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Governor’s Executive Order Halts Businesses From Requiring Vaccine Passports

With the state shifting into a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, Florida businesses may...

Chase Hattaway
Professional Liability

Motion Practice Jerry Springer-Style: When Zealous Advocacy Becomes Unprofessional Conduct

A recent order by Senior U.S. District Judge Donald L. Graham provides a strong reminder...

Craig A. Alexander
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Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Summary Judgment Win Could Pave the Way for Insurance Carriers to Enforce Water Damage Coverage Limitation Endorsements

Chances are, if you live in Florida, you have seen a billboard or heard an...

Robert P. Barton
Education

Justices Show Little Spirit for Expanding Tinker: SCOTUS Wrestles with Appropriate Standard for Regulating Off-Campus Student Speech

In 1969, the Supreme Court recognized both that students do not surrender their First Amendment...

Jeffrey J. Grosholz
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Casualty Litigation

Restaurant Revitalization Grant Offers Relief to Restaurants and Bars: Opens May 3

Registration for the SBA application portal will begin on Friday, April 30, 2021, at 9...

Jennifer Smith Thomas
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Mentoring Me: Advice to My Young Lawyer Self

Mentorship is all the rage these days and I have been blessed with some pretty...

Jennifer Smith Thomas
Education

Is School Policy for Transgender Student Bathroom Use Discriminatory Under Title IX?

School’s Policy Prohibiting the Presence of a Transgender Student in the Restroom That Matches Their...

Kayla E. Platt Rady
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Commercial Litigation

Kratos Investments vs. ABS Healthcare: Third DCA Confirms Enforceability of Arbitration Provision by Non-Signatory

When it comes to arbitration provisions, you may get more than you bargained for. The...

Education

Florida Legislature Proposes Bill Banning Transgender School/College Athletes From Girls’ & Women’s Sports

Legislation Would Allow Schools and Colleges to Request a Health Exam to Verify Student’s Sex...

Kayla E. Platt Rady
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Casualty Litigation

Landowner’s Duty of Care in Florida, and the Special Case of Contractors

In a premises liability case, the landowner’s standard of care is determined by the category...

Michael L. Forte
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