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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

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

By Manual Farach In Re: Certification of Need For Additional Judges, Case No. SC2024-1721 (Fla. 2024). https://supremecourt.flcourts.gov/content/download/2444685/opinion/Opinion_SC2024-1721.pdf The Florida Supreme Court certifies the need for two additional judges for the district courts of appeal, twenty-three circuit judges, and twenty-five county judges. Quintana v. Rodriguez Family Investment Partnership, LLLP, Case No. 3D23-968 (Fla. 3d DCA 2024)....Read More