Bob Duckworth, who was chair of the Business Law Section 1994-1995 passed on Saturday, July 31, 2021. A memorial service will be held in Lakeland on Sunday August 8, 2021 at noon. . The family is planning a Celebration of Life sometime this fall in Orlando. Mr. Duckworth’s obituary can be found here. Memorial Service...Read More

U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Florida is seeking to hire an Assistant United States Attorney to handle its financial litigation and bankruptcy program.  Someone with a tax and/or bankruptcy and/or property background would be ideal. Learn more here https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/assistant-united-states-attorney-1098Read More

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by Jocelyne A. Macelloni, Barakat + Bossa On April 29, 2021, the Florida Supreme Court adopted a new summary judgment standard. For those litigating in federal courts, the rule is nothing new; in fact, Rule 1.510 of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure adopts most of its federal counterpart verbatim. The following overview provides 10...Read More

Congratulations to our newest class of Fellows! Be sure to say hi to them at the Retreat. BLS Fellows2021Read More

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June 26, 2021 June 19, 2021 Chua v. Ekonomou, Case No. 20-12576 (11th Cir. 2021). The Barton Doctrine does not apply once a receivership ends, but judicial immunity still applies. Jain v. Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, Case No. 3D20-886 (Fla. 3d DCA 2021). A party seeking to enforce an unconditional guaranty of a promissory...Read More

Judge Isicoff is spearheading an effort to design a statewide project to assist and provide our Veterans with financial literacy counseling. The project is inspired and designed after a similar project that was presented during the last National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges’ Annual Meeting at the Veterans’ Village of San Diego, California. The Veteran’s Financial...Read More

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