Insights


Employment and Labor

Ten FLSA Myths that Can Get You into Trouble

If you are an employer, you likely know that the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”)...

Employment and Labor

Department of Labor Changes of Great Concern to Employers

On May 17, 2016, the United States Department of Labor announced that it was finalizing...

Class Actions

Eleventh Circuit's Opinion Increases the Burden on Those Seeking Class Certification

Brown is a "defense favorable" opinion that should be heavily relied upon when challenging class...

Employment and Labor

Attorney’s Fees Under Florida’s Public Records Act: Taking Intent Out of the Equation

In a move towards strict liability, a recent Florida Supreme Court holding allows no room...

Government and Administrative

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Holds Use of a Taser Against an Emotionally Disturbed, Passively Resisting Subject is Unconstitutional

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held[1] that an officer’s use of the drive-stun...

Aviation

Coordinating Discovery in Mass Tort Litigation

In mass tort litigation, such as personal injury suits arising out of airline crashes or...

Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Florida’s Fourth DCA Upholds Sworn Proof of Loss Requirement

Insurance companies in Florida receive thousands of property damage claims each year. To expedite the...

Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Homeowners Insurance Assignments of Benefits May Have Finally Met Their Match

Few issues have been so hotly disputed in recent years as the issue of what...

Professional Liability

Florida Supreme Court Denies School District Immunity Under the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act for Failure to Use or Attempt to Use an Available Automatic Defibrillator

The Florida Supreme Court recently held that the Lee County School Board was not immune...

Casualty Litigation

Surveillance of the Incident: What Time Is the Right Time for Production?

Originally published in the Summer 2015 Issue of Trial Advocate Quarterly, attorneys Michael Forte and...