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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of August 11 - 15, 2025

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Huggins v. Manatee Sch Dist - First Amendment, qualified immunity, amending pleadings - Andre v. Clayton Cnty - Atlanta airport random searches, constitutional challenge,...more

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740,000 Reasons to Think Twice Before Putting a Company in Bankruptcy

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A recent decision from a bankruptcy court in Delaware provides a cautionary tale about the risks of involuntary bankruptcy.  In the Delaware case, the debtor managed a group of investment funds. The business was all but...more

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Debtor’s Counsel Failed to Mitigate Attorneys’ Fees Incurred for § 362(k) Violation by Rejecting Settlement Offer; Proceeding to...

Section 362(k) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code entitles an individual injured by a willful violation of the automatic stay to recover actual damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees, as well as punitive damages in appropriate...more

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Windstream Bankruptcy Court Slams Charter Communications for Violating Automatic Bankruptcy Stay, Holds Company in Contempt

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The breadth and scope of the Bankruptcy Code’s automatic stay and the potential cost a company may face for violating the stay made national news last week in a dust-up between two telecom providers, when the U.S. Bankruptcy...more

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