The Biden Administration and several states have sought to limit non-compete agreements in recent years as restraints on trade. Florida has long been more accepting of them and has just moved further into this camp. The...more
Following the 2025 regular legislative session, Florida has enacted new limitations impacting persons from "foreign countries of concern" and nonprofits registered to solicit donations in Florida. Effective July 1, 2025,...more
Florida enacted Senate Bill (SB) 264 in May 2023, creating Chapter 692, Florida Statutes (the Act), to limit select persons from "foreign countries of concern" from owning, having a controlling interest in or acquiring an...more
4/1/2024
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Florida enacted Senate Bill (SB) 264 (Chapter 2023-33, Laws of Florida) in May 2023 to limit select persons from "foreign countries of concern" from owning, having a controlling interest in or acquiring an interest in certain...more
1/2/2024
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Registration Requirement ,
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Russia ,
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Syria ,
Venezuela
A federal district court on Aug. 17, 2023, declined to enjoin Florida's law limiting select persons from "foreign countries of concern" from directly or indirectly owning, having a controlling interest in or acquiring by...more
8/22/2023
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Now the subject of a lawsuit seeking to enjoin it, Florida Senate Bill 264 (CS/CS/SB 264), codified at Chapter No. 2023-33, Laws of Florida, would limit select persons from "foreign countries of concern" from directly or...more
5/24/2023
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Property Owners ,
Public Property ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Russia ,
Venezuela
This legislative session, Florida has joined Arkansas and Oklahoma among the most regulatory-minded states with respect to pharmacy benefit plans and programs as well as pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Florida's...more
5/19/2023
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Medicare ,
Medicare Part D ,
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Pharmacies ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State Health Plans
In the 15th episode of our "Florida Capital Conversations" podcast series William Large, President of the Florida Justice Reform Institute (FJRI), and Tiffany Roddenberry, Holland & Knight attorney, discuss Florida tort...more
Florida healthcare providers billing federal programs may again face a complicated COVID-19 quandary. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has denied the state of Florida's request for an injunction against the...more
12/9/2021
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Regulation -
FDA-USDA Propose Joint Regulatory Framework for Cell-Grown Meat -
On Nov. 16, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a joint statement...more
12/24/2018
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Remand ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Reversal ,
Summary Judgment ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
USDA ,
Vacated ,
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Legalized Drug Use Impacts the Food and Beverage Industry -
In the November 2016 general election, voters in Arkansas, Florida and North Dakota amended their state constitutions to authorize the use of marijuana for...more
3/15/2017
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Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO) ,
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IRS ,
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Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
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Restaurant Industry ,
Summary Judgment ,
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Unfair Competition