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)
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
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
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
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
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
Miami is know for fun, sun, beaches and is a top spot for people looking to vacation or get together with friends or family for reunions and parties. As a result, Miami-Dade County has been one of the busiest areas for peer-to-peer short term rentals. The more short term rentals in a neighborhood the more
I recently wrote in Fox Rothschild’s Consumer Law Ledger about a Florida appellate court’s ruling that the statute of limitations for a negligent appraisal claim begins to run on the date that the loan is funded, even if a loan default does not occur until much later.
I’ve been told that a Motion for Rehearing
A conspiracy requires the combination of two or more persons. To state a claim for civil conspiracy, a plaintiff must show: