Category: Business Litigation

  During early October 2012, in Slominski v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, the Fourth District Court of Appeal issued its third opinion in the last three months on the issue of late notice relating to an insurance claim. The case …

The Office of Florida Governor Rick Scott issued the following news release on September 26, 2012:   Governor Rick Scott Appoints Three toTwelfth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the appointments of Carly Lambert, …

  North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced that the first meeting of Governor Bev Perdue’s Task Force on Employee Misclassification will be held tomorrow, September 20, 2012 in Raleigh, North Carolina at 10:00 a.m. “Not only does employee misclassification …

  Colodny Fass& Webb Shareholder Maria Elena Abate   Before an insured may bring an action against an insurer for bad faith in Florida, the insured must obtain a favorable resolution of the underlying breach of contract claim.  Historically, this …

  The Office of Florida Governor Rick Scott issued the following news release today, September 11, 2012:   Governor Rick Scott Appoints Two to Eleventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission   Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment …

  The  Office of Florida Governor Rick Scott issued the following news release on September 7, 2012:     Governor RickScott Appoints Two to Thirteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission   Governor Rick Scott has announced the appointments of C. Howard …

The following article was published in the Des Moines Register on September 5, 2012: Wells Fargo Worker Fired for Fake Dime Files Civil Rights Complaint   By Victor Epstein www.desmoinesregister.com   Richard Eggers, a 68-year-old call center worker fired for …

  The Office of Florida Governor Rick Scott issued the following news release on August 16, 2012:   Governor Rick Scott Appoints Three to Ninth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission   Governor Rick Scott on August 16, 2012 announced the appointment …

The Office of Florida Governor Rick Scott issued the following news release on August 20, 2012: Governor Scott Appoints Judge Wendy W. Berger to the Fifth District Court of Appeal   Tallahassee, Fla. – Governor Rick Scott on August 20, …

  The following article was posted to the American Express Open Forum blog on August 1, 2012:   Are You at Risk for an ‘Electronic Overtime’ Lawsuit? By Mark Henricks www.openforum.com   Smartphones, tablets, laptops and universal connectivity let employees …