Recent Posts in Commercial Litigation Category
Posted on Oct 13, 2011 By Amanda Jassem Jones
Absent a contractual provision to the contrary, every commercial lease agreement entered into in the state of Florida carries an implied covenant of peaceable and quiet enjoyment. The covenant of ...
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Posted on May 11, 2011 By Alex Rosenthal
Generally, in order to bring a non-resident to Florida to defend a case for breach of contract, there must be more than an obligation to pay in the state to support constitutional due process ...
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Posted on Apr 26, 2011 By Alex Rosenthal
In business there are many situations where taking risks separates successful businesses from unsuccessful ones. This most often arises in the area of legal risks. Taking on liability in a contract, ...
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Posted on Apr 21, 2011 By David H Reimer
Perhaps it is because of current economic conditions or simply because the topic has not received much public discussion lately, but more and more employers are asking whether covenants not to compete ...
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Posted on Mar 30, 2011 By Alex Rosenthal
In another blow to employers, the United States Supreme Court recently held that a verbal complaint to an employer is equal to a written complaint if it results in retaliatory employment conduct by ...
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Posted on Mar 3, 2011 By Alex Rosenthal
In a startling new decision by the Florida Third District Court of Appeal on March 2, 1011, the Court in MGM Construction Services Corp. v. Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. of America, et. Al., ...
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Posted on Feb 21, 2011 By Alex Rosenthal
One of the biggest mistakes clients make that jeopardize their case is retaining counsel too late. Whenever clients try to resolve their legal matters on their own they typically do not anticipate the ...
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