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How the ‘Statute of Frauds’ Can Be the Key to Success in Your Breach of Contract Case in Florida
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Using Alternate Theories of Liability to Achieve Success in Your Breach of Lease Case in Florida
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Can The Handwritten Document I Signed Be a Valid and Enforceable Contract in Florida?
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How One Missing Provision Cost an LLC Principal Greatly in His Florida Breach of Contract Case, and What It Means For You
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Guarding Your High-Value Non-Marital Assets in (and Before) a Florida Divorce
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The Importance of the Right Venue When It Comes Time to Pursue Your Breach of Contract Case in Florida
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The Essentials You Need for a Successful Trade Secret Misappropriation Claim in Florida
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What to Do When Your Spouse Comes After Your Non-Marital Assets in Your Florida Divorce Case
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What to Do After the Entity With Whom You Entered into a Commercial Contract Files for Bankruptcy in Florida
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When a Florida Court Can — and Can’t — Dismiss Your Commercial Litigation Action for ‘Failure to Prosecute’
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Defending Your Business Interests When You’re Wrongly Accused of Copyright and/or Trademark Infringement in Florida
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How One Florida Business Successfully Defended Against a Request for Specific Performance in an Option Agreement Dispute
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Commercial Lease Agreements in Florida: ‘Shall’ Means ‘Must’ Most of the Time, But Not All of the Time
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Calculating the Proper Measure of Damages in Your Florida Breach of Contract Case
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If You are Planning a Move to Florida, Should You be Concerned About the Federal Government’s New Immigration Restrictions? If You’re Considering an EB-5 Visa, Don’t Be!
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COVID-19 pandemic in South Florida
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Florida Shareholder Derivative Actions and Payment of Costs and Attorney’s Fees
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Properly Constructing Your Florida Commercial Contract to Protect Your Interests in the Event of an Unlikely Outcome
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The Battle Between a Rock Music Superstar and His Ex-Wife Over Possession of a $40 Million South Florida Mansion
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What to Do When Your Latin American or Caribbean Investment Triggers a Need for Legal Action in Florida
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How Your Commercial Contract Can Dictate Whether a Judge or an Arbitrator Will Decide Whether or Not an Issue is Arbitrable in Your Florida Case
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Why Even one Out-of-State Entity that Contracts With an Entity in a Different State May Need a Florida Commercial Litigation Attorney
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The Factors a Florida Court Will Use in Setting a Supersedeas Bond in Your Commercial Real Estate Case
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How You May Still Be Able to Achieve Success, Even After You’ve Lost a Breach of Contract Case in Florida
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How Ambiguity in Your Contractual Document Can Alter the Course of Florida Litigation that Comes out of That Agreement
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How Effective Affirmative Defenses May Help You Strengthen Your Position in Your Florida Commercial Litigation Case
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Possible Options When You’ve Been Named as a Defendant in a Commercial Litigation Action in Florida But You Don’t Do Business in the State
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When Your Opponents Can — and Cannot — Block You from Taking All the Depositions You Seek in Your Florida Commercial Litigation Action
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Adultery, Equitable Distribution and Your High-Dollar Divorce Case in Florida
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An Appeals Court in Florida Upholds a Contractor’s $53M Judgement in Its Breach Case Against the Local Expressway Authority
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Understanding Florida’s Residency Requirements for Divorces and Avoiding Filing in the Wrong Court
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How a Flawed Duration Clause May Leave You With a Florida Commercial Lease that Won’t Protect You in the Event of Termination
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What a Force Majeure Is and How Your Florida Commercial Lease’s Force Majeure Clause Can Help in This Time of Global Pandemic
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The Perils that Come with Creating a Commercial Contract in Florida with an Exculpatory Clause that’s Too One-Sided
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Non-Consensual Third-Party Releases and Your Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case in Florida
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Federal Court vs. State Court: Making the Right Decision in Your Florida Commercial Dispute
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Dealing with the Sale of Florida Commercial Property When There is a Contractual Right of First Refusal
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When a Novel Legal Technique is a Good Idea in Your Florida Shareholder Litigation Case…and When It Isn’t
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How a Service-of-Process Error Cost One Florida Commercial Landlord Significantly in its Lease Breach and Eviction Case
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What to Do When Your Spouse Improperly Depletes Marital Assets During Your High-Asset Divorce in Florida
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What Does ‘Failure to Prosecute’ Mean and How Can It Affect My South Florida Commercial Litigation Case?
