Happy Monday, Business Law Section.  The Labor Day Retreat is right around the corner, on August 29 – September 1 at the beautiful J.W. Marriott Marco Island.  The Labor Day Retreat is the Section’s crown jewel event, with fun for the whole family to enjoy.  On the educational side, we have the very popular Corporate...Read More

Michael Chesal, a founding member of the Peretz Chesal & Herrmann, P.L., is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in intellectual property law.  He is also a certified mediator in the Southern District of Florida and a Supreme Court certified Circuit Civil mediator.  Michael’s practice is concentrated on the registration, protection and enforcement of trademarks...Read More

By Manny Farach July 23, 2025 JJJTB, Inc. v. Schmidt, Case No. SC2023-0915 (Fla. 2025). Case jurisdiction, unlike subject matter jurisdiction, is waived if a party fails to timely object to the court’s lack thereof. Rojas v. University of Florida Board of Trustees, Case No. SC2023-0126 (Fla. 2025). Properly authorized state contracts are not subject...Read More

By Deedee Bitran Religious accommodation in the workplace isn’t just a legal requirement—it’s a growing area of litigation risk. A recent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit against Marriott underscores the stakes for employers nationwide.[1] Last month, the EEOC sued Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation and Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc. in the Middle District of Florida...Read More

The Legislation Committee had an amazing 2024-25!  We owe a huge debt of gratitude and thanks to our stellar legislative consultants, Aimee Diaz Lyon and Doug Bell, as well as our Legislation Committee Chair Woody Pollack.  Through their great work, the Section pursued FOUR pieces of legislature and all FOUR made it through the Legislature and...Read More

From the Florida Bar Journal A Legal Roller Coaster: The Corporate Transparency Act By Peter J. Guala and Morrie I. Levine When originally enacted, millions of U.S. businesses and foreign entities registered to do business within the U.S. were impacted by the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which resulted in multiple federal lawsuits. Injunctions were issued...Read More