On October 8, 2020, the Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments in Wilsonart, LLC v. Lopez on whether it should adopt a summary judgment standard in line with that used by the Federal Court System. Boyd Richards Appellate Partner, Elaine Walter, co-authored an amicus brief in support of the Court adopting what is commonly known as… Read more »
William Peters, a Partner in our Fort Lauderdale office, recently obtained summary judgment in favor of a statewide towing company that was sued by a customer alleging that she was injured while exiting the tow truck. Mr. Peters pointed to the Plaintiff’s inability to describe any vehicle defects or actions of the driver which caused… Read more »
Author: Jake E. Marcus, Esq. With the ever-changing landscape due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, there have been a plethora of advisories and tips to stay safe and healthy. That will become even more evident in the coming months as cities intend to unveil plans that will allow residential and commercial to re-open. Many of… Read more »
New York Attorney, David Kasdan, has joined the Community Association Institute (“CAI”) Task Force exploring issues that arise from short term rentals in community associations and the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on short term rental activity. The task force, in support of the CAI mission to educate and offer resources to its 40,000 members, will… Read more »
By: Katherine Coba, Esq. and Dolly Hernandez, Esq.
Kyle Berglin and Justin DiBiasio, Attorneys in our Miami office prevailed in Circuit Court at the Motion to Dismiss stage against a homeowner suing an association for breach of contract. Allegedly, the association had breached the provisions of recently amended governing documents by not permitting the owner to rent his lot multiple times per year. However, in… Read more »
Sally Seltzer, a Partner in our Miami office, successfully defended her client in a recent mediation where the client, a nonprofit community based care provider, was sued for the wrongful death of a pedestrian when the provider’s driver hit the pedestrian when she was walking across the street in the early evening hours. In response… Read more »
Miami Attorney, Sally Seltzer, will be participating in the 2020 Florida Defense Lawyer Association’s Liability Claims Conference in Orlando Florida (June 4th and 5th). “Improving Culture in the Legal Profession – An Interactive Conversation about Successful Strategies.”
New York Attorney, Bryan Mazzola, obtained dismissals on two different defense cases in the Supreme Court of the State of New York at the end of 2019 and beginning of January. This resulted in favorable outcomes for both clients.