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Professional Liability

When Does a Claim for Legal Malpractice Accrue in the Litigation Context?

The long understood rule of law in Florida is that a cause of action for...

Commercial Litigation

Compelling Borrowers To Produce Personal Financial Information To Facilitate Foreclosure Mediation No Longer Permitted

The 2nd DCA granted a writ of certiorari and quashed an interlocutory order requiring borrowers...

Commercial Litigation

Dismissal Pursuant to Rule 1.420(b) For Failure To Timely Amend Carries Consequence Of Dismissal With Prejudice

In a recent decision, the 4th DCA reversed final judgment of foreclosure under doctrine of...

Commercial Litigation

4th DCA Confirms Plaintiff Must Establish Standing to Foreclosure at the Time of Filing the Lawsuit Under UCC

The Fourth District Court of Appeal recently reversed a summary judgment of foreclosure because plaintiff...

Bankruptcy and Restructuring

FDCPA: 11th Circuit Provide Warning/Encouragement to Creditors and Debt Collectors

Recent opinions from the Eleventh Circuit change the legal landscape for creditors, their attorneys and...

Commercial Litigation

Debt Collectors Beware – Are You Seeking to Collect A Time Barred Debt?

Debt collectors can be liable for actual and statutory damages under the Fair Debt Collection...

Employment and Labor

Revamping the ADA

On September 25, 2008, the President signed the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008...

Government and Administrative

Candidates Beware: Brush Up on Florida Campaign Finance Laws

As the political campaign season heats up, the Florida Elections Commission (FEC) will be keeping...

Commercial Litigation

Email Poses Challenges to Attorney – Client Privilege: Target Case Offers Lesson for Corporations and Their Counsel

Before information technology broadened our ability to communicate through electronic mail, protecting the attorney-client privilege...