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Can a restaurant’s automatic gratuity policy support a federal class action? In Fox v. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co., LLC, 977 F.3d 1039 (11th Cir. 2020),
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Can a restaurant’s automatic gratuity policy support a federal class action? In Fox v. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co., LLC, 977 F.3d 1039 (11th Cir. 2020),
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Can a restaurant’s automatic gratuity policy support a federal class action? In Fox v. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co., LLC, 977 F.3d 1039 (11th Cir. 2020),
Confession of Judgment Doctrine “[I]t is well settled that the payment of a previously denied claim following the initiation of an action for recovery, but

When the parties’ affidavits conflict on personal jurisdiction, a Florida trial court cannot resolve the fight on paper — it must hold a limited evidentiary

The 4th District Court of Appeal affirmed the underlying trial court that held Reynolds remained liable for the annual settlement payments to the state of
A Destin property owner went into default on their condo. The bank forwarded a standard two-(2) count complaint to foreclose on the note and a
The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the Defendant involvingthe duty element arising from a motor vehicle crash. Defendant, Lucas, had loaded palm
This case has a pretty funny name. That’s right, the title isn’t a mistake. The case is actually called Habal V. Habal. Read the full
The opinion can be found here by double clicking The PDF of the opinion can be downloaded below
From Frye to Daubert Since I have received quite a bit of feedback on this issue, I will provide several posts regarding application of Daubert

Yes….maybe. Florida Courts, however, take a “case-by-case approach,” so the more appropriate answer is “it depends on the facts and the lease. A recent case
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