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How Your Florida Commercial Contract’s Ambiguity Can Cost You When It Comes Time to Collect Your Fees and Bonuses
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How the Trajectory of a Florida Breach of Contract Case Was Altered by an Appellate Reversal of a Summary Judgment in a Separate Case
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How a Defendant’s Procedural Misstep Helped to Preserve a Plaintiff’s Jury Verdict and Award in a Florida Breach of Contract Case
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The Importance of the Pre-Trial Procedural Steps in Any Florida Shareholder Derivative Action
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How an Assignment Can Be Valid Even in the Face of an Anti-Assignment Clause in a Florida Commercial Contract
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Changes in Personal Jurisdiction Law for Corporate Entities and their Impact on Florida Commercial Litigation Cases
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A South Florida Investment Company’s Acceleration Clause Argument Helps it Snuff Out a Defendant’s Judgment on the Pleadings
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When a Party Is — and Is Not — Entitled to a Dismissal for Lack of Prosecution in a Florida Commercial Litigation Case
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The Statute of Frauds and How it Can Help You Achieve Success in Your Florida Commercial Litigation Case
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Do You Have No Business Activities or Ties to Florida? You May Still Need a Knowledgeable Florida Commercial Litigation Attorney
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Lease Language Establishing a ‘Fixed Amount’ of Operating Expense Rent Helps a Florida Commercial Tenant Win its Unpaid Rent Case
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How the New Executive Order Limiting Immigration Will (Or, More to the Point, Won’t) Impede Your Pursuit of an EB-5 Visa in Florida
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How You Might Proceed When Your Premarital or Your Marital Processes in Florida Involve Contractual Obligations Arising from Religious Law
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Social Distancing and Commercial Contracts: When an Electronically Signed Agreement is Valid in Florida
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When You Can — and Cannot — Pursue a Breach of Contract Claim in Florida as a Third-Party Beneficiary
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The Importance of Personal Jurisdiction When It Comes to Your Florida Commercial Litigation Case
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What an Out-of-State Celebrity Case Can Teach Florida Residents About the Benefits of Prenuptial Agreements and Prompt Action in Divorce
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How to Make Sure that the Other Side’s Extrinsic Proof Isn’t Admitted as Evidence in Your Florida Breach of Contract Case
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Business Interruption Insurance for Losses due to COVID-19
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A Big Impact on Small Business: The Small Business Reorganization Act and Alternatives to Bankruptcy in the Coronavirus Era
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Infidelity Penalties and Other ‘Lifestyle’ Clauses in Prenuptial Agreements in Florida
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When an Arbitration or Alternative Dispute Resolution Clause Is (or Is Not) Enforceable in Florida
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Sellers Beware: Price Gouging Liability in the Age of the Coronavirus
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An Option for Commercial Landlords and Tenants in South Florida in the Time of COVID-19: Lease Amendments
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A New Supreme Court Ruling Clarifies that a Creditor’s ‘Good-Faith Belief’ Isn’t a Defense Against Wrongfully Pursuing a Discharged Debt
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Defenses to Contract Performance in the Coronavirus Era: Force Majeure
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How a Florida Landlord’s Summary Judgment Motion Successfully Cut Off a Guarantor’s Affirmative Defenses at Trial
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Who Is (And Who Isn’t) a ‘Prevailing Party’ for Purposes of Awards of Attorneys’ Fees in Florida Commercial Litigation
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Details Matter: A Florida Appeals Court Ruling and a $1.5 Million ‘a’ in a Prenuptial Agreement
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How a Florida Borrower in Default Sought to Avoid Liability to the Note Holder’s Purported Assignee
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What Does — and Does Not — Go in the ‘25%’ Calculation in a Motion for Attorneys’ Fees Under the Florida Offer of Judgment Statute
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A South Florida Business Avoids Sanctions Because It Wasn’t Under a Court-Ordered Obligation to Arbitrate
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A New Bankruptcy-Related U.S. Supreme Court Decision and What it Means for Licensors of Trademarks Who Are Considering Chapter 11
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A Federal Lawsuit and a Senate Bill Look to Reduce the Impact of New Regulations Affecting EB-5 Visas
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How to Go About Proving Personal Jurisdiction (Or a Lack Thereof) in Your Florida Commercial Litigation Action
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Making Sure You Get the Full Benefit of the Arbitration Clause in Your Florida Commercial Contract
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Prevailing Parties and Florida’s Rules for Awards of Attorneys’ Fees in Civil Litigation
