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Florida’s CHOICE Act: Offering Unprecedented, New Tools to Employers to Prevent Unfair Competition

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As of its July 3, 2025 effective date, the Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (“CHOICE”) Act dramatically overhauled Florida’s restrictive covenant framework. While many states...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Florida’s CHOICE Act Enacted: Helping Employers Read Between the Lines of the New Non-Compete Law

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Florida’s CHOICE Act, short for “Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth” (CHOICE), is now law. For details of the Act, see Florida’s CHOICE Act Offers Employers Unprecedented Tools...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of June 30 - July 3, 2025

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Lamonaco v. Experian - arbitration - Labriola v. Miami-Dade - employment, First Amendment - Wood v. Fla DOE - school, transgender, § 1000.071, First Amendment - USA v....more

Marshall Dennehey

First District Court of Appeal Enforces Statutory Provision Divesting Judges of Compensation Claims of Subject Matter Jurisdiction

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Sapp v. Sims Crane & Equip. Co./Bridgefield Cas. Ins. Co., Fla. 1st DCA 2025, No: 1D2024-0300, May 7, 2025 - In a per curium opinion from the First District Court of Appeal on May 7, 2025, the court addressed what at first...more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of June 9 - 13, 2025

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Scott v. Miami - probable cause - USA v. Ferretiz-Hernandez - immigration, reentry prohibition, constitutionality - Jekyll Island v. Polygroup Macau - personal jurisdiction,...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Business Relocation – Converting Your Entity to a Florida Domicile

Florida has long been a magnet for businesses seeking a favorable economic climate, lower tax burdens, and a pro-business regulatory environment. For entities looking to leverage these advantages by relocating, converting an...more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of May 26 - 30, 2025

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Hamilton v. US Att’y Gen - immigration... Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee - In re R Reg Fla Bar - amended rules...more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of April 21 - 25, 2025

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - USA v. Rivers - search and seizure, sentencing - Bidi Vapor v. USFDA - administrative review, pre-market tobacco product application - Henry v. Tuscaloosa Sheriff - sex...more

Marshall Dennehey

First District Court of Appeal Overturns Attendant Care Award Due to Lack of Specificity in Judge’s Findings

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Girardin v. AN Fort Myers Imports, LLC, Fla. 1st DCA, No. 1D2022-1485, February 19, 2025 - The First District Court of Appeal overturned an award for nonprofessional attendant care because the judge of compensation claims...more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of March 31 - April 4, 2025

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Alabama Aircraft v. Boeing - trade secrets, misappropriation, contractual limits - USA v. O’Steen - public official, extortion, currency disclosure - Grippa v. Rubin -...more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of March 24 - 28, 2025

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals  - USA v. Murat - sentencing - Johnson v. Fla DOC - Confrontation Clause, medical report - US Sugar v. US Army Corp of Eng’rs - administrative challenge, Everglades...more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of September 30-October 4, 2024

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - USA v. Hill - evidence, theft, false claim - Gilmore v. Ga DOC - en banc grant, vacating this qualified immunity decision - Johnson v. Terry - Bivens claims, rehearing...more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of September 23-27, 2024

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - USA v. Holland - hearsay, coconspirators - USA v. Moore - theft of property, maritime, jury instruction - USA v. Cenephat - evidence, other bad acts; sentencing- Corbitt v....more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of September 16-20, 2024

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - McCreight v. Auburn Bank - employment; sex, age discrimination, mixed motives - USA v. Butler - right to self-representation; drug possession evidence - Turner v. Jordan - ad...more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of September 9-13, 2024

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Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee - Sexton v. State - capital case, direct appeal - In re Fla R Mediators - amended rules - In re Fla R Juv P - amended rules...more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of September 2-6, 2024

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USA v. Wall - competency, RICO, trafficking, evidence, instructions, sentencing... Steines v. Westgate Palace - arbitration, Military Lending Act... USA v. Deleon - sentencing, physically restrained... USA v....more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of August 26-30, 2024

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals USA v. Schwarzbaum - IRS, penalties ECB v. Chubb - insurance, policy interpretation, financial institution Boyd v. DOC - postconviction relief Eknes-Tucker v. Ala Gov - en...more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of August 19-23, 2024

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Lange v. Houston Cnty - en banc vote vacating this decision, health insurance, gender - Calderon v. Sixt - car rental, contract breach, FDUTPA - USA v. Bell - mail fraud, wire fraud, false statements, evidence,...more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of August 12-16, 2024

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Lange v. Houston Cnty - en banc vote vacating this decision, health insurance, gender - Calderon v. Sixt - car rental, contract breach, FDUTPA - USA v. Bell - mail fraud, wire...more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of August 5-9, 2024

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Commodities & Min v. CVG - arbitration confirmation - USA v. Bush - escape, instructions, mens rea - AW v. Coweta Cnty Sch Dist - ADA, Title II, emotional distress damages - USA v. Munoz - denaturalization, estoppel - ...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Sweeping Changes to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure

The Florida Supreme Court recently approved significant amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. ...more

Rumberger | Kirk

Sixth District Court of Appeal Limits Officers’ Authority to Investigate DUI Offenses

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On June 14, 2024, the Sixth DCA limited an officer’s authority to conduct DUI investigations that extend into other jurisdictions, and in doing so, has created a conflict with existing Florida law. In State v. Repple, the...more

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Florida Magistrate Judge Rules Against Florida’s Efforts to Prohibit CMS from Enforcing an Informational Bulletin on Health...

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On January 29, 2023, a Florida Magistrate Judge recommended denying the State of Florida’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction and granting CMS’s Motion to Dismiss in connection with the implementation and enforcement of its...more

Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph

Florida Litigation Update: Third DCA Clarifies When Joint Proposals for Settlement Are Ambiguous and Addresses the Interplay...

Florida litigators are well aware of the power of a properly used proposal for settlement and the potentially devastating consequences of rejecting such a proposal. Such proposals are powerful tools designed to facilitate...more

Chartwell Law

The Chartwell Chronicles: Florida Workers' Compensation

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In Episode 25 of The Chartwell Chronicles, host Colin Davis is joined by special guest Thomas Marchese from our Tallahassee, FL office. During this episode, Colin and Tom discuss Florida workers' compensation defense and...more

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