New Florida Laws Affect Attorney Fees, Judgment Liens | Daily Business Review Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2024/06/14/it-may-stymie-some-plaintiff-firms-attorneys-react-to-new-florida-laws/ Credit: DGIM studio/Adobe Stock NEWS “It’s really a common-sense bill,” said Miami attorney Jason Giller, with Giller P.A. June 14, 2024 at 05:10 PM 6 minute read X Thank you for sharing! Your article…

A revision to overtime rules from the U.S. Department of Labor is posing strategic challenges to employers. Beginning on July 1, the Department of Labor will enact the first in a series of increases in the salary threshold that must be met for employees to be exempt from overtime pay under…

A Scranton personal injury firm failed to shake off allegations that it owes more than $260,000 in unpaid advertising bills. The Pisanchyn Law Firm’s preliminary objections to the claims against it were rejected in their entirety in a Thursday ruling from Judge Terrence R. Nealon of the Lackawanna County Court of Common…

I retired as a civil trial lawyer a couple of years ago and became a mediator. Mediators preach the gospel of “Don’t litigate—mediate!” The paramount virtue is case resolution and trial avoidance. Our success is measured by whether or not we get the case settled. Having said this, I will…

A New York state court judge on Monday gutted a former affordable housing tax break that allowed the New York City comptroller to issue judgments against developers who underpaid workers, finding portions of the statute “unconstitutional.” Albany Supreme Court Justice Daniel Lynch ruled that two portions of Real Property Tax…

Less than two years after a federal judge effectively wiped out thousands of lawsuits over Zantac, a legal showdown over the recalled heartburn medication is flaring up in state courts. On May 23, the first verdict in the nation over Zantac came out in Illinois, where jurors in Chicago’s Cook County…