Any person or business performing construction work on a state, county or city project in Florida (“public project”) is typically concerned about payment for its work. Since those persons or businesses do not have construction lien rights on the public project, they must know their options to ensure payment. On […]
On March 23, 2018, Governor Rick Scott signed into law the 2018 legislative changes to the Florida Cooperative Act (Chapter 719, Florida Statutes). These changes become law on July 1, 2018. This blog post provides a detailed summary of these statutory amendments affecting Florida’s cooperative associations: Official Records: For several […]
A few Florida municipalities recently enacted so-called “Living Wage” ordinances. For instance, such ordinances have been adopted by Broward and Alachua counties, and the cities of Miami, West Palm Beach, and St. Petersburg. In sum, these ordinances require certain contractors and subcontractors that provide services to the municipality to pay […]
On March 23, 2018, Governor Rick Scott signed into law the 2018 legislative changes to the Florida Homeowners’ Association Act. These changes become law on July 1, 2018. This blog post provides a detailed summary of these statutory amendments affecting Florida’s homeowners’ associations: Official Records: Excludes from the official records […]
Last month, I posted a brief overview blog regarding the drafting and negotiating of the purchase and sale agreement in an M&A deal. Then I began a series detailing three of the most important sections of the purchase and sale agreement: (1) the economics, (2) representations, warranties, and disclosure schedules, and (3) indemnification. This blog on the representations, warranties, and disclosure schedules in the agreement will dive deeper into a complex part of the agreement.
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On March 23, 2018, Governor Rick Scott signed into law the 2018 legislative changes to the Florida Condominium Act. These changes become law on July 1, 2018. This blog post provides a detailed summary of these statutory amendments affecting Florida’s condominium associations: Official Records: For several official records, the seven […]
Probably the most important provision of the purchase and sale agreement considering the money is what drives the deal, the economic provision must be detailed and, written with specificity and accuracy.
I initially wrote an Overview of Florida Law on Punitive Damages Claims in Business or Commercial Litigation a few years’ ago. This article is meant to build upon the information provided in my initial article. In Federal Court, there is no requirement to proffer evidence of punitive damages prior to seeking financial net worth discovery. It is really important to understand this concept because in Federal Court it is much more difficult to prevent financial discovery then in State Court.
In the context of a sale or purchase of a company, the “definitive agreement” is usually an asset purchase or stock purchase agreement. The agreement is where many of the most important decisions are made, including pricing and payment.