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How to Protect Your Business’s Trade Secrets from Disclosure in Another Entity’s Florida Litigation Action
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A Florida Commercial Tenant Escapes Eviction After Alleging that a Waiver of its Rights Under the Lease Was the Product of Fraud
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How Wise Use of Pre-Trial Discovery Tools Can Help Get the Summary Judgment You Need in Your Florida Commercial Litigation Case
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The Two Hurdles of Jurisdiction and Venue and Making Sure You Clear Them in Your Florida Commercial Litigation Action
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What You Need to Prove that You Have an Enforceable Settlement of Your Florida Commercial Litigation Action
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A Florida Court Ruling Allows a Retired Football Star from Miami to Seek a Reduction in Child Support Here, Rather than in Maryland
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How Just One or Two Words Can Make All the Difference in Your Florida Commercial Contract
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Dealing With a Large Asset Acquired During the Pendency of Your Florida Divorce Case
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What It Takes to Demonstrate that the Florida Courts Have Personal Jurisdiction Over the Entity You’ve Sued Here
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How the Wording of a Florida Commercial Lease Possibly Put a Tenant on the Hook for Fire Damages
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Avoiding Invasive and Harmful Disclosure Demands in Your Florida Commercial Litigation Case
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How Personal Injury Settlements Are Handled in Divorce
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What Happens When There is a Flaw in the Indemnity Clause in Your Commercial Contract in Florida?
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11th Circuit Court of Appeals OKs Company’s Asset Sale, Despite the Deal Cutting Off Payments for Retirees’ Healthcare Benefits
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How the Parol Evidence Rule Can Impact Your Construction Lien Dispute Case in Florida
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Protecting Your High-Value Assets from Post-Divorce Claims of Fraud in Florida
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A Lack of a Written Release Costs a Florida Guarantor in a Multi-Million Dollar Dispute Over a Failed Construction Loan
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Making Sure that Your Separate Assets Stay Separate to Protect You in the Even of a Florida Divorce
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How Your Standing with the Florida Division of Corporations Can Impact Your Litigation Action(s)
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South Florida Subcontractor Wins $91K in Dispute Over Unpaid Change Order in Overtown Project
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Dealing with a Florida Divorce as a Corporate Executive Who Receives Compensation in Many and Varied Forms
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Uncertainty About the Delivery of a ‘Terms & Conditions’ Document Helps a Buyer in Its South Florida Commercial Contract Lawsuit
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How Confusion in a Complaint Filing Can Harm Your Florida Breach of Contract Case
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A Construction Company’s Failure to Craft a Settlement Offer that Complied with the Florida Offer of Judgment Statute Dooms Its Claim for Fees
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The Case of the Sub-standard Airport Hangars is Another Example of How Every Detail Potentially Matters in Your Florida Commercial Contract
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How a Single Flaw in a Seller’s Offer of Judgment Torpedoed its Claim for Attorneys’ Fees in its Florida Commercial Litigation Case
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Broward County Husband Pursues a Successful Appeal that Reverses an Injunction that Had Frozen All His Assets
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Obtaining an Injunction in Florida to Protect Your Business Interests after a Breach of Your Exclusive Dealership Agreement
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Acquiring the Proof You Need to Show that the Florida Courts Have Personal Jurisdiction Over Your Litigation Opponent
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A Lack of an Enforcement Hearing Triggers a Reversal of a Purchaser’s $170,000 Damages Award
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A New 11th Circuit Ruling Clarifies the Rules to Analyzing a ‘Subsequent New Value’ Defense and Offers Good News to Creditors
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Florida Resort Succeeds in Defeating a Condo Association’s Claim of Unjust Enrichment
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How to Show that Your Opponent Waived Any Arguments About the Florida Courts’ Personal Jurisdiction Over It
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How the Failure to Seek the Proper Remedy Can Hurt Your Cause in Your Florida Commercial Litigation Action
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What It Takes to Get an Injunction, and What You Need to Oppose One Successfully in Commercial Litigation in Florida
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How a Failure to Mitigate Damages Harmed One Commercial Landlord’s Breach of Lease Case in Florida
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My Contract Partner Has Breached Our Express Oral Contract. What Rights Do I Have in Florida?
