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October 11, 1999 |

The Winning Formula for Internet Sweepstakes

Sweepstakes have arrived on the Internet. In 1998, there were at least 500 online sweepstakes and it's growing rapidly. It can be an effective way for a company to bring traffic to a Web site as well as gather viewer information, but it's not without its legal pitfalls. That's all the good news. The bad news is that there are a myriad of federal, state, and foreign laws that have to be considered. What no company wants is to be an illegal lottery.
6 minute read
February 20, 2007 |

Principals of SEC-Targeted Investment Firm Settle, Agree to Forfeit Millions

Principals of a Florida-based investment firm have agreed to pay $8.6 million to settle an SEC civil suit accusing them of misusing nearly $127 million from investors. The two men, who ran Pension Fund of America and PFA Assurance Group, agreed to forfeit $4.2 million in cash and $4.4 million in assets according to a settlement filed Feb. 5. PFA sold retirement trust plans, but the offering materials allegedly failed to disclose that up to 90 percent of invested funds went to company charges.
5 minute read
September 01, 2006 |

Public Interest Projects

A New York associate at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel won a preliminary injunction Monday as lead counsel in a federal suit challenging a Florida law making it difficult for civic groups and labor unions to register new voters. Elsewhere on the election rights front, pro bono counsel at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in New York blocked enforcement of a Washington state law that would have kept eligible voters off registration rolls because of minor bureaucratic foul-ups such as typing errors.
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April 17, 2012 |

Baptist Hospital added as medmal defendant because of joint venture

Third DCA said an amended complaint and joint venture agreement contained all the elements to properly allege a joint venture between Baptist Hospital and a pediatrician.
5 minute read
February 20, 2007 |

Principals of SEC-Targeted Investment Firm Settle, Agree to Forfeit Millions

Principals of a Florida-based investment firm have agreed to pay $8.6 million to settle an SEC civil suit accusing them of misusing nearly $127 million from investors. The two men, who ran Pension Fund of America and PFA Assurance Group, agreed to forfeit $4.2 million in cash and $4.4 million in assets according to a settlement filed Feb. 5. PFA sold retirement trust plans, but the offering materials allegedly failed to disclose that up to 90 percent of invested funds went to company charges.
5 minute read
June 26, 2006 |

Firms Find South Florida Is More Than a Gateway to Offshore Business

Law firms trying to crack the south Florida market are getting a lukewarm reception from local firms. At first, large firms saw Miami as the gateway to Latin America and the Caribbean, but now they're also looking to capitalize on fast-growing Palm Beach and Broward counties as well as the planned opening of the Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter. However, noting that Broward already has 7,000 lawyers, County Bar Association President Timothy Bailey asks, "Do we really need any more lawyers here?"
3 minute read
July 11, 2000 |

Biting Back

The ranks of animal lovers who have armed themselves with federal, state and local civil rights laws to keep landlords, condo and homeowner associations from evicting them or their pets is growing. As more and more physicians prescribe service and companion animals to improve health and enhance quality of life, patients are fighting no-pet rules in court.
6 minute read
July 12, 2007 |

Hurricane-Related Litigation Still Howling in Florida Courts

Litigation related to the 2004 and 2005 hurricanes is still howling in Florida courts. Australia-based QBE Insurance, the state's top condo association insurer, is the target of a maelstrom of suits from condo associations claiming it has stonewalled legitimate claims in order to force lowball settlements. One state senator has called the situation involving QBE "institutionalized bad faith." But QBE attorneys argue that the insurer is a victim of massive fraud instigated by out-of-state adjusters.
7 minute read
September 27, 1999 |

How to Beat Credit Cardsharps

A world without credit cards is a world without e-commerce. Yet, credit card fraud online has become a costly problem. A federal law does protect consumers using credit cards, even online. It limits their loss to $50 in case of theft or misuse of their credit cards. The real loser when an on-line credit card sale goes south is usually Internet Retailers.
5 minute read
October 25, 2004 |

ABA Blasts Florida Ballot Measure Limiting Attorney Fees

The American Bar Association has provided fresh ammunition to opponents of a hotly debated measure on next month's Florida Bar ballot to impose strict new caps on plaintiffs' lawyers' fees. In a task force report on lawyers' contingency fees in medical malpractice litigation, the ABA study concludes that the amendment will "sacrifice justice at the altar of expedience" by "compromising access to justice by medical malpractice victims."
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