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A recent decision from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals (Deroy v. Carnival Corporation; 18-12619) rejected a cruise passenger’s clever argument of a loophole that Florida-based plaintiffs used to try to sue cruise lines in state court rather than ...
It is that time of year — the birthday of our great country. This year marks 244 years since the United States fought for and earned independence from England. The yearly celebrations that we have all come to love will likely be much different this ...
Over the Fourth of July holiday, many people, including some of the employees in our office, stepped on a plane for the first time since COVID-19 shut down the country. What they found was an experience starkly different compared to pre-pandemic trav ...
June 15, 2020 was a monumental day for America. In a landmark case for LGBTQ+ equality, the Supreme Court ruled that federal law prohibits job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or transgender status. This decision is significant and ...
Empty shelves and supply hoarders are new dilemmas to most shoppers during the coronavirus pandemic, but to Florida residents, the feeling is similar to the yearly reality of hurricane season. As phased openings have resulted in a surge in positive c ...
This article follows-up on our series of articles about our recent maritime personal injury Zoom trial. We already discussed what we thought were some of the potential issues of a Zoom trial and how that actually played out. Today, we’d like t ...
“Some people’s idea of free speech is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone says anything back, that is an outrage.” – Sir Winston Churchill President Trump, known for testing the boundaries with his Twitter account, tweeted ...
Mark your calendars for May 18th, the date that non-essential businesses around Miami will begin to open as we enter the “new normal”. Although many are excited to get out of the house and resume normal operations, others worry that lifting restr ...
On Tuesday, May 26, 2020, a video surfaced of a Minnesota police officer pinning a 49 year-old black man named George Floyd to the ground by depressing his knee into Mr. Floyd’s neck while he was handcuffed. Mr. Floyd was lying flat, begging to bre ...
When the Coronavirus hit the fan in the United States, in early March 2020, the Government’s response -national, state and local- locked down our country and its citizens. This extraordinary action was justified by frightening projections of millio ...
The United States is one of the largest and most diverse economies in the world. It now has the most confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide. Like the United States as a whole South Florida is one of the most complex economies in Florida. Billions of ...
What do alcohol, sex and the Coronavirus have in common? Managed effectively, their risk can be mitigated. Left unchecked it can be disastrous. Democratic societies manage risk through laws. Most follow a simple, over-arching principle: act reas ...