Offer of Judgment – Creating an Entitlement to Attorney’s Fees If you don’t have a contractual or statutory right to recover attorney’s fees, you may be able to recover attorney’s fees if you offer a reasonable settlement that the opposing side rejects. These offers or demands for judgment follow a specific format and need to describe the offer or demand in detail. As an example, in a dispute against the City of Miami over the … Continue reading
Attorney’s Fees or No Attorney’s Fees That is the Question Clients often wrongfully assume that if they are successful in a lawsuit, that they have the right to recover attorney’s fees. That is not the case in Florida. Florida follows the American Rule in that attorney’s fees incurred while prosecuting or defending a claim are not recoverable in the absence of a statute or contractual agreement authorizing their recovery. What … Continue reading
Holding Title to Investment/Rental Properties – Liability Whether it is a single-family home or a condominium, real estate investors often buy investment properties in their personal name. In order to avoid personal liability, it has become increasingly popular to own investment properties in a business entity such as an LLC. LLCs can limit or protect an investor’s personal assets from lawsuits related to the property. As there are many condominiums in South Florida, imagine the … Continue reading
To understand a strong social media presence on Twitter, all you will want is actually a large local community of Twitter followers. Receiving the response from huge variety of social people is absolutely not an easy process, for that we will need millions of Twitter followers. We succeed with trendy brands, and together with the people today who’re working not easy to have a effective prominence on Twitter and our providers provide you with them … Continue reading
Breach of Contract Disputes The importance of contracts in business and personal operations cannot be emphasized enough. A contract is formed when an agreement is made by one party offering something of value and another party accepts it. There are oral and written contracts, both serve to protect individuals and businesses. Since oral contracts are difficult to prove, written contacts are strongly encouraged. Written contracts serve many purposes including providing terms of the agreement, recording … Continue reading