Monthly Archives: March 2022
Don’t Mess With Trains
It’s been all over the news: train vs. car accidents. And guess what? The car never wins. Brightline, the high-speed trains that zip between Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, spent millions to upgrade its safety systems and launch a public awareness campaign. But these accidents keep happening. Not just car accidents, but people… Read More »
Florida Leads The Nation In New Business Formation
Are you thinking of starting a business? If so, you’re not alone. In fact, you have so much company that you are part of a group of business owners that have made Florida the number one state in the nation for the creation of new businesses. Florida is Number One In February of 2021,… Read More »
March Is Brain Injury Awareness Month
For more than three decades, the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) has been observing Brain Injury Awareness Month. By conducting an engaging public awareness campaign in March of each year, the goals are: De-stigmatizing brain injury through outreach within the brain injury community Empowering those who have survived brain injury and their caregivers… Read More »
Annual Reports Are More Important Than You May Think
Even if all your state paperwork is in and filed, the state is never truly done with you. That’s because every year, you will have to file annual reports. Yes, these can be more of a nuisance than anything else, and rarely is there a devastating error that can be made on an annual… Read More »
What Is Injunctive Relief And How Could It Help You?
When a business agreement is violated, we often think about what we are owed—that is, how much money we’ve lost, or how much money the breach has cost you. But businesses often fail to consider another element of damages—getting the offending behavior to stop—immediately. A Classic Example Let’s say that you have a list… Read More »
Don’t Forget These Things In Your Trade Secret Agreements
In your business you probably have a lot of trade secrets, and you are probably aware of the need to protect those trade secrets. You may even have employees or other outside agents sign agreements promising to protect your trade secrets from disclosures. But there are certain elements that every trade secret agreement should… Read More »
Drafting An Enforceable And Legal Security Agreement
The business of lending can be a profitable one, but as everybody knows with lending comes the risk of not being paid back. That risk can often be minimized by securing property, but securing property the right way and the way the law requires is an absolute necessity. Why Secure Any Property? The benefit… Read More »
Business Fraud: Florida Moving Company Operators Indicted For Alleged $12 Million Scam
On February 18th, 2022, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Matthew Pardi and Ashley Lynn Hars, the owners of a Florida-based moving company, have been indicted on criminal fraud charges. The federal complaint contends that their company engaged in a number of different violations, including allegedly holding consumer belongings for “ransom”… Read More »
What To Know About Civil RICO Claims And Arbitration
Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) through which a legal conflict is resolved by an independent arbitrator instead of in state or federal court. Many different types of commercial disputes may be subject to arbitration, potentially even including civil RICO claims. At Pike & Lustig, LLP, we have extensive experience representing… Read More »
Federal Judge: Chemours Must Face Shareholder Lawsuit Over Alleged Mistreatment Of Maximum Potential Liability For Hazardous Chemicals
According to reporting from Reuters, a federal judge has ruled that Chemours—the Wilmington, Delaware headquarter American chemical company—must face a lawsuit from shareholders over its alleged misrepresentation of the cost of certain environmental cleanups. However, some of the other claims raised by the shareholders were dismissed. In this article, our Miami shareholder disputes lawyers… Read More »
