If you ignore a lawsuit against your business, the claim does not go away. You simply hand the other side a judgment it never had to prove. In Florida, the response clock is 20 days from service, and when it
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Turnpike Widening From Stuart to the St. Lucie Line: What Martin County Owners Can Recover
The Turnpike widening from Stuart to the St. Lucie County line is funded to buy private land, and none of that money is authorized or committed. FDOT’s adopted work program for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 puts $47,120,441 into right-of-way…
Restraining Orders in Commercial Disputes: How They Work
What Florida Actually Calls A Restraining Order
Restraining orders in commercial disputes are almost always temporary injunctions, not the protective orders most people picture. Florida’s civil rules speak of temporary injunctions, and Rule 1.610 of the Florida Rules of Civil…
US 231 Widening in Panama City: What FDOT Must Pay When It Takes Part of Your Property
The US 231 widening in Panama City has reached the phase that decides what you get paid: FDOT is buying land along the corridor now. FDOT plans to take US 231 (also signed as SR 75) from four lanes to…
Can You Trademark a Geographic Name?
Can You Trademark a Geographic Name? What Breweries, Wineries, and Distilleries Should Know
Breweries, wineries, and distilleries love to name themselves after home. Florida has nearly 400 craft breweries, State Craft Beer Sales & Production Statistics, 2025 – Brewers…
Defending Misrepresentation Claims in B2B Litigation
Defending Misrepresentation Claims in business-to-business litigation is won or lost on four issues: what the plaintiff must prove about reliance, whether the complaint was pleaded with enough specificity to survive a motion to dismiss, what your own contract says about…
Suing on an Unpaid Invoice: A Florida Business Owner’s Guide
Suing on an unpaid invoice makes sense when three things line up: the debt is documented, the filing deadline has not run, and the customer still has assets you can reach. Florida gives creditors a well-developed set of claims and…
Alter Ego Liability: When Florida Courts Ignore Your LLC
Alter ego liability is the doctrine that lets a Florida court disregard your LLC and hold you, or another company you control, answerable for that entity’s debts. It is neither automatic nor routine, but it is real, and owners usually…
US 1 at Aviation Boulevard in Vero Beach: Relocation Benefits When FDOT Needs Your Land
The Florida Department of Transportation is preparing to buy land at the US 1 and Aviation Boulevard intersection in Vero Beach, and its preferred design is estimated to require four business relocations. If you own or lease an affected parcel,…
How Enterprises Manage and Resolve Business Debt Lawsuits
Companies that carry real debt eventually get sued on some of it. The businesses that come out of business debt lawsuits in the best shape are rarely the ones with the cleverest defense. They are the ones that treated the…