Imagine you just got a big contract with a new client, and all seems well. Suddenly, a rival spreads lies and misinformation and causes your client to break the deal. Sadly, this happens often and shows the problem of tortious interference. Florida's demanding...
Business Lawsuits & Disputes
Florida’s Statute of Limitations for Business Litigation: What You Need to Know
The law provides statutes of limitations for bringing all types of civil actions, from breach of contract to personal injury cases. Statutes of limitations are timeframes in which a plaintiff must act if they want to seek compensation or other resolution. The idea...
Why the end of the year is a great time for business mediation
As the year winds down, businesses everywhere are focused on tying up loose ends, reviewing budgets, and planning for what’s ahead. If your company is dealing with unresolved legal disputes, now might be the perfect time to consider mediation. Mediation offers a...
Debunking 3 common myths about intellectual property infringement
From copyrights and trademarks to patents and trade secrets, intellectual property (IP) forms the backbone of many businesses and creative endeavors. When another person or business makes or uses these assets, it can constitute infringement and potentially harm the...
The fiduciary duties of business partners
A business partnership can be a fruitful relationship. Partners who are on the same page can jointly tackle finding new customers and keeping existing ones. The legal and financial responsibilities of the company can also be shared. Business partners have fiduciary...
Landlord’s Options When Upon Breach of Early Termination of Commercial Lease by Tenant
As a landlord, it is possible for a tenant to breach a commercial lease in a variety of ways. For instance, it can occur by the tenant failing to make rent payments or by failing to meet certain covenants contained in the lease. Ultimately, the lease will be the...
Executing a Levy against Property to Enforce a Judgment
While litigating and receiving a judgment is the first step to rectifying wrongs that have occurred to you or your business, it is not always the end of the road. If you are successful in litigation, the court may award you financial damages, and the issue then...
Can I fire an at-will employee in Florida?
As a business owner, your employees are integral to operations. However, the reality is that most employees don’t stick around forever, and every company has some sort of staff turnover. Florida operates based on at-will employment. This means that employers can...
Can my business sue someone for fraud?
As a business owner, you pride yourself on acting with integrity. In an ideal world, your customers, clients, vendors, contractors and employees would act in the same way. Unfortunately, you cannot control how others conduct themselves, and people may act...
What do I need to prove to get injunctive relief in Florida?
In business, the reality is that breaches of contract will occur at times. The nature and severity of these breaches can differ, and so too can the potential remedies offered by the court. One option that the courts have is to provide injunctive relief. Essentially,...