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Florida Enacts New Debt Collection Legislation to Account for Modern Technologies — Makes Clear that Emails Are Not Prohibited...

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On May 16, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law CS/CS/SB 232, aimed at refining debt collection practices within the state. Among other things, the amendment to the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act clarifies...more

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Florida Law Update: Slack Messages May Be Privileged Communication

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Florida’s Sixth District Court of Appeal (6th DCA), which considers appeals from trial courts in an area running from Orange County down to Collier County, recently confirmed that discovery privileges apply to communications...more

Jenner & Block

“Must’ve Never Met Her”: Luke Combs & Personal Service Under Illinois Law

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On December 13, 2023, Variety reported that Luke Combs stated he was “sick to [his] stomach” to learn he won a $250K judgment in Illinois federal court against a Florida woman who earned $380, selling 18 handmade Luke...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Florida’s SB 262 – What Florida Thinks of Privacy (and more)

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With the passage of Senate Bill 262, Florida has become the latest state who has woken up to the political capital that a state privacy law can provide. And while we see a lot of the “usual suspects” which populate other...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Email Expressing Intention to Discuss Settlement Constitutes “Claim”

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The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, applying Florida law, has held that an email stating that the sender intended “to move forward with discussions concerning a national settlement” regarding the...more

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What You Need to Know about Email and eSignatures for the Purchase or Sale of Goods

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The use of email has become common in the contracting process and received an additional boost from the COVID-19 pandemic, which made electronic communications the preference for most businesses. ...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Offerors relax! Offerees take note! The technical requirements of rule 2.516 do not apply to proposals for settlement

The Florida Supreme Court in Wheaton v. Wheaton, No. SC17-716, 2019 WL 99109 (Fla. Jan.4, 2019), resolved the district split on the issue whether proposals for settlement made pursuant to section 768.79, Florida Statutes and...more

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