Our federal judges who sit in Fort Lauderdale don’t get down to Miami all that often. And the judges even farther north (West Palm Beach and Fort Pierce) generally get down even less. That’s what makes
FORT LAUDERDALE BUSINESS LITIGATION: TRADE SECRET IRREPARABLE HARM
The injunction remedy is an important facet of a trade secret lawsuit because it precludes the misappropriator from using the trade secret. Courts can grant an injunction to prevent actual or threatened misappropriation or require affirmative actions to protect the
FORT LAUDERDALE NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT: INJUNCTION DISSOLUTION
Plaintiffs in trade secrets lawsuits and non-compete lawsuits often seek and obtain injunctions preventing defendants from misappropriating the trade secrets or unlawfully competing. Florida’s trade secret statute expressly allows for injunction relief. Fla. Stat. § 688.003 (“Actual or threatened misappropriation
FORT LAUDERDALE BUSINESS LITIGATION: DEFAMATION BY IMPLICATION
Normally, a defamation claim must be based on one or more false statements. Internet Sols. Corp. v. Marshall, 39 So. 3d 1201 (Fla. 2010) (“The elements of a claim for defamation are as follows: (1) publication; (2) falsity; (3) actor
FORT LAUDERDALE BUSINESS LITIGATION: EVIDENCE NEEDED TO OBTAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Individuals can become involved in lawsuits in different ways. Sometimes an individual must commence a lawsuit to protect his or her rights. Other times, an individual must defend himself or herself in a lawsuit brought by another. A third possibility
FORT LAUDERDALE BUSINESS LITIGATION: FRAUD BY OMISSION
While fraud typically includes a fraudulent misrepresentation, under certain circumstances, omission of facts can also constitute fraud. In Florida, the elements of a claim of fraud are “(1) a false statement concerning a specific material fact; (2) the maker’s knowledge
FORT LAUDERDALE BUSINESS LITIGATION: PRIVILEGED FEE RECORDS
A litigant cannot generally obtain its adversary’s attorney’s fee records pre-trial because those records are privileged. Tumelaire v. Naples Ests. Homeowners Ass’n, Inc., 137 So. 3d 596 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014) (“As to the information on the fee arrangement between
The Government Investigations & Civil Litigation Institute’s Tenth Annual Meeting
November 19 – 21, 2024
Troutman Pepper is proud to sponsor the Government Investigations & Civil Litigation Institute’s Tenth Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Ashley Taylor will be moderating the “What Are the Elements of a State Attorney General
Passenger on Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas Arrested on Charges of Raping 20 Year Old Woman
Passenger Arrested After Alleged Rape Aboard Freedom of the Seas
A 28 year-old man was arrested this past weekend in Port Everglades on charges of raping a 20 year-old woman on the Freedom of the Seas, according to local News
Disney Cruise Passenger With Child Sex Abuse Videos Arrested at Port Everglades
Disney Cruise Passenger Arrested After Disembarking at Port Everglades
Federal agents arrested a man with child sexual abuse material on his phone as he disembarked a Disney cruise ship at Port Everglades this past weekend, according to Local 10 News