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When Federal Preemption Can — and Cannot — Save Your Arbitration Clause from Being Declared Void as a Matter of Florida Public Policy
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose, But When is a Sale Not a Sale in a Florida Commercial Contract?
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Florida Appeals Court Rules that Palm Beach County Tenant Was Entitled to a Hearing About the Use of the Court Registry
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What it Takes to Secure (or Stop) the Issuance of an Injunction in Your Florida Commercial Litigation Matter
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A Lack of a Written Document Dooms a Creditor’s Non-Dischargeability Argument in Bankruptcy Dispute
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Florida Wife’s Alleged Misconduct Allowed Husband to Pursue Separate Divorce, Breach of Contract Actions
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Brazilian Immigrants Surging Toward EB-5 Visas
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Piercing the Corporate Veil in Florida to Obtain the Damages Owed to You Under a Breach of Contract Judgment
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Maryland Company Did Not ‘Purposefully Avail’ Itself and Thus Wasn’t Subject to the Jurisdiction of Florida Courts
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What Happens When a Commercial Tenant Retains Possession of a Leased Space After the Lease Term Expired?
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When Is a Contract Provision Unenforceable in Florida and How Does the Law of Severability Apply to Cases Like This?
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The Importance of Clarity and Lack of Ambiguity in the Exculpatory Clause of Your Florida Commercial Lease Agreement
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What You Need to Obtain an Injunction as Part of Your Florida Commercial Litigation Case
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What Are Your Options When it Comes to Pursuing a Third Party to Collect a Florida Judgment Owed to You?
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A Court’s Improper Denial of an Amendment Gives a Plaintiff’s Case New Life in Florida Commercial Lease Dispute
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How the Optimal Use of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure Can Benefit You in Your Commercial Litigation Case
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What Is — and What Is Not — Unlawful Detainer in Florida: A Commercial Leasing Case Study
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Eleventh Circuit Issues Ruling Approving Judge’s Issuance of Bar Order in Bankruptcy Case
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A Florida Appeals Court Rules Against a Landlord’s Claim for Payment from the Court Registry in Broward County Sublease Dispute
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Florida Landlord Loses Action Against Guarantor Due to a Failure to Issue a Demand Before Suing
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Retail Giant Toys R Us Is Preparing to Convert its Bankruptcy from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 and Liquidate, According to Reports
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Florida Investment Company’s Subscription Agreement Survives Investor’s Enforceability Challenge
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Establishing ‘Minimum Contacts’ to Make Sure Your Florida Commercial Litigation Action Stays in Florida
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Supermarket Chain Wins Appeal in its Federal Lawsuit Seeking to Enforce Exclusivity Restrictions in its Leases
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Property Seller’s Lack of Proof of Lost Profits Causes Florida Appeals Court to Throw Out $4.2M Damages Award
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Contractual Limitations Period Stymies Swiss Trust’s Breach of Contract Lawsuit Against American Bank
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Latent Defects, the Statute of Limitations, and Your Florida Commercial Litigation Case
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Florida Licensor and North Carolina Licensee Battle Over Admissibility of Experts in Cold Fusion Reactor Case
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Rejected Offer Allows Insurance Company to Recover Attorneys’ Fees in Florida Promissory Note Dispute
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The Consequences of Rejecting a Settlement Offer in Your Florida Commercial Litigation Case
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How to Use an Opponent’s Own Litigation Tactics Against It in Your Florida Commercial Litigation Case
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Florida Insurance Company Avoids $7.7 Million Judgment After Mounting Successful Statute of Limitations Appeal
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Florida Appeals Court Rules that Damages Imposed Against Real Estate Developer Were Too High
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How the Lack of a Skilled Florida Business Attorney Derailed One Plaintiff’s Breach of Contract Lawsuit
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Getting the Details Right: Making Sure Service of Process Doesn’t Derail Your Florida Commercial Litigation Case
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What It Takes to Win a Forum Non Conveniens Motion in Florida
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Unresolved Factual Disputes Trigger Reversal of $776K Judgment in South Florida Contract Breach Case
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The Proper Method for Determining Damages in a Breach of Contract Case in Florida
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South Florida Business Defeats Attempt to Have Court Disqualify its Attorney in Breach of Contract Case
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Congress Passes Extension for EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program
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Two Little Words: How Even a Single Word Pair Can Make All the Difference in Your Florida Forum Selection Clause
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Department Store Overcomes Landlord’s Attempt to Block Sublease of South Florida Mall Space
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Avoiding Paying Out a Double Recovery in a Florida Commercial Litigation Case
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How Far Must You Go Before You Can Successfully Claim ‘Frustration of Purpose’ in Your Florida Commercial Lease Dispute?
