A company will incur legal fees, but many businesses fail to plan and budget for them in a profitable way. Large corporations understand and budget for the reality that legal expense is a necessary cost of doing business, but small and medium sized businesses often fail to include this truth in their budgeting process.  The…

With the turn of a new year, the Florida Supreme Court is taking no time in ushering in a major new change in summary judgment jurisprudence. On December 31, 2020, the Court adopted the federal summary judgment standard, with the changes to go into effect on May 1, 2021. Summary judgment is generally appropriate where…