Catherine T Moussa

May 28, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Most people understand a "nuisance" to be an annoyance, typically minor in nature but disruptive enough to require attention. When it comes to a governmental nuisance abatement board, however, this cannot be further from the truth; these boards regulate properties due to the drug, prostitution and violent crime that occurs there.

By Catherine T. Moussa

5 minute read

February 28, 2024 | Daily Business Review

In 1962, Florida courts began expanding the Dangerous Instrumentality Doctrine beyond the typical automobile to include tow motors. More expansion followed, with courts including airplanes, trucks, busses, and, since 1984, golf carts. This vicarious liability is based on how a vehicle was used and not where it was used.

By Catherine T. Moussa

4 minute read