Litigation

My personal “top ten” list of things that have NOT changed in local government comprehensive planning with the enactment of the 2011 Community Planning Act: 1)  Local governments still must [...]

On September 7, WSHPC&B Partner Edward G. Guedes scored a major appellate victory in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of purchasers of condominium units asserting federal [...]

Florida’s Construction Lien Law might appear straightforward, but there is plenty of room for costly error. Under Florida law, contractors, subcontractors, sub-subcontractors, laborers, and [...]

The Florida Legislature recently revised Florida Statute § 790.33 (the “Penalties for Violating Firearms Preemption Law” or “PVFPL”) to require that every municipality or [...]

On September 7, the First District Court of Appeal heard arguments in an appeal challenging slot machines at Hialeah Park. In 2010, the Florida Legislature passed a law permitting slot machines [...]

WSHPC&B attorney Estrellita S. Sibila has been invited to speak at the 17th Annual Real Estate Trends & Networking Conference hosted by the Center for Real Estate Education & Research [...]

Yesterday, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed a circuit court judgment holding that the Florida Constitution prohibited Broward County voters from amending the [...]

This week, the Fourth DCA affirmed the jury verdict WSH obtained on behalf of the City of Boca Raton in a false arrest case. The Plaintiff, an attorney, claimed that the City’s police officers [...]

On November 2, City Commissioners in Hallandale Beach approved a settlement that would enable red camera violators cited by the City before July 2010 to each receive $20 refunds for issued [...]

This afternoon, the firm filed a joint motion seeking dismissal of a putative federal class action alleging that a broadway show series presented at the Adrienne Arsht Center charged an [...]