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Commercial Litigation

The FTC’s 1980 Definition of Unfair Trade Practice Applies to FDUTPA Actions

The Third District Court of Appeals recently held, on a matter of first impression, that...

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

Sovereign Citizens – The Battleground

Who they are The so-called sovereign citizen movement is a loose confederation of individuals with...

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...

Commercial Litigation

4th DCA Holds That There is Minimal Privacy Interest in Social Media Accounts

On January 7, 2015, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal held that plaintiff in a...

Commercial Litigation

CAREFUL WITH THAT ARBITRATION CLAUSE!

Earlier this month, a Florida appellate court issued a decision which illustrates the potential perils...

Casualty Litigation

When and How Should a Lawyer Withdraw as Counsel

First published in Lawyer Magazine, Vol. 23, No. 7, July 2013 View more information

Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Recovery Actions – Maximizing Recovery of Restitution in the Wake of Insurance Fraud

WHAT’S THE POINT? Insurance fraud negatively impacts everyone. It drives up the costs of doing...

Commercial Litigation

U.S. Supreme Court Authorizes Class-wide Arbitration

A unanimous United States Supreme Court affirmed the Third Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling that...