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South Florida Couple with $750M Real Estate Empire Divorcing After 67 Years of Marriage
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How a New Immigration Reform Bill Would Affect the EB-5 Visa Program in Florida and Elsewhere
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Fraudulent Inducement and Commercial Contract Litigation in Florida
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Uncertainty Surrounding the Identity of the Correct Landlord Allows St. Petersburg Tenant to Avoid Summary Judgment
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How to Contest Jurisdiction in a Commercial Litigation Case in Florida
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Subcontractor Loses Contract Interpretation Argument But Wins Recovery on Unpaid Invoice in Florida Mansion Renovation Dispute
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Penalties for a Bad Faith Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing in Florida
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Evidence in Commercial Lease Dispute Proved Tenant Was a Holdover and Had Not Renewed Lease, Florida Court Rules
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Shortcoming of ‘Long-Arm’ Jurisdiction Argument Leaves Consulting Firm Unable to Pursue Defendant’s President in Florida
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‘Choice of Law’ Provision in Commercial Contract Allows LLC to Maintain Fraudulent Inducement Case
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South Florida Creditor Who Settled in Chapter 11 Case Forced to Pay Fees for Violating Agreement Terms
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The Impact of an Arbitration Clause on Your Florida Real Estate Litigation
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South Florida Real Estate Agent Wins Appeal in Contract Breach Dispute with Broker
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How the Terms of a Listing Agreement Allowed a Florida Broker to Pursue a Claim for Unpaid Commissions
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Minority Shareholder’s Breach of Fiduciary Duty Lawsuit Booted by Florida Court as an Improper Derivative Action
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Dealing with High-Value Asset Items (and High Expenses) in Your Florida Divorce
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South Florida Commercial Tenant Gets New Crack at Lawsuit Over Denied Parking Spaces
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What Does (and Doesn’t) Trigger a Waiver of Your Right to Compel Arbitration in Your Florida Commercial Contract Dispute
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Stok Kon + Braverman Client Secures $8M Award in Breach of Contract Litigation Victory
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Whom You Can Choose as Your ‘Corporate Representative’ in a Commercial Litigation Deposition in Florida
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South Florida Husband’s Notice of Dismissal Helps Him Escape $50K-Per-Month Alimony Obligation
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Florida LLC’s Method of Serving Opponent in Brazil Sufficient to Allow its Tortious Interference Case to Go Forward
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Stok Kon + Braverman Client Settles With Landlord in South Florida Breach of Contract Case
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Your Commercial Contract’s Damages Clause and Your Florida Breach of Contract Case
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U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Structured Dismissal in Chapter 11 Case
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Forum Selection Clauses and Their Impact on Your Commercial Contracts
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Nutritional Supplement Company Allowed to Use Expert’s Opinion on Lost Profits in Florida Contract Breach Case
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Dismissal as a Penalty in Your Florida Commercial Litigation Case
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Recovering Attorneys’ Fees in Your Florida Breach of Contract Case
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Entity’s Summary Judgment Proof Did Not Sufficiently Refute ‘Substantial Performance’ Defense in Florida Contract Breach Case
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Florida Landlord Entitled to Summary Judgment on Possession But Not Rent in Lease Abandonment Case
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Florida Breach of Contract Case Sent Back to Trial Court Because it Lacked ‘Mandatory’ Pre-Judgment Interest Award
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Florida Lawsuit Against Consulting Firm’s Project Manager Fails Due to Manager’s Lack of Professional License
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Florida Court Required to Address Arbitration Motion Before Awarding Summary Judgment in Construction Contract Dispute
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Airplane Seller Lacked Minimum Contact with Florida, Couldn’t Be Sued Here for Non-Payment of Commission
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Winning a Wrongful Eviction Case in Your Commercial Leasing Dispute
