Husky Is Not So Lucky for Debtors – the United States Supreme Court's Recent Opinion on the Denial of Debt Dischargeability Under Bankruptcy Code § 523(a)(2)(a)'s Actual Fraud Provision
May 25, 2016
Lewis M. Killian Jr. and Ashley Dillman Bruce
What You Need To Know About Your Insurance Policy
May 11, 2016
Gina Clausen Lozier
New York Simplifies Registration Requirements for Certain Out-Of-State Real Estate Projects
May 11, 2016
Jeffrey R. Margolis and Barry D. Lapides
Doing Business in Florida, "Don't Be A Jerk: It Can Cost You Big $"
May 10, 2016
New Proposed Regulations Require Disclosure of Foreign Ownership
May 9, 2016
Mitchell W. Goldberg
Has the 90-Day Deadline to Record a Florida Construction Lien Started Ticking?
May 9, 2016
Jeffrey S. Wertman
Over the years, there has been considerable litigation over whether or not a construction lien in Florida has been timely filed. As construction projects increase in number, many expect there to be an escalation in construction lien filings. Construction participants, such as contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, engineers and surveyors, have a short window of opportunity to perfect their construction lien rights. Florida’s Construction Lien Law requires a lienor to record a construction lien within 90 days from the last date that it furnishes labor, services or materials. This deadline is referred to in the lien law as the “final furnishing.”
The Benefit of Requiring an Unhappy Shareholder or Unhappy Member in a Closely Held Business to Sue Derivatively
May 8, 2016
P. Benjamin Zuckerman
So, the aggrieved shareholder or member of a closely held company has brought an action against your clients, the directors or managing members of a closely-held company, claiming, among other things, that your clients breached their fiduciary duty to the company and the aggrieved shareholder or member. The courts have made it clear that this type of claim should have been brought as a derivative claim, not a direct claim. Should you let it go?
It's Getting Hot in Here: South Florida Hospitality Market
May 1, 2016
Iryna Ivashchuk
Panama Papers Going Public
April 28, 2016
Mitchell W. Goldberg
"Catch-Up" Distributions to Holders of Profits Interest
April 28, 2016
Nick Jovanovich and Morris C. Brown
Florida Supreme Court Changes Landscape for What is Discoverable in an Attorney's Fees Contest
April 12, 2016
Michael J. Higer
New Electronic Voting Rules for Condominiums Bring Association Votes into the 21st Century
March 16, 2016
Jeffrey R. Margolis
