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Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Fifth DCA Strikes Blow to Popular Policy Exclusion

The Fifth District Court of Appeal recently issued a decision that will likely force homeowners...

Government and Administrative

Back to the Basics: Cost Effective Strategies for the Reduction of Law Enforcement Liability

Originally published in The Florida Police Chief Magazine, April 18, 2018 Law enforcement risk management...

Employment and Labor

Eleventh Circuit Reiterates Employers' Heavy Burden under Equal Pay Act

The Eleventh Circuit’s holding in Bowen v. Manheim Remarketing, Inc., 882 F.3d 1358 (11th Cir....

Casualty Litigation

Combating Permanency Without a Defense Medical Expert

Originally published in Trial Advocate Quarterly, Winter 2018, Volume 37, Number 1. In Florida, a...

Product Liability

Florida Supreme Court Hears Argument on Daubert Standard

On March 6, 2018, the Supreme Court of Florida heard argument in a case that...

Government and Administrative

The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act: Fundamental Changes to Florida's Gun Laws

Originally published in The Florida Police Chief Magazine, March 12, 2018 The Parkland school shooting has...

Employment and Labor

How to Avoid a #MeToo Claim

This article appeared in the "Consult the Counsel" special advertising section in the Orlando Business Journal...

Employment and Labor

First Gig Economy Trial Decision: Independent Contractor

This article was first published by Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association, Spring 2018 issue. The...

Casualty Litigation

Attias v. CareFirst: Plaintiff Class Gets Foot in the Courthouse Door in Data Breach Lawsuit

Data breach is today’s hot button issue. And it just got hotter. On the heels...

Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Chapter 558 Pre-Suit Notice May Trigger an Insurer’s Duty to Defend and Indemnify

The Supreme Court of Florida recently issued an opinion in Altman Contractors, Inc. v. Crum...