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Voluntary Use of the Court Registry in a Florida Commercial Landlord-Tenant Dispute
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Ambiguity in Settlement Offer Defeats Florida Commercial Tenant’s Claim for Attorneys’ Fees in Lease Breach Case
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Recovering Delay Damages in Your Florida Breach of Contract Case
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Building Owner’s Florida Breach of Contract Case Against Contractor Revived Due to Improper Consideration of ‘Abandoned’ Complaint
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Deposing Your Opponent’s Corporate Officers in Your Florida Commercial Litigation
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Florida Appeals Court Orders Recalculation of Prejudgment Interest in $70M Breach of Contract Case
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Collecting Your Judgment After Successful Commercial Litigation in Florida
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Loss on ‘Hotly Contested’ Contract Claim in Florida Trial Court Didn’t Automatically Make Subsontractor’s Lien Fraudulent
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Commercial Lease Agreement’s Lack of Clarity Sends South Florida Tenant and Landlord Back to Trial Court for More Hearings
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Exception to Automatic Stay Provision Allows Lawsuits to Proceed Despite Florida Medical Practice’s Chapter 11 Filing
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Federal Court Denies Florida Franchisor’s Arbitration Request Due to Contract Clause’s Specifics
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Federal Regulators Freeze Assets of South Florida Woman who Ran Alleged Immigration Scam
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High-Income Parents and Child Support in Florida
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South Florida Court Hits Ex-Wife with $6.8M Judgment for Tying Up Assets With Injunction
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‘Continuing’ Torts and the Statute of Limitations in Florida Tortious Interference Cases
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Judgment Creditor Stops Sale of Debtor’s Assets Due to Lack of Compliance with Florida’s Assignment Statutes
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Court Awards South Florida Seller Liquidated Damages in Property Purchase Contract Dispute
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What Happens When a Change to Florida Law Alters Your Commercial Lease?
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Federal Court Blocks Florida Nursing Facility’s Use of Bankruptcy Protection to Avoid Loss of Government Contracts
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Lack of Evidence of Expenses Costs Florida Radiosurgery Center in Pursuit of Lost Profits Damages
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Federal Immigration Authorities’ Proposed New Fee Schedule Could Significantly Affect EB-5 Applicants, Florida Investments
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Lack of Clarity Costs Concert Producer in Federal Breach of Contract Lawsuit
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Florida Mall Tenant Launches Class-Action Attack Against Commercial Landlord Over Utility Charges
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Terms of Prenuptial Agreement Block Florida Wife from Receiving $500K Payment
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Debtor’s Proposed Use of Third-Party Releases Prevents Approval of Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan in Florida Bankruptcy Case
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Florida Bank Director’s Act of Forging Wife’s Name Makes Failed Investment Separate, Non-Marital Debt
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Florida Appeals Court Decides TV Network Entitled to Injunction to Stop Loss of Executive to Rival
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Stok Kon + Braverman Secures Appellate Win for Client in Miami Beach Nightclub Dispute
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Media Rights Sale to Argentine Government Stymies Florida Marketing Firm’s Breach of Contract Lawsuit
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Proceed With Caution When Deciding Whether to Reject an Offer of Judgment in Your Florida Commercial Litigation
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Negative-Value Businesses and Your Florida Divorce
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Eleventh Circuit Decides Marketing Company Not Liable for Failure to Protect Client’s Email List Despite Contract’s Confidentiality Provision
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Limitations Period Trips Up Florida Creditor in Fraudulent Transfer Case
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Amending a Complaint or Answer in Your Florida Commercial Litigation
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LLC Member’s Insufficient Affidavit Dooms Florida Lawsuit on Appeal
