WSH Website Is An “Outstanding Achievement”
The Interactive Media Association (“IMA”) has awarded Weiss Serota Helfman Pastoriza Cole & Boniske, P.L.’s website with an Outstanding Achievement Award, acknowledging its design as one of [...]
Snapshots From The Community Planning Act, Part 4: Permit Extensions Redux
As in the film “Groundhog Day,” local governments woke up at the end of the 2011 Legislative Session to find that yet another set of permit extensions were provided directly by the state, [...]
Timothy M. Ravich Selected As One Of 40 Under 40 Outstanding Lawyers In Miami-Dade
Timothy M. Ravich will be honored this November as one of the 40 Under 40 Outstanding Lawyers of Miami-Dade County at an awards gala hosted by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The selection [...]
Pop-Up Stores Provide Relief to Commercial Real Estate Owners
The recent economic doldrums have fueled at least one cultural and business phenomena: the pop-up store. With retail occupancy rates lagging, pop-ups (or temporary-store space), is a win-win for [...]
Snapshots From The Community Planning Act, Part 3: Adversely Impact Important State Resources and Facilities?
The Act limits the scope of the state land planning agency’s (now the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) but, as of October, to become the Department of Economic Opportunity) ability to object [...]
Temporary Impacts Can Be Inordinate Burdens Under the Harris Act
For the first time since the enactment of the Harris Act in 1995, the Act can apply to temporary impacts to the development of property. See Section 70.001, Florida Statutes, known as the Bert J. [...]
Fourth District Tightens Requirements for Service by Publication
On August 17, 2011, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal, in Parker v. LaSalle Bank National Association, Case No. 4D10-482, articulated the requirements for an affidavit of diligent [...]
No More “Loosey-Goosey” Mediation For Insurance Companies
New rules for mediation take effect on January 1, 2012 that impact the way insurance companies participate in mediation. These rules, implemented by the Supreme Court of Florida, make two [...]
WSHPC&B Files Amicus Curiae Brief On Behalf Of Florida League Of Cities In Significant Home Rule Case
Edward G. Guedes, Susan L. Trevarthen and Jamie A. Cole teamed together to prepare and file an amicus curiae brief on behalf of the Florida League of Cities at the Florida Supreme Court. The [...]
Third DCA Holds Attorneys’ Fees Can Be Included In Set-Off Where They Are Provided For In Contract
Last week, the Third District Court of Appeal held that a contractor may not be entitled to summary judgment in an amount equal to the claimed contract balance less the owner’s claimed [...]
