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 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 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 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 …

By Terri Meyers and Josh Rubens Trademarks include “any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof [used] to identify and distinguish [one’s] goods … from those manufactured or sold by others and to indicate the source of the goods.” 15 U.S.C. § 1127.  Many businesses use trademarks, such …