On July 4, 2025, as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Act), provisions titled “No Tax on Tips” and “No Tax on Overtime” were signed into law. These provisions created new individual income tax deductions for qualified tips…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
On July 10, 2025, the Supreme Court of Florida held that a claimant need not specifically allege they are seeking relief under the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA) in a charge of discrimination dual filed with the Equal…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In response to the rapidly increasing presence of AI-generated outputs in litigation, on June 10, 2025, the U.S. Judicial Conference’s Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules approved for publication for public comment a proposed…
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/ Civil Procedure, Electronic Discovery, Science, Computers, & Technology
Bad faith litigation has long posed both legal and reputational risks for insurers operating in Florida. With the enactment in 2023 of House Bill 837—a sweeping tort-reform measure—there are important changes to how insurers and…
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/ Business Organizations, Business Torts, Civil Remedies, Insurance
A recent Supreme Court decision is reshaping how employers must think about workplace discrimination—confirming that all employees, majority or minority, are held to the same legal standard under Title VII. This shift could…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In Williams v. Reed, 145 S. Ct. 465 (2025), the United States Supreme Court reversed an Alabama Supreme Court decision affirming the dismissal of plaintiffs’ Section 1983 claims for lack of jurisdiction, based on the plaintiffs’…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
On May 22, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued a one-sentence order affirming the judgment of the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the consolidated cases of Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond, and St. Isidore…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
Companies that rely on digital marketing are awaiting a pivotal decision from the US Supreme Court on how federal courts should treat a Federal Communications Commission interpretation of a law against junk faxes.
Originally…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Communications & Media Law, Constitutional Law
Patrick Delaney, the new Honorary Irish Consul for Orlando in Florida, outlines his aims to bridge Central Florida and Ireland.
Originally published in Irish Central - May 12, 2025…
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/ Business Organizations, International Law & Trade
On March 12, 2025, in the lawsuit Wal Mart Stores East, LP v. Pineda, Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal held that Wal Mart (Walmart) did not negligently or intentionally fail to preserve evidence and that an adverse…
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/ Civil Procedure, Electronic Discovery, Personal Injury
On April 30, 2025, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the consolidated cases of Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond and St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond. If the…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
Are district courts bound by both interpretive and final rules issued by the Federal Communications Commission?
The U.S. Supreme Court‘s decision to hear the case of McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates Inc. v. McKesson Corp…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection
The High Court will resolve the dispute among Florida’s District Courts which have issued conflicting rulings.
Since its enactment in 2021, Florida Statute § 627.70152 has sparked debate about whether it applies…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Insurance
With another legislative session nearing the end, many continue to keep a keen eye on certain legislative efforts meant to expand the extent of damages available in medical malpractice lawsuits. The sweeping legislation,…
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/ Civil Remedies, Health, Professional Malpractice
It is no secret that insurance rates in the state of Florida have skyrocketed over the past several years. One of the catalysts to the increased rates was Florida’s attorney fee statute, which had the effect of incentivizing…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Insurance
