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Daily Business Review

Fla.'s Insurance Industry and the Use of Managed Repair Contractors

Once again, Florida's insurance industry is using managed repair as both a sword and a shield. As usual, and for good reasons, insurance companies insist on using their managed repair contractors, because it prevents runaway costs.
4 minute read

The Recorder

In Climate Change Case, Alsup Critiques Oil Companies' 'Trench Warfare' Approach

Although U.S. District Judge William Alsup appeared to lean the way of the six oil companies defendants on the merits at a hearing Thursday, he said he'll hold off ruling until he clears up jurisdictional issues that five of them have raised.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Global Trade Sanctions Picture Growing Tenser and Murkier for General Counsel

Recent action by the U.S. on the sanctions front has given American companies reason to be leery. Sometimes, with cross-border transactions, it's tough to even know which country's legal regime to follow.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Taxes and the Rise of the Robots: Short-Term Impact Likely

The robotics industry received two favorable tax breaks in the recent Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that will likely help spur the development of this burgeoning technology.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Britt Grant 'Accustomed to Deciding Cases,' She Tells Senate Committee in Confirmation Hearing

Georgia Supreme Court Justice Britt Grant, nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, sailed through her U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing Wednesday.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

The Outlook for Florida's Franchise Sector Is Bright

The franchise sector grew faster than the overall economy in 2017 and is projected to do so again this year, due in part to an improved momentum in GDP, a boost from recent tax reform and an increased favorable regulatory environment, according to the International Franchise Association's Franchise Business Economic Outlook for 2018.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Self-Dealing Conduct Supporting Fiduciary-Duty Claims Was Covered by Contractual Duties Imposed in the LLC Agreement

The Delaware Limited Liability Company Act's policy is to give the maximum effect to the principle of freedom of contract in LLC operating agreements.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Manhattan Attorney Decried as Racist Apologizes on Twitter

"One of the reasons I moved to New York is precisely because of the remarkable diversity offered in this wonderful city," he said. "I love this country and this city, in part because of immigrants and the diversity of cultures immigrants bring to this country."
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Attorney Wins $1.67 Million Against Ex-Patriot National CEO

Ralf R. Rodriguez represented four plaintiffs seeking full payment of promissory notes signed by Steven Mariano, former head of Patriot National Inc. and Guarantee Insurance Co.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Litigation Departments of the Year — Midsize Law Firms

Berger Singerman, Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial and Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson had triumphal years in high-stakes lawsuits.
6 minute read

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