by Loren Vasquez | Oct 24, 2019 | Commercial & Civil Litigation, Fiduciary Litigation, Videos
Many litigation cases are referred to mediation by either the court or one of the parties. Mediation is intended to be a neutral process in which a third party can step in and resolve issues, hopefully avoiding the need to go to court. The mediator facilitates...
by Keith Hesse | Jul 12, 2019 | Blog, Commercial & Civil Litigation
The Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”) was enacted in 1990 to prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including in employment, schools, transportation and all public places and private places that are open to the...
by Nicole Copsidas | May 7, 2019 | Blog, Commercial & Civil Litigation
After a tenancy has been terminated or expired, and the premises have been vacated by the tenant through eviction, surrender, abandonment, or otherwise, a landlord may find himself in possession of abandoned personal property which remains on the premises. Although a...
by Clay Roesch | Apr 10, 2019 | Blog, Commercial & Civil Litigation, Fiduciary Litigation
Under Florida law and as a matter of public policy, settlements are highly favored and will be enforced whenever possible. Settlement agreements are governed by the rules of contracts, and the existence of an enforceable contract is contingent upon the Parties’...
by Clay Roesch | May 3, 2016 | Blog, Commercial & Civil Litigation, Fiduciary Litigation
Trustees are required to administer a trust in good faith, in accordance with the terms and purposes of the trust, and the interests of its beneficiaries. There are, however, many aspects of trust administration that can leave even sophisticated trustees searching for...
by Keith Hesse | Nov 19, 2015 | Blog, Commercial & Civil Litigation, Fiduciary Litigation
In the groundbreaking case of Marshall v. Marshall, 547 U.S. 293, 126 S. Ct. 1735, 164 L. Ed. 2d 480 (2006), the United State Supreme Court scaled back the (widely perceived) extensive parameters of the so-called “probate exception” to federal jurisdiction in cases...