By: Justin B. Kaplan Young litigators are routinely taught that if the plaintiff does not demand a jury trial in its complaint (or counterclaim), it permanently waived this important right.  This time-worn lesson is not necessarily correct, however.  There is still hope. The Florida Rules of Civil Procedure provide: “Any …

By Steve Silverman Last week, the Third DCA’s opinion in Gulliver Schools, Inc. v. Snay served as a lesson to the Facebook generation to once again think before posting.  The former Gulliver headmaster sued the school for wrongful termination and the parties reached a settlement whereby Snay was to receive $10,000 …

“We are thrilled to have Marissa on our team,” said Founding Member Alan Kluger. Prior to joining Kluger Kaplan, Marissa was a summer associate at the firm of Jackson Lewis, LLP and a Field Placement Intern at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia.  She also interned …

MIAMI, FL – Marissa Amuial has joined Miami-based litigation firm Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen and Levine, P.L. as an Associate.  Marissa will focus her practice on commercial litigation. “We are thrilled to have Marissa on our team,” said Founding Member Alan Kluger. Prior to joining Kluger Kaplan, Marissa was a summer …

By Bruce A. Katzen Recently I have encountered situations where an individual is named co-trustees of a trust , but really just acts as a rubber stamp and has very little interest or desire to fulfill the obligations.  Rather than resigning, the co-trustee may allow another trustee to make all of …