by Manny Farach March 25, 2023 DeMaria v. Construction Industry Licensing Board, Case No. 1D20-2306 (Fla. 1st DCA 2023). Even if the contractor has declared bankruptcy, Florida Statute section 489.1401(2) requires a claimant seeking recovery from the Construction Industry Recovery Fund obtain a judgment, an arbitration award, or an order of restitution before the Construction...Read More

February 25, 2023 Maddox v. Maddox, Case Nos. 2D21-517 and 2D21-521 (Fla. 2d DCA 2023). The assets of a third party company cannot be adjudicated during divorce proceedings unless the company is made a party to the proceedings and has the opportunity to participate with regard to its assets. Oana v. Solomon, Case No. 2D22-772...Read More

January 28, 2023 Skyhop Technologies, Inc. v. Narra, Case No. 21-14051 (11th Cir. 2023). So long as a plaintiff’s claims meet Florida’s connexity requirement, an allegation that an out of state software vendor violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1030, against a Florida company constitutes a tort committed in Florida and...Read More

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By Michael A. Kolcun In Nealy v. Warner Chappell Music, Inc., __ F.4th __, 2023 WL 2230267 (11th Cir. Feb. 27, 2023), the Eleventh Circuit joined the fray among its sister circuits by holding damages in a copyright action may be recovered for infringement occurring more than three years before suit is filed. Nealy involved...Read More

Our Better Know a Judge series continues with Hon. Tiffany Geyer, interviewed by Crystal Potts.Read More