Dec 7, 2012 | Business & Corporate, Business Litigation
A surge of Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuits against business and property owners is again sweeping our area from Marco Island to Tampa, hitting shopping centers, motels, restaurants, resorts, bars, gas stations, and movie theaters, among others. As of January...
Aug 24, 2012 | Business & Corporate, Business Litigation, Labor & Employment
On May 30, 2012, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) issued his third report on social media. In this most recent report, the General Counsel analyzed several cases where the Board found that employer social media and computer...
Dec 30, 2011 | Business Litigation
Under the “American Rule” parties in litigation are expected to bear their own attorneys’ fees and costs. Generally, attorneys’ fees are recoverable when provided for by a particular law or when included in the contract in dispute between the parties, but not...
Aug 5, 2011 | Business Litigation
With recent budget cuts to the judiciary, court dockets are overburdened and clogged. Disputes that could be resolved in four to six months are taking a year or more. Arbitration can avoid such delays, is generally less formal than courtroom hearings or trials, and...
Aug 12, 2009 | Business Litigation
In 1987, the Florida Legislature enacted a statutory scheme called an Assignment for Benefit of Creditors (ABC) more commonly known as an ABC. The ABC process was relatively unknown and seldom utilized until recently. In the last two (2) years, many companies facing...
Nov 5, 2007 | Business Litigation
Alternative Dispute Resolution or “ADR” is a process nearly every litigant will encounter in today’s judicial system. ADR was conceived, and has been widely adopted, to relieve court congestion, to defray litigation costs and provide effective alternatives to court...
