By Jason R. Marks It is a common misconception that prenuptial agreements are for the very wealthy, but that is not always true. There are numerous reasons to enter into a prenuptial agreement even if you do not have substantial pre-marital assets to protect.
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Associates’ Corner: In the Third District A Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice Does Not Automatically Make the Defendant a Prevailing Party—The Outlier
By Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, P.L. March 28, 2013
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 …
The Work From Home Debate: Do Litigators Need to be in the Office?
By Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, P.L. March 25, 2013
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 …
Co-Founder of Ultra Sues to Regain Control of Popular Music Festival: What Went Wrong
By Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, P.L. March 19, 2013
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.
The Demise of the Economic Loss Rule: How Will This Impact Business Litigants?
By Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, P.L. March 14, 2013
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 …