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Government and Administrative

Fourth DCA: Florida Sunshine Law’s Strict Compliance vs Public Records Act Good Faith Exception

In yet another example of the Florida Sunshine Law’s virtually unblemished and undefeated record, the...

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Product Liability

Potential Changes on the Horizon: Florida Legislature Proposing Significant Tort Reform

The 2023 Session of the Florida Legislature will involve a number of significant proposed bills,...

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Employment and Labor

Employers Beware: Highly Compensated Employees Could Be Entitled To Overtime

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) guarantees that covered employees receive overtime pay when they...

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Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Eleventh Circuit Finds Medicare Secondary Payer Act Not Preempted by Procedural Requirements

This past week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that...

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Education

Florida’s New NIL Law Removes Potential Restrictions for Student-Athletes

Florida’s new name, image and likeness (NIL) law allows colleges and universities to help direct...

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Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Breaking Down Bad Faith: Insurers’ Good Faith Duties and Defending Bad Faith Claims

Insurance companies facing a bad faith claim are at risk for extra contractual damages—additional damages...

Construction

Florida Legislature Makes Another Run at Revising the Statute of Repose for Construction Defects

In late December 2022, the Florida Legislature proposed changes to the Florida Statute of Repose...

Casualty Litigation

A Look at Florida’s Recent Supreme Court Decision on Punitive Damages in Wrongful Death Cases

In a recent 5-1 decision, the Florida Supreme Court struck down a $16 million punitive...

Employment and Labor

New Non-Compete Rule May Not Pass But Employers Should Stay On Alert

For the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed rule to ban non-compete clauses to become law,...

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Education

In the Case of Public School Bathrooms: Separate Is Equal

Eleventh Circuit Says School’s Policy of Assigning Bathrooms Based on Biological Sex Does Not Violate...

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