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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."
5 minute read
October 18, 2004 |

ABA Blasts Fla. Ballot Measure Limiting Attorney Fees

With the release of a task force report on lawyers' contingency fees in medical malpractice litigation, the American Bar Association provided fresh ammunition to opponents of a Florida ballot measure, Amendment Three, which would impose strict new caps on plaintiffs lawyers' fees in the state. The study echoed the arguments of plaintiffs lawyers opposed to the amendment by stating that it would compromise "access to justice by medical malpractice victims."
5 minute read
April 13, 2007 |

Uncorking the Myths

Much about wine can be intimidating. What years are good? What wine goes with what food? Will people know I like wine with pictures of cute animals on the labels?
5 minute read
January 25, 2007 |

Three Directors of Troubled Florida Bank Resign

Three high-profile directors of Great Florida Bank have resigned, but the bank says the departures have nothing to do with recent regulatory troubles. The bank president said the trio left because they would be too busy to attend most board meetings. But one of the three directors disputed that explanation, saying instead that he felt "the time had come for a change," but declining to elaborate. The resignations were revealed late last week in a mandatory filing with federal banking regulators.
4 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.
5 minute read
June 08, 2000 |

Self-Medication and the Threat to Legal Health

Forget your family doctor and the pharmacist that you've visited down the street for the last 15 years. You can now pop pills with the click of your mouse and a credit card and without so much as a physical exam. In the privacy of our own homes, we can now self-diagnose and self-medicate. Great, right? It may be the blind treating the blind.
6 minute read
May 18, 2012 |

In-House Corporate Counsel Summit

The Westin Fort Lauderdale 400 Corporate Drive Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334
3 minute read
July 20, 2000 |

Ruling on Deep Linking Proves Less Than Deep Thinking

Where there's money, disputes arise and litigation follows. It's the American way. E-commerce is no different. Ticketmaster v. Tickets.com, a March 27 decision in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, provides an excellent example of how real courts handle real cases involving new and often esoteric issues that arise from e-commerce. Does this case finally authorize deep linking on the Web?
7 minute read

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