December 2022
MIAMI ATTORNEYS SCORE NEARLY $9M IN ATTORNEY FEES ADVANCE NOVEL LEGAL THEORY
Miami Attorneys Score Nearly $9M in Attorney Fees, Advance 'Novel Legal Theory' DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW October 31, 2022 at 03:48 PM Yaniv Adar, attorney at Mark Migdal & Hayden Miami Attorneys Score Nearly $9M in Attorney Fees, Advance 'Novel Legal Theory' “The settlement that was made here was [...]
October 2022
THE ONION AMICUS BRIEF
ANTHONY NOVAK, petitioner (Excerpt from the Brief) ARGUMENT I. Parody Functions By Tricking People Into Thinking That It Is Real II. Because Parody Mimics “The Real Thing,” It Has The Unique Capacity To Critique The Real Thing III. A Reasonable Reader Does Not Need A Disclaimer To Know That Parody [...]
September 2022
WORKER MIGRATION CALLS FOR FLA, NY EMPLOYMENT LAW REVIEW
By Yaniv Adar and Michelle Genet Bernstein First published in LAW360, May 20, 2022 The extraordinary circumstances of COVID-19 and rising income taxes triggered a deluge of New Yorkers to South Florida. Businesses and workers alike fled rising tax rates in favor of rising floodwaters, heading south to benefit [...]
August 2022
CHOICE OF LAW
Choice of Law By George Breur | June 6, 2022 Understanding Florida’s Construction Defect Statute Key Questions: Does a corporation domiciled in a different state whose construction contract provides its home state’s law applies in the event of a breach of contract still have to comply with Florida’s Construction [...]
30 YEARS AFTER HURRICANE ANDREW – HOW RESILIENT IS SOUTH FLORIDA?
Highlights from the article by David Lyons and Chris Perkins South Florida Sun-Sentinel [Read or listen to the full article here] • Aug 21, 2022 at 7:00 am The 30th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew’s assault on South Florida is days away, and for the uninitiated and those who may have [...]
June 2022
TROUBLE IN PARADISE: HOW A MIAMI DEVELOPER’S NICARAGUAN VENTURE WENT SOUTH
Ophir Sternberg and Ricardo Dunin spent millions trying to turn a resort into a swanky ecotourism hot spot. They failed. THE REAL DEAL | By Kieth Larsen and Katherine Kallergis | Feb 2022 Miami developers Ophir Sternberg and Ricardo Dunin spent about four years and millions of dollars trying to [...]
May 2022
FLORIDA CONSIDERING CHANGES TO CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS LAW
By Kim Slowey Mon, Jan 03, 2022 The Construction Broadsheet [Read the original article here] • A proposed bill, currently making its way through the Florida legislature, could drastically reduce property owner protections when it comes to construction defects. Florida SB 736 would amend the state's existing construction defects laws [...]
April 2022
JUSTICE DELAYED
Justice Delayed By Darci Cohen | April 1, 2022 APRIL 1, 2022. Today a new amendment to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure goes in to effect impacting punitive damages. Miami is filled with sunshine, beaches and a whole lot of fraud. A simple Google search makes clear [...]
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 [...]
DIGITAL TOKENS: EXPERTS DISCUSS THE RISKS SURROUNDING OWNERSHIP OF DIGITAL ASSETS AND TOKENS
Digital Tokens: Experts Discuss the Risks Surrounding Ownership of Digital Assets and Tokens by Francis Bignell November 10, 2021 This November, The Fintech Times is looking to broaden the understanding of digital currencies, ranging from blockchain’s use outside of crypto to CBDCs, in an attempt to replace the notion that [...]
FLORIDA BAR’S REJECTION OF NON-ATTORNEY OWNERSHIP THWARTS INNOVATION
Florida Bar's Rejection of Non-Attorney Ownership Thwarts Innovation By Etan Mark, Don Hayden and Josh Migdal, Mark Migdal & Hayden | Bloomberg Law, January 12, 2022 Co-founders of Miami law firm Mark Migdal & Hayden call out the Florida Bar for rejecting changes that would have allowed non-attorneys to own [...]
December 2021
JUDGE STOPS CLOSURE OF SOUTH BEACH CAFES IN LAWSUIT CHALLENGING PERMIT PROCESS
By Martin Vassolo,Miami Herald | December 29, 2021 2:25 PM Thirteen South Beach restaurant owners who were ordered to shut down their sidewalk cafes scored a legal victory Wednesday when a Miami-Dade circuit judge ruled that a new city policy cracking down on outdoor dining permits lacks due process. The [...]
TRUMP’S SPAC—SCANDAL OR SAME OLD BUSINESS? Continued…
Trump’s SPAC—Scandal or Same Old Business? Continued... In November, our team was published in several national publications analyzing the grounds under which the SEC might investigate Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) and Digital World Acquisition Corp. (Digital World)’s SPAC deal. Well, it appears that we read the tea leaves [...]
DON HAYDEN AND JOSÉ FERRER DISCUSS 1782
BREAKING NEWS (LAW360): The Supreme Court Set To Resolve Foreign Discovery Question The U.S. Supreme Court is set to resolve a 3-2 circuit split over whether district courts can order discovery for private commercial arbitration abroad, on Friday taking up the question of 1782 for a second [...]
WHEN CORPORATIONS BREAK UP CRE USUALLY SEES A BENEFIT
By Erik Sherman | GlobeSt.com, November 15, 2021 GE is to split into three separate companies. So is Toshiba. Johnson & Johnson? Two—at least that’s a Johnson for each. The hope is that shareholders will be happy and the separate businesses, better able to focus. But what are the impacts [...]
November 2021
TRUMP’S SPAC—SCANDAL OR SAME OLD BUSINESS?
Trump’s SPAC—Scandal or Same Old Business? Last month’s announcement that former President Donald Trump’s newly formed media company, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), planned to go public through a merger with the publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, (SPAC) Digital World captured the attention of securities lawyers, finance [...]