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Commercial Litigation

Class Actions Under the Federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act Of 1991

Originally published in the 2010 Fall issue of FDCC Quarterly. View article

Employment and Labor

Invoking the 24 Hour Rule: Shirley Sherrod Firing Provides Valuable Lessons for Management

When a video clip of a presentation Shirley Sherrod made earlier this year at an...

Employment and Labor

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Student Group Who Wants Access to School Funds and Facilities

Can public universities require student groups to admit “all comers” as members if they want...

Francis H. Sheppard
Employment and Labor

Novartis Decision and its Effect on Employers

On July 6, 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that...

Sally Rogers Culley
Casualty Litigation

Florida Premises Statute Reintroduces the Notice Requirement for Plaintiff to Plead and Prove into Premises Liability Actions

On April 14, 2010 Governor Crist signed into law Florida Senate Bill 1224 “Relating to...

Jacey Kaps, CIPP/US
Employment and Labor

Court Affirms: Public Meetings Open to Public but Not for Speaking

Community Maritime Park Associates, Inc. (“CMPA”) is a not-for-profit corporation charged by the City of...

Leonard J. Dietzen, III
Product Liability

Risk Utility vs. Consumer Expectations in Product Liability Cases

The Florida Supreme Court is currently considering revisions to the Florida Standard Jury Instructions that...

J. Richard Caldwell, Jr.
Bud Kirk
Employment and Labor

Public Safety Employer – Employee Cooperation Act Of 2009: Does The Federal Government Really Know What Is Best For Local Governments?

  The 111st Congress introduced House Resolution 413 Public Safety Employer – Employee Cooperation Act...

Leonard J. Dietzen, III
Employment and Labor

PINing in the Public Arena: Beware of Private Texting

First published in the October 31, 2009 newsletter for FPERLA (Florida Public Empoyer Labor Relations Association)...

Leonard J. Dietzen, III
Employment and Labor

The United States Supreme Court Announces New Rule For First Amendment Free Speech Cases: Public Employee Whistle-Blowers Need Not Apply

Originally published in The Florida Bar Journal, Volume 80, No. 9  October 2005 On May...

Leonard J. Dietzen, III