By Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, P.L. January 28, 2013
By Meredith A. Nelson Rule 1.201 of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure governs the types of cases that qualify as “Complex Litigation” for the purpose of being transferred to a Complex Business Litigation division section (“CBL”). While parties may agree, by stipulation, to transfer a case into the CBL, …
By Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, P.L. January 21, 2013
By Bruce A. Katzen A recent commentary the Daily Business Review caught my eye. The author examined the allowability of pet trusts under Florida law. While it is true that Florida law provides for the creation and enforcement of pet trusts, as a practical matter, your disinherited family can institute …
By Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, P.L. January 17, 2013
By Steve I. Silverman Monday’s DBR featured an article about social media and the evidence that it might create. Social media is proving to be a hot source for evidence in litigation. My partner, Jason Marks, previously blogged about using social media in the family law context on the Kluger …
By Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, P.L. January 14, 2013
By Abbey L. Kaplan The scenario: you are at a charity event sponsored by a real estate development firm and the MC, the company president, asks if anyone wants to buy his lavish home for $5,000. A man in the audience shouts “I’ll take it!”. The man does not pay the $5,000 before …
By Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, P.L. January 10, 2013
By Michael S. Perse Last week, the Third District Court of Appeals’s decision in AG Group Investments, LLC v. All Realty Alliance Corp. provided those of us who handle foreclosure cases with a much-needed review of Florida law. Simply stated, the Third reminded parties that junior lenders still have rights and their …
