News & Updates

On March 6, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion that permits undocumented workers to recover back pay from their employers for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act [...]

“No dogs allowed” is the mantra for many condominiums, and residents who sneak in lap dogs are subject to punishment. But what if a dog is specifically ‘ordered’ by a physician to aid with the [...]

WSH is proud to report that Managing Director Jamie A. Cole has been elected Chair of the Florida Association of Managing Partners, a 25 member group of managing partners from midsized South [...]

In today’s business environment, businesses merge and sever with unprecedented frequency. Because change in business ownership is so common, questions may arise as to what rights and obligations [...]

On June 11, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced that it had filed two lawsuits against two companies, BMW and Dolgencorp, in which it alleged that the companies [...]

Each year, the Daily Business Review (“DBR“) releases a survey of managing partners in South Florida’s largest and most prestigious law firms. This year’s annual survey, which was [...]

On March 22, WSH obtained a favorable ruling for North Bay Village before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. The Eleventh Circuit refused to overturn the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging [...]

On March 27, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Comcast Corporation (“Comcast”) in an antitrust case brought by a group of its subscribers in the Philadelphia area on the basis of the group’s [...]

On January 15, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Koontz v. St. Johns Water Management District. The Court granted certiorari to the appellant last October. The case involves Cory Koontz, [...]

Ethics reform was one of the highest priorities on the legislative agenda this year in Tallahassee. The bill that eventually became law makes rather significant changes to Florida’s ethics [...]