By Jeffrey M. Berman Recently, I dealt with an interesting issue regarding a defendant’s request for prevailing party costs under Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.420 following a voluntary dismissal without prejudice.  The issue was whether the plaintiff’s voluntary dismissal without prejudice operated as an adjudication on the merits such that …

By Alan J. Kluger There has been much talk over the last few weeks about telecommuting following Marisa Mayer’s proclamation that Yahoo! employees can no longer work from home.  At Kluger Kaplan, we have always been supportive of attorneys working remotely as long as the work is getting done.  Over …

By Philippe Lieberman On Friday, downtown cleared out by lunchtime as employees fled in anticipation of Miami’s annual Ultra Music Festival.  Co-founder Alex Omes sued his partners last week, claiming that he was fraudulently forced out of the company that produces the event during a secret shareholder meeting.

By Justin B. Kaplan Last week, the Florida Supreme Court put the final nail in the coffin of the dying economic loss rule.  In the landmark case Tiara Condominium Ass’n, Inc. v. Marsh & Mclennan Co., Inc., the Florida Supreme Court took advantage of a certified question from the 11th Circuit to hold that  “the …

By Todd A. Levine Last week, the ABA issued an opinion judges’ use of social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.  While the opinion acknowledges judges can and should use social networking sites, the opinion cautions judges to be sure that their online actions do not suggest they are …