Post on Oct. 15, 2019

The availability of civil injunctions for protection against “dating violence,” as well as other forms of violence such as “repeat violence” and “sexual violence” are addressed in § 784.046, Fla. Stat. Notably, while there are overlapping concepts, this statute imposes different rules and standard...

Post on Jan. 28, 2019

On January 22, 2018, the Florida First District Court of Appeal released an opinion in Ferrandino v. Riley, No. 1D17-1187 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018), which sheds some additional light on an often-presented issue--objections to subpoenas directed to non-parties. It is noteworthy that the procedural context...

Post on Jan. 22, 2019

Florida’s Computer Abuse and Data Recovery Act (CADRA), codified at § 668.801, Fla. Stat., et. seq., is Florida’s Data Protection Law, and has similarities to its federal counterparts the Stored Communications Act (“SCA”), 18 U.S.C. §§ 2701, et seq., and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”),...

Post on Dec. 21, 2018

In Florida dissolution of marriage litigation, sometimes, due to an emergency or otherwise, there is an urgent need for one party to be awarded an asset at a preliminary stage without having to wait until a final hearing or trial. There are many instances in which such a remedy may be necessary....

Post on Dec. 17, 2018

In today’s world, individuals and businesses routinely enter into contracts in the ordinary course of their lives and operations. The average person may not even carefully read lengthy and intimidating contractual provisions before signing same, let alone understand these provisions. In South...