Famous entertainer performs copyright magic trick
Florida residents probably know Teller as the one-named silent half of the magic act Penn & Teller. As a recent court case reveals, he's also a pioneer in entertainment law.
Teller recently won a preliminary round in his lawsuit against another magician whom...
Insurance – don’t start a job without
Insurance is a “what if” product that goes hand in hand with construction work. Whether you’re building a single family home or an office high rise, there are a lot of different players and plenty of moving parts, all of which don’t necessarily always fit...
Hospital worker gets $20.8 million in employee rights case
A Florida woman who attempted to correct wrongdoing at Halifax Health will receive a significant award after identifying Medicare fraud at the facility. The woman is still employed at the hospital, but she will receive a $20.8 million payout for reporting wrongdoing at the hospital....
E-book rights and pre-Internet publishing contracts
Digital technology is changing Florida's entertainment industry in countless ways, and perhaps the most rapid change is in the ways people are consuming or experiencing their entertainment. As more people use iPads, Kindles and other e-readers to read, even the centuries-old practice of reading books...
Florida Courts' Jurisdiction Over Foreign Assets Curtailed
Courts' power to do justice in civil cases depends on their ability to enforce their judgments, i.e., to compel parties to pay up when they are found liable. But courts are also wary of extending their power outside of their own territory, and thus encroaching...
5 Critical Construction Contract Terms: Scope, Price, Payment, Start and Completion [VIDEO]
While every contract is different, there are five items that need to be in every contract you sign.
1. Scope
You clearly need to define the scope of the work that you intend on performing. Specifically, what will you do, what services and materials will you...
4 Steps to Effectuate Service of Process Under the Inter-American Service Convention
Out of the hundreds of articles I’ve written for this blog, one of the most widely read has been 7 Steps to Effectuate International Service of Process under...
Copyright infringement suit at the edge of public domain
Copyright is one of the most hotly debated topics in entertainment law today. Anyone in Florida who has ever looked at the Internet knows that it's now easier than ever to copy material and share it, and copyright law has had trouble figuring...
New wage laws will ensure that managers are properly compensated
An expansion in the number of employees who are eligible to receive overtime pay could have a significant impact on the paychecks of scores of Florida residents. Experts say that the new measures are designed to ensure that certain low-wage workers in the service industry,...
Settling With All the Right Parties
A college hired a general contractor to renovate one of its residence halls. This included some bathrooms and shower stalls. After completion of the project, the school discovered a number of leaks caused by defective work in the bathrooms. The college sued the general contractor...