Monthly Archives: September 2021
How Are Damages Measured In An FDUTPA Claim?
The Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA) is a state statute that is sometimes referred to as “Florida little-FTC Act.” The law allows businesses and consumers to hold bad acting companies legally liable for damages caused by a deceptive, unfair, misleading, or otherwise unjust commercial practice. The FDUTPA allows plaintiffs to recover… Read More »
Partnership Disputes In Florida: Who Is Responsible For The Debts Of The Business?
Building, owning, operating, and growing a successful business is complicated. A partnership can be an effective, efficient business entity for many different purposes. If your partnership is incurring debt—or it has financial obligations—it is imperative that you understand your personal liability, or lack thereof. In this article, our Miami partnership dispute lawyers explain how… Read More »
Locast Case Is A Lesson In Reading The Law Correctly
What does it mean to be a nonprofit organization? How important is it to read and comply with the language of federal law? One large broadcaster is learning that lesson the hard way. Getting Broadcast TV As you likely know, if you want broadcast TV in your home—the basic cable networks, like CBS, NBS,… Read More »
Ben & Jerry’s Director In Trouble For Self-Dealing
We have written in the past about the various ways that officers and directors of a company can get themselves in trouble. Often, this includes breaches of fiduciary duties. Certainly, the mere fact there was a bad business decision, or that the company doesn’t do well, does not mean an officer or director is… Read More »
Things You Didn’t Know (But Should) About The ADA
When we think of disabilities that our employees or workers may face, we often think we, as employers, know when an employee is disabled, and we know when we need to make accommodations for them. Disability Isn’t Always Clear But in the real world, many diseases and disabilities aren’t so clear, and the nature… Read More »
Florida Appeals Court: Car Dealership “Waived” Right To Compel Arbitration In FDUTPA Case
On August 18th, 2021, the Fourth District Court of Appeal for the State of Florida ruled that an auto dealership waived its right to compel arbitration in a Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA) claim. In the case of Marino Performance Inc. v Jose Carlos Zuniga and Juan C. Zuniga Jr., the… Read More »
Partnership Disputes: Know The Alternatives To Litigation
For a business owner, litigation can be time-consuming, expensive, and frustrating. It is even more difficult if you are involved in a lawsuit against your own business partner. With partnership disputes, the parties can often benefit from trying to resolve the matter using a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Here, our Miami partnership… Read More »
7 Shocking Statistics About Road Rage
Road rage, also referred to as aggressive driving, is unfortunately very common. Aggressive driving has been a problem for a while, but lately, it seems to be getting worse. Whether it’s life in the pandemic or simply increased reporting, incidents of screaming, rude gestures, and sometimes even violence on the road are no longer… Read More »
Shareholders Score Victory In Lyft IPO Lawsuit, Obtain Class Status
According to a report from Reuters, a group of Lyft shareholders have scored an important victory in their lawsuit centered around the company’s initial public offering (IPO). A federal judge in California has stated that shareholders can proceed with their class action claim against the San Francisco-based ridesharing giant. The plaintiffs allege that Lyft… Read More »
4 Tips To Avoid Car Accidents
According to a new study conducted by Finder, Florida made it to the top 10 list of worst drivers in America. The findings state that Florida ranked number 10 in 2020 due to the state’s average percentage of DUIs, uninsured drivers and fatal accidents. The top 10 states with the worst drivers all had… Read More »
