November 2023
THIRD DCA REVERSES 2 JUDGES FOR RULINGS WITH AN ABSURD RESULT
Read the article on: Daily Business Review Summary: In a case related to the development of property near the Miami Heat arena, the Third District Court of Appeal in Florida reversed two judges' rulings, deeming them to lead to an "absurd result." The dispute involved fees awarded in two [...]
August 2023
COULD FLORIDA CLOSE 14 COURT CIRCUITS? AND WHAT MIGHT THIS MEAN TO LAWYERS?
Read the full article on: Daily Business Review Summary: The Florida Supreme Court has appointed a 14-member Judicial Circuit Assessment Committee to consider whether consolidation of the state's 20 circuits is necessary. The committee will announce its decision in December, and there are speculations that up to 14 circuits [...]
July 2023
SMALL FIRM’S PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF: 17-YEAR LEGAL BATTLE ENDS IN TRIUMPH
Read the full article on: Daily Business Review Summary: The boutique Miami law firm, Mark Migdal & Hayden, secured victory in a protracted 17-year legal dispute against the larger Cole, Scott, and Kissane law firm. The case involved Blue Grouper Ventures LLC, a condo owner, suing the Blue Condominium [...]
FROM DELAYS TO LIENS: LEGAL Q&A FOR SUCCESSFUL FLORIDA CONDO PROJECTS
Read the original article on: The Construction Broadsheet Jordan Nadel is a commercial litigator who focuses his practice on the area of construction law. A partner and Board-Certified Construction attorney with Florida boutique litigation firm Mark Migdal & Hayden, Jordan represents clients in all aspects of the construction industry, [...]
June 2023
DON HAYDEN DISCUSSES CHALLENGING CASE – BLOOMBERG LAW
Read the full article on: BloombergLaw Excerpt from the article: Advocates Confident The ACLU’s Nowlin-Sohl is confident the early victories will stand, but she and others representing the families and doctors recognize that the cases are in their early stages and still have a long way to go. The Florida [...]
TRES DE CADA DIEZ COLOMBIANOS QUE INVIERTEN EN ESTADOS UNIDOS SON ESTAFADOS
TRES DE CADA DIEZ COLOMBIANOS QUE INVIERTEN EN ESTADOS UNIDOS SON ESTAFADOS Featuring José Ferrer and Maia Aron. MAY 2023 | Published in: Noticias y Respuestas Radio Santa Fe Red De Expertos El País [...]
April 2023
BOLSTERED REGULATION EXPECTED AFTER BANK COLLAPSE
Lawyer compares sheer size of the implosion to the Enron scandal By Tony Cantu - MPA Magazine | 30 Mar 2023 Bank failure fallout continued with the recent filings of a class action lawsuit alleging securities violations by Signature Bank – among the initial steps one seasoned attorney predicts will [...]
March 2023
11TH CIRCUIT WON’T REVIVE VENEZUELA OIL COMPANY’S BRIBERY SUIT
By Gina Kim · Listen to article Law360 (March 13, 2023, 7:44 PM EDT) -- The Eleventh Circuit declined Monday to revive a Venezuelan state-owned oil company's bribery suit against an energy trading firm and remand it to see if the U.S. would recognize the legitimacy of its board of directors, appointed [...]
January 2023
FLORIDA EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION: CARRIED INTEREST AND TERMINATED EMPLOYEES
Florida Executive Compensation: Carried Interest and Terminated Employees Those who have been—or will be—denied their due have strong claims to recover what they have been promised and what they earned. Employees can now breathe that sigh of relief. December 21, 2022 | Commentary by Josh Migdal and Michelle Genet Bernstein, [...]
December 2022
AFTER IAN: SOUTH FLORIDA’S CONSTRUCTION COSTS, INSURANCE TO RISE
After Ian: South Florida’s construction costs, insurance to rise Costs could rise again just as developers got a slight reprieve on supply-chain and labor bottlenecks October 19, 2022 | By Lidia Dinkova and Katherine Kallergis Amid South Florida’s development boom, shell construction contractor L & R Structural has had plenty [...]
January 2022
SUPPLY CHAIN WOES LEAD TO POSSIBLE BREACH, DEFECT CLAIMS
Supply chain woes lead to possible breach, defect claims Protecting yourself during trying times comes down to specific contract language, and not cutting corners. by Joe Bousquin This November, The Fintech Times is looking to broaden the understanding of digital currencies, ranging from blockchain’s use outside of crypto to [...]
February 2019
SIGNING A DOCUMENT? PROCEED WITH CAUTION – EVEN IF IT SAYS IT’S NOT A CONTRACT
By Etan Mark, Miami Herald, Jan 2018 In late November, the University of Tennessee backed out of a memorandum of understanding with Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano to be the Volunteers' next football coach. Stephen Brashear AP file/Nov. 3, 2013 Late in November, Greg Schiano, Ohio State University’s [...]
January 2018
FLORIDA CASES TO WATCH IN 2018
By Carolina Bolado, LAW360 The Florida Supreme Court will see no shortage of blockbuster cases in 2018, when the justices will determine whether judges can be Facebook friends with counsel, if a traffic ticket services app is practicing law by referring users to attorneys, and who will get the chance [...]