Other Legislative Updates The Section’s Legislation Committee, chaired by Stephanie Lieb, had an industrious agenda for this year’s legislative session. The Section is proud to announce that four of its initiatives have passed out of the House and Senate. Financial Literacy (mentioned above) has already been signed by the Governor. These other bills are awaiting...Read More

The Civil Rules Task Force is reviewing the report of the Florida Supreme Court Working Group for the Improved Resolution of Civil Cases, which contains significant proposed changes to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.   The Task Force is seeking comments from the section’s members and substantive committees concerning the proposed amendments.   The Task Force...Read More

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

The Legislative Update CLE series is now available on demand 2020 Business Law Case & Legislative Update-Pt. 1–https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvBKOryLVz8 2020 Business Law Case & Legislative Update-Pt. 2— https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgzvAJHB3l0 2020 Business Law Case & Legislative Update-Pt. 3– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBdUNMowt1URead More

Archive of Previous Meeting Agendas/Minutes Winter Meeting 2024 Business Litigation Meeting Agenda – Winter (January 2024) 9-2 minutes litigation committee AT&T Mobility v. Rigney — Opinion — Third District Court of Appeal Money Talks Financial Seminar Calendar Listing Atty Flyer – Military Financial Wellness Summit Military Financial Wellness Summit Brochure Retreat 2023 Business Litigation Meeting...Read More

Who We Are This committee’s mission is to address the rapidly advancing development of e-discovery and information governance law and practice by: analyzing and reporting on major statutory and rulemaking initiatives and decisional authority in the field that impact Florida practitioners; and raising awareness and providing resources to help lawyers and judges obtain up-to-date and...Read More

Who We Are The Business Litigation Committee consists of attorneys whose practices focus on the litigation of disputes arising from commercial and business relationships. The membership of the committee engages in diverse areas of practice within business litigation law and includes attorneys from large and small firms as well as solo practitioners. The committee has...Read More

By: Deedee Bitran, Esq. Shutts and Bowen LLP Last month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) sued a Florida-based McDonald’s franchisee (Houcorp, Inc.) for allegedly failing to accommodate a deaf job applicant under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). The Complaint alleges that a job applicant who is hard of hearing requested and was denied...Read More

By Avery S. Chapman, Chair of the Electronic Discovery & Digital Evidence Committee This program will be available soon on demand. Check back for the link.  We now have held our annual 4-hour CLE on June 23, 2023 (CLE Course # 5859), with CLE credits of: 4.0 General, 4.0 Tech, 2.0 Ethics.  We had over...Read More

By:      The Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Group at Trenam Law Nicole Carnero, Summer Associate at Trenam Law When the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (“SBRA”) was signed into law on February 19, 2020, it represented a significant milestone for small businesses in desperate need of bankruptcy relief. Through the SBRA, Congress created Subchapter V,...Read More