Candice Balmori pays tribute to the ‘Mother of Miami’ for Women’s History Month
This article originally appeared in the Daily Business Review on March 13, 2023, and was written by Candice Balmori. This March’s celebration of Women’s History Month provides an opportunity to [...]
Tiara Condominium: The Final Chapter in the Economic Loss Rule in Florida?
In 1987, the Florida Supreme Court decided the seminal case of Florida Power & Light Co. v. Westinghouse Elec. Corp., 510 So. 2d 899 (Fla. 1987), which marked the beginning of what would [...]
Florida Supreme Court Protects Governmental Immunities
In its recent decision, Florida Highway Patrol v. Jackson,[1] the Florida Supreme Court struck an important judicial blow to protect governmental entities and their employees who invoke their [...]
Supreme Court Says Constitutional Protection Against Excessive Fines Applies to State Actions
On February 20, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Timbs v. Indiana that the prohibition against excessive fines contained in the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. [...]
The Right of Private Individuals to Video and Photograph Public Employees
In the era of ubiquitous cell phone cameras and social media usage, public employees need to be mindful of the law as it pertains to the rights of citizens to monitor public employees at work. [...]
Ed Guedes Successfully Overturns Corporate-Wide Discovery Order on Behalf of Publix Super Markets, Inc.
WSHC+B partner and chair of the firm’s appellate practice group, Ed Guedes, made sure the tactic to obtain corporate-wide discovery from his client, Publix Super Markets, Inc., in a garden [...]
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Legal Alert: Paying Police Employees: Eleventh Circuit Rules Certain Prep And Travel Time Is Not Compensable
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal recently ruled that Sheriff’s deputies are not entitled to compensation for time spent donning and doffing their equipment or driving to work in their marked [...]