Doing Business in Florida Blog

Federal Court Vacates FinCEN Real Estate Reporting Rule

March 31, 2026
Jeffrey R. Margolis

Chatbots and Website Tracking Technologies: Considerations Under Florida’s Security of Communications Act

March 31, 2026
Heidi Howard Tandy

Supreme Court Decision in Cox Communications v. Sony Highlights the Role of Online User Agreements

March 27, 2026

Supreme Court Warns Litigators: Even Void Judgments Must Be Challenged Promptly

February 24, 2026

FinCEN Reporting Requirements for Residential Real Estate Transfers

February 10, 2026

Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Federal Ancillary Jurisdiction in Casa Express v. Venezuela

December 2, 2025
Paul A. Avron

Eleventh Circuit Seeks Florida Supreme Court Guidance on Fraudulent Transfers and Proceedings Supplementary

November 14, 2025
Paul A. Avron

The Palm Beach Post Quotes Katherine Amador in, "Palm Beach County home sales jump in September with inventory teetering toward buyer's market"

October 29, 2025

Sales of existing single-family homes in Palm Beach County jumped 25% in September compared to the previous year, with the median price stalling at $615,000 and more buyers paying in cash.

Eleventh Circuit Reaffirms Need to Verify LLC Members’ Citizenship to Establish Diversity Jurisdiction

October 28, 2025
Paul A. Avron

Sound Around, Inc. v. O’Donnell, No. 23-12479, 2025 WL 2887175 (11th Cir. Oct. 10, 2025) (per curiam) (unpublished), is a recent example of a case where neither the parties nor the trial court verified the plaintiff’s allegation that the parties were completely diverse to ensure the court possessed diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a).

Eleventh Circuit Clarifies When New Issues on Appeal Are Forfeited: Gould v. Interface, Inc.

October 15, 2025
Paul A. Avron

Hiring Local Counsel Alone Doesn’t Create Personal Jurisdiction: Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Limits in ECB USA v. Savencia Cheese

October 7, 2025
Paul A. Avron

IP Matters: United States Patent Office Makes Changes to Patent Trial Appeal Board (PTAB) Petitions

September 18, 2025
David Colls

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has instituted significant changes to the rules and procedures governing inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review (PGR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).