By Itai Fiegenbaum, St. Thomas University, Benjamin L. Crump College of Law Can members of an ice cream manufacturer’s board of directors be personally liable for damage attributable to a listeria outbreak at the company’s production facility? What about for failing to ensure corporate compliance with such far-ranging issues as environmental laws, fair election reporting,...Read More

Gain critical insights into the 2025 legislative session. Understand how new laws will directly impact your legal practice by attending the Legislative Update Summit at the JW Marriott, Bonnet Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida on May 23, 2025. Participants will hear from a Florida Legislator on significant legislation from the 2025 Session, several speakers discussing...Read More

Deedee Bitran, the Vice Chair of the Communications Committee of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar, recently joined StandWithUs as Senior Counsel and Director of Pro Bono while concurrently serving as Of Counsel at Shutts and Bowen LLP.  StandWithUs, an international educational nonprofit, focuses its mission on supporting Israel and fighting antisemitism; its...Read More

Volume XVIII, Issue 21 May 24, 2025 Manuel Farach VoluKousisis v. United States, Case No. 23–909 (2025). https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/23-909_f2q3.pdf A defendant who induces a party to enter into a contract under materially false pretenses may be convicted of federal fraud even if the defendant did not cause or seek to cause economic loss to the victim....Read More

Good day, Happy Wednesday!! I hope this message finds you well. It’s Lotoya Brown, Project Attorney for the Put Something Back Project. It is wonderful to meet you again in this virtual space! Put Something Back still needs your help!  We currently have various clients needing assistance with a bankruptcy matter and I wanted to check in with you to see...Read More

By Michael Kolcun Resolving a conflict among the DCAs, Florida’s Supreme Court broadens the protections of Florida’s anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) statute by allowing interlocutory review of nonfinal orders that deny motions brought under the anti-SLAPP statute. The path to Florida’s Supreme Court for Vericker v. Powell, — So.3d —, 2025 WL 922413...Read More

The schedule for the Annual Convention can be found here. Registration for the Judicial Liaison dinner will be open soon.Read More

Applications are being accepted now through May 30, 2025 for Business Law Section Fellows. Learn more and apply here. The Business Law Section of The Florida Bar (the “Section”) consists of numerous active committees, as well as Executive Council with more than 60 members. The Section has a longstanding commitment to the recruitment of a...Read More

Volume XVIII, Issue 17 April 26, 2025 By Manny Farach Johnson v. Carroll Oaks Homeowners Association, Inc., Case No. 2D2024-0631 (Fla 2d DCA 2025). https://2dca.flcourts.gov/content/download/2450992/opinion/Opinion_2024-0631.pdf A prevailing party in homeowner’s association whose governing documents have a prevailing party attorney’s fees provision is not automatically entitled to an award of fees; the prevailing party must prove...Read More