I’ve posted about Emotional Support Animals (“ESA”) before, see my posts here , here and here. I keep coming back to this topic because emotional support chickens, peacocks on planes and little dogs at the grocery store (a common sight in Florida during the winter season) fascinate me. Now comes news that Florida Governor
Fox Rothschild Coronavirus Resource Center
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Florida Hotels and Motels Need to Be on the Alert for Sex Traffickers
According to the American Hotel & Lodging Association, Florida has more than 440,000 hotel rooms and more than 3700 hotel properties. Those numbers are not surprising considering Florida is number 2 for tourists visits in America. Yet, among the sunny beaches and palm trees there lurks a dark side of Florida’s tourism industry –
Florida’s Minimum Wage Rate Will Rise by Ten Cents in 2020
I’m wearing tights today (temps are in the 60s), so that must mean it might be time for the annual end of the year Florida minimum wage rate change.
As of January 1, 2020, Florida’s minimum wage will rise from the current rate of $8.46 per hour to $8.56.
Under Florida Statute § 448.110 4(a)
Personal Liability of Employees for Misrepresentations in Performance of a Contract
While post-Tiara, the Economic Loss Rule (“ELR”) is limited to products liability cases, the Tiara progeny firmly establish that the independent tort doctrine (“ITD”) is alive and well. In a nutshell, the IDT “is a prohibition against tort actions to recover solely economic damages for those in contractual privity is designed to prevent
Florida Supreme Court Says Facebook “Friendship” Not Grounds For Judge Disqualification
On November 15, 2018, the Florida Supreme Court held that “an allegation that a trial judge is a Facebook ‘friend’ with an attorney appearing before the judge, standing alone, does not constitute a legally sufficient basis for disqualification.”
The statute which governs a motion to disqualify requires that the moving party file an affidavit in
Employers Beware
An employer can be liable for the actions of its employees, even if committed outside the course and scope of the employment. The two causes of action are negligent hiring and negligent retention. The principle difference between a negligent hiring and a negligent retention claim is “the time at which the employer is charged with
Turkeys No Longer Fly Free – Delta Cracks Down on Emotional Support Animal Abuse
Punitive Damages – Always Require Culpability
I previously blogged on the standard for punitive damages in Florida. To be entitled to an award of punitive damages, a plaintiff must show that the defendant’s conduct rises to a high level of culpability.
But what if a statute authorizes the recovery of punitive damages? Certain statutes, like Florida’s unauthorized publication of likeness
$135,000 Fine Upheld Against Oregon Bakers Who Refused to Bake Cake for Same-Sex Couple
I’ve posted before here on the Oregon wedding cake case (not to be confused with the Colorado wedding cake case that went to the Supreme Court).
Now comes recent news that the Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld a $135,000 fine against two bakers, Melissa and Aaron Klein, who refused to bake a cake for