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LIENORS BEWARE: THE SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL’S DECISION IN HILLER ESTABLISHES A MECHANISM TO ACCELERATE THE REMOVAL OF YOUR LIEN RIGHTS
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Creditors Hold Onto Priority Status in South Florida Homebuilder’s Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Language in Contract Defeats Subcontractor’s Summary Judgment in Florida Contract Breach Case
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Defending Against Summary Judgment Motions in Your Florida Commercial Litigation Case
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Anti-Assignment Clauses and Commercial Contracts in Florida
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Defending a Florida Commercial Litigation Case When Your Business is a Non-resident
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Lack of Proof of Florida Company’s Profitability Causes Co-Founder to Lose Breach of Contract Case
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Florida Workers Sue Disney for Alleged Fraud Conspiracy in H-1B Visa Application Process
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Florida Business Can’t Use Chapter 11 to Escape Termination of Provider Contracts with the Government
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Florida Bankruptcy Judge Denies Creditor’s Accrued Interest, Attorneys’ Fees Claims in Storage Facility Owner’s Chapter 11 Case
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Belated Written Complaint Stops Vegetable Grower’s Lawsuit Against Florida Air Cargo Provider
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Cruise Line Unable to Stop Florida Class Action by Doctors Alleging Underpayment for Services
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South Florida Judge Allowed to Use Two-Part Sanction Process for Contempt in Commercial Contract Lawsuit
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Federal Court in Florida Favors Subcontractor in Dispute Over Assessment of Delay Damages
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Both Direct, Indirect Economic Benefits Count In Determining if Miami Beach Debtor Received ‘Value’ for Payments Made, 11th Circuit Rules
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When You Do (or Don’t) Have a Valid Settlement in Your Florida Commercial Dispute
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Southwest Florida Condo Association Loses Battle Over Interpretation of Bylaw Governing Board of Directors
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New York Broker Gets New Opportunity to Prove that It Was Entitled to Commission in Central Florida Commercial Lease Renewal
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Possible Unjust Forfeiture, Cured Defaults Impede Florida Landlord’s Effort to Evict Restaurant-Nightclub Tenant
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South Florida Hotel Owner Forced to Pay Default Interest Rate for $31.5M Loan
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Sale of South Beach Walgreens Hits Snag Due to Condo Association’s Right of First Refusal
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New Florida Supreme Court Decision Offers Beneficial Information for High-Asset Individuals Contemplating Prenuptial Agreements
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South Florida Wife Loses Claim Based Upon Increased Value of Husband’s Auto Dealership
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Offers of Judgment and Commercial Litigation in Florida
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Federal Appeals Court Approves Florida Debtor’s Chapter 11 Reorganization with Third-Party Releases
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Default Judgment Blocks Arguments About Liability in Florida Contract Dispute Case
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Temporary Extension of EB-5 Visa Program Triggers Action in South Florida
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South Florida Commercial Tenant Escapes $2M in Damages Because Lease Did Not Require it to Remove Subtenant
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Miami-Dade Commercial Tenant Wins Evidentiary Hearing to Prove Payments Counted as Rent
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Restaurant Entitled to Enforce 20-Year Exclusivity Provision within Amelia Island Resort’s ‘Shopping Village’
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Absence of Acceleration Provision Cuts Recovery for Florida Creditor
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Florida Trial Court’s Alimony Award Reversed for Exceeding Wife’s Established Need
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What to Do When Your Florida Business is Not Paid for Services Rendered
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Protecting Your Company’s Sensitive Information and Relationships During a Florida Commercial Litigation Case
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Labor, Homeland Security Departments Issue Interim H-2B Visa Rule in Wake of Florida Federal Court’s Ruling
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South Florida Doctors Take Cybersquatting Dispute to the Federal Court of Appeals – Tartell v. South Florida Sinus and Allergy Center, Inc.
