firefighter Cancer Benefits: A Case for Prospective Application
In 2019, the Florida Legislature acknowledged the scientific evidence showing a correlation between firefighting and certain cancers when it passed...
Overcoming Retirement Plan In-SECURE-ity
The SECURE Act (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019) (SECURE), which was signed into law on...
Getting Our Sea Legs Back
Lawyers are used to waking up each morning ready to do battle and solve the world’s problems. We are leaders...
Have We Reached the Tipping Point? Emerging Causation Issues in Data-Breach Litigation
It seems that hardly a day goes by without mention of a large-scale data breach.[1] These breaches typically involve the...
