Case Notes
February 01, 2020
Miami Agrees to Settle Costly Island Development Dispute After Losing Key Ruling
Breach of Lease By Subsidiary Does Not Justify Piercing Corporate Veil
Tenant Not Entitled to Preliminary Injunction Requiring Landlord to Co-Operate
Lateral Partner Survey Casts Doubt on Compensation as King
February 01, 2020
In a survey conducted by Major, Lindsey & Africa, lateral partners put firm culture and practice support ahead of anticipated compensation when considering a new firm.
Court of Appeals Upholds Rent Overcharge Class Action
January 01, 2020
Can tenants maintain a class action against landlords asserting a pattern and practice of illegal conduct when the various plaintiff tenants have been injured by different forms of allegedly wrongful conduct?
Real Property Law
January 01, 2020
Statute of Limitations Did Not Bar Foreclosure Action
Nuisance Claim Arising Out of Environmental Remediation Not Barred By Statute of Limitations
Mortgage Contingency Clause Did Not Give Buyer Right to Cancel
Mortgagor Did Not Prove Damages Arising Out of RESPA Violation
Questions of Fact Preclude Summary Judgment on Whether Adverse Possession Extinguished Easement
How Law Firms Are Overcoming New Business Development Challenges
January 01, 2020
With the intense competition for new legal work, demands on lawyers' available time and the increasing discounts clients demand, it's getting harder for law firms operating under a billable-hour business model to support the consistent development of new legal work by investing in and maintaining a marketing department alone.
Competitive Intelligence: Identifying Business Indicators That Lead to Legal Needs
January 01, 2020
It's not enough these days to simply react to clients, the best attorneys are those who can anticipate a legal need before it happens and be proactive in reaching out to clients. To be first to a client, lawyers need a keen understanding of how business indicators connect to legal needs and have a strategy to track and analyze the path as it unfolds.
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