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Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Building Design Disputes – New Analysis of Direct v. Consequential Damages in Florida

Are design professionals involved in your Florida project? If so, then you need to be aware of this newly decided case. The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, in Orlando, issued an Order on July 11,...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Florida Enacts Statute of Repose Reform Bill for Design and Construction Defects

On April 13, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law SB 360 (Chapter 2023-22, Laws of Florida), which shortens the time period for bringing design and construction defect claims, clarifies the application of these time...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Pending Florida Legislation Impacting Statutes of Limitations and Repose For Construction-Related Lawsuits

Legislation in Florida may soon change the time property owners have to file construction-related lawsuits. Both the Florida Senate, with SB 360, and the House of Representatives, with HB 85, passed identical bills and...more

Rumberger | Kirk

Win for Contractors on Start Time of Florida Construction Statute of Repose

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Last October, Rumberger attorney Jason Bullinger and attorney Dan Webster at Daniel J. Webster, P.A. obtained a win for Florida contractors, engineers, and architects in Florida by persuading a Volusia County Circuit judge...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Florida Statutory Limitation on Indemnity Does Not Apply to Excavation Subcontract on Utility Line Project

Fla. Stat. § 725.06 limits the scope of indemnification provisions in construction contracts. Specifically, the statute limits the ability of an indemnitee (e.g., owner) to require an indemnitor (e.g., contractor) to...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Cómo los desarrolladores inmobiliarios del sur de Florida están reduciendo el riesgo de litigios

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En los días previos a la Gran Recesión de 2008, las propiedades en todo el sur de Florida se compraban solamente para ser revendidas posteriormente con una ganancia. Este “intercambio” de propiedades culminó en un mercado...more

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