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Dealing with Non-Florida Defendants in Your Florida Commercial Litigation
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Your Florida Divorce’s Impact on the Business Interests You and Your Spouse Co-Own
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Types of Recovery Available to a Florida Commercial Tenant When the Landlord Breaches the Lease
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Calculating When the Clock Starts Running on Statutes of Repose in Florida Construction Litigation
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Florida First District Court of Appeal Rules on what Qualifies as an Unlicensed Contractor
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Florida Appeals Court Allows Condo Association to Re-File Breach of Warranty Case It Previously Dismissed
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Florida Legislator Proposes Changes to E-2 Visa Program
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When You Can (And Cannot) Escape Your Florida Commercial Lease Early Under Constructive Eviction
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Company’s Lack of Bad Intent Allows It to Escape Contempt in Florida Breach of Contract Case
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What to Include in Your Florida Eviction Complaint Against a Commercial Tenant
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Employer’s Bankruptcy Filing Does Not Stop Florida Employee’s Lawsuit
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Litigation Against Employees Forces Florida Safety Appliance Company to Disclose Financial Documents
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Florida Business Owners Not Required to Arbitrate Due to Agreement’s Narrow Language
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Tenant Entitled to Evict Subtenant Despite Unjust Enrichment in Broward County Commercial Lease Dispute
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Bankruptcy Filing Prevented Expiration of Appeal Filing Period in Florida State Court Action
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Florida Court Blocks Subtenant’s Request for Information About Tenant’s Commercial Lease Terms With Landlord
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Husband Wins New Hearing Regarding $3.5M in Disputed Withdrawals from Marital Accounts
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Lack of Trial Transcript Dooms Appeal Challenging the Nature of Contract Between Warehouse Owner and Contractor
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SEC, Homeland Security Launch Probes in EB-5 Visa Application Practices
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Antenuptial Agreement Abandoned ‘By Mutual Consent’ Due to Conduct of Spouses
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Business Owners Beware: Use of Jointly Owned Funds Could Convert Property into Marital Asset
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Dealing with a Contractor’s Invoice Paid by the Wrong Developer
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Divorce Property Agreement Brings an End to Wife’s Corporate Distributions
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Seller Allowed to Keep Buyer’s Deposit For Failing to Close on Time
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Bank’s Failure to Contest Reorganization Plan’s Broad Release Terms on Time Dooms Claim
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Federal Judge Puts Temporary Halt to Expanded Immigration Programs
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LLC Member Unable to Use Garnishment to Recover Judgment from Terminated Member
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Salon Owner’s Chapter 11 Filing Won’t Let Him Escape Million-Dollar Trademark Infringement, Cybersquatting Judgment
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Easements Sometimes Limit What You Can Build on Your Own Property… But Not in This Case
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Dealing With a Property Subject to Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions
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Commercial Property Broker Entitled to Enforce Lien to Collect Commission on Sale
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Delay Stymies Creditor’s Action; Environmental Claim Against Chapter 11 Debtor Was Discharged
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Appeals Court Tosses Jury Verdict Requiring ‘Post-Hoc Mind-Reading’
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Courts OKs Minimal Bond For Injunction Freezing Millions in Bank Funds
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New Agency in Miami-Dade Using Lure of Immigration to Draw Investors to Area
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Commercial Landlord Unable to Enjoin Tenant from Publishing Disparaging Blog Posts
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Contract Addendum Establishes Agreement as Unambiguous, Defeats Need for Extrinsic Evidence in Real Estate Dispute
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Florida Court Allowed to Appoint Referee to Facilitate Board Meetings for Delaware Business Entities
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Property Owner Liable to Contractor, Despite Contractor’s Lack of License
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Landlord Free to Refuse Lease Extension for Any Reason, Florida Appeals Court Says
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Answering the Call: Stok Kon & Braverman Attorney Discusses Her Motivation For Serving as an Immigration Attorney
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Bankruptcy Judge Rejects LLC Owners’ Attempt to Use Federal Courts to Defeat State Court Judgment
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Staffing Firm’s Motion to Dismiss Did Not Create Waiver of Right to Compel Arbitration of Contract Dispute with Client
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Timing of New LLC’s Formation, Purchase of Loan Sufficiently Suspicious to Allow Construction Lienholder’s Suit to Proceed
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Third District Court of Appeal Clarifies Standard for Allowing Direct Lawsuits by Shareholders
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What Happened With Florida’s Medical Malpractice Law?
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E-2 Investor Visas for Israel Are (Finally) On Their Way
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The Future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
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Haitian Nationals Granted Temporary Protected Status Extension
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Venezuelan Unrest and South Florida Immigration
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Stok Kon & Braverman Draws Worldwide Attention in Edelsten Case
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The Swirling Controversy of Gambling Laws in Florida
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The Florida Bar’s Struggle with LinkedIn
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The New Florida LLC Act
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Foreign Investment in South Florida: Real Estate and Immigration
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