Recent Blog Posts
New Florida Law Addressing Foreclosure Defense after Bankruptcy Explained
In late March, Governor Rick Scott signed a bill into law that affects foreclosure defense in the state of Florida. Specifically, Senate Bill 220 addresses the property rights of defendants with respect to the overlap between bankruptcy and foreclosure proceedings. Below, we provide some clarifications when it comes to contesting a foreclosure after bankruptcy… Read More »
The Pros and Cons of Subscription Services as Business Transaction Models
These days, the subscription has become more popular than ever as a business transaction model: Amazon, Netflix, Dropbox, Spotify, etc.—all are based on users paying for a regular, supposedly superior service. The subscription-based business model is appealing to many because it arguably “locks in” a specific number of customers for a set amount time,… Read More »
Important spring 2018 Business Litigation Cases & Decisions
Spring 2018 saw a number of important federal filings, decisions, and updates made with respect to the field of business litigation. Below, we discuss these in depth: Sanctions Imposed For Records Destroyed According to a recent ruling by a federal magistrate judge, a former CEO was sanctioned for destroying documents retrieved from his company’s… Read More »
New Tax Law Affects Estate Planning
The new tax law that was signed into effect represents one of the most significant changes to the tax code over the last 30 years, and has an impact on estate planning. Among its many changes, the law doubles the estate, generation-skipping, and gift transfer (GST) exemptions. We discuss this in greater detail below…. Read More »
How to Use an Accounting under Florida Law to Hold a Business Partner Liable
Daily Business Review recently featured an interesting article addressing the issue of international partnerships in business litigation and how to obtain justice by finding a jurisdictional hook that allows the U.S. company to hold the international business partner liable. The answer lies in what’s known as ‘the right to an accounting.’ This refers to… Read More »
South Florida Court Raises Questions for Foreclosure Defense Cases
A recent foreclosure defense case out of South Florida has many borrowers concerned. Specifically, in this case, although the borrowers ultimately won the case against the bank, they were not awarded attorneys’ fees. Below, we discuss some additional details of the case and decision, and also provide some guidance on how those of us… Read More »
Should Your Business Go Cashless? Our Attorneys Discuss Your Options
Many businesses have decided to go cashless and accept only card and digital payments of late. Just between 2010 and 2014, the share of transactions that did not involve cash grew by 20 percent. In addition, paying by credit or debit card was the preferred way to pay for 75 percent of consumers surveyed…. Read More »
Revisiting Your Estate Plan
The recently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act makes major changes to the individual estate, gift and GST tax exemptions, warranting revisiting your estate plan. However, even if your state does not follow federal estate law, there are many reasons to revisit estate planning and possibly make adjustments to your will and other important… Read More »
Sexual Misconduct Allegations in Businesses
The issue of sexual assault has dominated news headlines since the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke. Many do not realize to what extent this issue also affects business litigation, as highlighted by the recent gender discrimination litigation filed against Yale University. Specifically, in late January, three men sued Yale alleging that the university’s sexual-misconduct committee… Read More »
Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices: What the Federal Trade Commission Act Requires
The subject of unfair and deceptive trade practices in business litigation has been in the news of late, especially when it comes to discussions over Bitcoin and supposed claims made to customers about the availability and profitability of the digital currency. Americans spend billions every year, all based on sales linked to labels and… Read More »