Professor Catanzaro’s newest article, published in the Fordham Journal of IP, Media, and Entertainment Law, argues that AI trustees could enable unprecedented posthumous control over property and heirs, threatening to create a techno-feudal system where the dead perpetually control the living through algorithmic proxies.Read More

By Alexander S Cumming On November 15, 2024, employers scored a victory when a Texas federal judge struck down the Department of Labor’s (DOL) rule which increased the salary levels for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) executive, administrative, professional, and highly compensated employee overtime exemptions. The court’s ruling vacated the DOL’s entire rule and...Read More

CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT REPORTING TO FINCEN SUSPENDED. By Avery Chapman On December 3, 2024, Federal District Court Judge Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas granted a preliminary injunction, to be applied nation-wide, enjoining the United States from requiring any state’s domestic companies from having to report their beneficial owners to FINCEN under the Corporate...Read More

By Jocelyne A. Macelloni On April 29, 2021, the Florida Supreme Court adopted a new summary judgment standard aligning it closely with its federal counterpart. On May 23, 2024, the Florida Supreme Court announced changes to Rule 1.510. The following overview provides the 10 key points every busy practitioner, and judge, should know about the...Read More

By Daniel Cohen What is a Dispute Letter? What does a dispute letter entail and why do I need to know how to write a credit dispute letter? Great questions! A dispute letter is a letter that consumers send to credit bureaus, such as Equifax, Experian, or TransUnion, to challenge information on a credit report...Read More

Ortid, LLC v. Hawk Industries, Germany, GMBH, Opposition No. 91267979 (TTAB August 30, 2024)(sustaining Notice of Opposition based on prior rights of Opposer) In Ortid, LLC v. Hawk Industries, Germany, GMBH, Opposition No. 91267979 (TTAB August 30, 2024), a case that was filed in March 2021, Michael Chesal and Albert Alvarez successfully represented the Plaintiff in...Read More

Right to Privacy v. eDiscovery Request for Inspection: A Critical eDiscovery Case Law Alert Summarizing Roque v. Swezy, Civil Action No. 3D23-1836, 2024 WL 1895141 (Fla. 3d DCA May 1, 2024). Provided by BLS eDiscovery’s Jacinda Béraud Elizabeth Roque initiated a lawsuit against her former romantic and business partner, Lewis Swezy, for breach of fiduciary...Read More

IMPORTANT RULES FLORIDA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.380(e)– Failure to Preserve Electronically Stored Information. Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.350(b) Fla. R. Civ. 1.280 Discovery – effective January 2025 Parties are required to make initial discovery disclosures within 60 days of service of the complaint. Initial discovery requirements include names of individuals...Read More

By Serena Fichera, Barakat + Bossa PLLC As an attorney in Florida, guiding your clients through the complexities of shareholder rights can be an important part of your practice. This article aims to serve as a practical guide for assisting minority shareholders of privately held companies who are considering exit strategies from a Florida corporation....Read More

Reposted with permission from Shutts.com Shutts IP Team Successfully Defends Copyright Infringement Case Brought By “Tiger King” In their pro bono representation of songwriter client Vince Johnson, members of Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Intellectual Property practice group successfully resolved a copyright infringement matter brought on by Joseph Maldonado, also known as Joe Exotic or “Tiger...Read More