On September 9, 2014, Sterling Education Services, Inc. (SES) will be holding a Seminar on Landlord-Tenant Law. To learn more about registering, please go to: www.sterlingeducation.com Enter Seminar 14FL09225 to Register View “Mariane L. Dorris” on LinkedIn
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The Windsor Effect: Panel to Discuss the Political and Legal Changes in Bankruptcy, Estate Planning, and Family Law that have Developed One Year after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Landmark Ruling in United States v. Windsor. By John B. Dorris and Mariane L. Dorris On June 27, 2014, the U.S. Bankruptcy...
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A common tactic of secured creditors to block confirmation of a Chapter 11 debtor’s cramdown plan of reorganization is to purchase the claims of unsecured creditors and vote to deny confirmation on behalf of such claims. For example, if a debtor has one $2 million secured claim and one unsecured...
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If you own or run an organization, you already know firsthand how many vital factors need attention to ensure ultimate success. No matter the size of your business, or what industry your operate in, you understand that there are a wide range of future items and issues that you not...
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Here at Latham, Luna, Eden and Beaudine, LLP Attorneys at Law, we truly understand that financial stress can happen to any business owner. Regardless of services/products rendered and no matter what the company's overall scope, even the most ardent entrepreneurs can find their organizations somehow planted firmly in the red....
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Here at Latham, Luna, Eden, Beaudine, LLP Attorneys at Law, we've seen firsthand how running an organization can mean being simultaneously pulled in many different directions. For many of our clients, wearing a plethora of professional hats is simply part of doing business within their organization. Low on additional time,...
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In Ray Haluch Gravel Company v. Central Pension Fund of International Union of Operating Engineers and Participating Employers, 2014 WL 127952, the U.S. Supreme Court has issued an important ruling on the deadline for appeals, and in doing so abrogates the Eleventh Circuit opinion Brandon, Jones, Sandall, Zeide, Kohn, Chalal...
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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Collective Bargaining Provision Limiting the Compensability of Time Spent Donning and Doffing Protective Gear at the Beginning or End of Each Workday The Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §203(o) provides that the compensability of time spent changing clothes or washing is a subject appropriately negotiated...
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Clients and practitioners should be aware of the recent change to Rule 1.442, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, governing the procedural aspects of the strictly-construed Proposal for Settlement (the “PFS”) in civil litigation. The PFS is an effective tool to generate litigation leverage by creating the risk of attorneys’ fee...
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On March 7, 2013, the Florida Supreme Court issued a decision in Tiara Condominium Association, Inc. v. The Marsh and McLennan Companies, Inc. concerning the application of the economic loss rule. In Tiara, the Supreme Court strictly limited the economic loss rule to cases involving claims of product liability. Departing...
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