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Monthly Archives: March 2013

March 2013 Firm Newsletter

March 30, 2013 Newsletters

Featured in the December 2013 Issue Partner’s Perspective J&C Shareholder Featured in Realty/Builder Connection J&C Shareholder Named to Florida Legal Elite New Law Blogs Curiosities, Ruminations and Various Eccentricities of Firm Biz Click to read.

Subdivision Improvements and the Single Claim of Lien

March 29, 2013 Construction Industry Legal Blog

Operating under Florida’s Construction Lien Law can leave some contractors feeling as if they are negotiating the proverbial “minefield” of the Florida Statutes. One reoccurring question (whether in residential or commercial construction) I routinely address is, “How many construction liens must I record”. That depends on whether you have one or more contracts and are dealing with one or more owners.

Five Tips for Appearing Before Florida’s Regulatory Boards

March 26, 2013 Professional Services Industry Legal Blog

Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation (“DBPR”) is the state agency in charge of licensing and regulating businesses and professionals within Florida. The DBPR is under the control of the executive branch of government and governed by the Administrative Procedure Act, found in Chapter 120 of The Florida Statutes. The DBPR breaks down its regulation into businesses and professions.

Contractor Advertising: Include Your License on all Social Media Outlets and Websites

March 25, 2013 Construction Industry Legal Blog

With the construction industry working again, construction companies are continuing to look for alternative and non-conventional methods of advertising their services in order to secure projects.  Advertising can make the difference between an outstanding business year and “keeping the lights on”.  Florida contractors have many new ways of promoting their […]

Banking Liability and Avoidance of Check Scams: Enforcing Deposit Agreements When Customers Have Been Defrauded by Nigerian Check Scams

March 22, 2013 Banking & Financial Services Industry Legal Blog

Stop me if you have heard this one: An attorney receives a call from a desperate potential new client. Somehow the business transaction this international client was dealing with has hit an unexpected bump in the road, and because the client is dealing with an international business set here in the U.S., the situation now requires the fine eye of an experienced business litigation attorney. The company the new client claims he works for and the debtor checks out so the attorney draws up representation papers and accepts the new client. Within no time at all the client calls and informs his lawyer a settlement to be paid to the lawyer’s trust account within days. Time is of the essence, and the client convinces the lawyer it needs the money wired as soon as the lawyer receives the money order or cashier’s check.

The Florida Supreme Court has Limited the Economic Loss Rule to Products Liability Cases: Are Tort Claims now Available for Economic Losses when Parties are in Contractual Privity?

March 15, 2013 Community Association Industry Legal Blog

Likely not; however, the Court’s recent decision leaves the issue open to interpretation.  On March 7, 2013 the Florida Supreme Court published an opinion limiting the Economic Loss Rule to products liability actions.  Tiara Condominium Ass’n, Inc. v. Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., 38 Fla. L. Weekly S151a, WL 828003 […]

Should Timeshare Management Associations Operate Their Own Timeshare Exchange Program?

March 11, 2013 Community Association Industry Legal Blog

The depressed economy and housing market of the past several years has hit Florida’s timeshare industry especially hard. As unit owners become delinquent on their management fees and default on their payments, timeshare management associations find themselves in a credit crunch due to decreased revenues. Many associations are seeking ways to increase, or simply maintain, their revenue stream. If the association has the capacity and oversight capability, managing its own unit owner exchange program can be an excellent means of creating additional revenue.

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