Florida Bar Journal articles from June 2005

Florida Bar Journal archives from June 2005

A busy year comes to an end.(Florida Bar)(President's Page)
June 1, 2005... Even without the uninvited visits from four major hurricanes that disrupted many practices and prompted the Bar, under the leadership of the Young Lawyers Division, to mount a massive pro bono effort to help storm victims with their legal...

Sections and divisions of The Florida Bar.
June 1, 2005... Administrative Law The year 2004 marked the 30th anniversary of the modern version of Florida's Administrative Procedure Act. The Administrative Law Section commemorated the milestone in mid-November by focusing the Pat Dore Administrative...

Committees of The Florida Bar.
June 1, 2005... Admiralty Law The mission of the Admiralty Law Committee is to keep informed and to educate legal professionals in Florida concerning developments in the field of admiralty and maritime law. In the past, this has also included occasionally...

Florida Supreme Court takes property owners to the cleaners: the impact of Aramark v. Easton.
June 1, 2005... The Florida Supreme Court decided a case with potentially far-reaching implications for industries, businesses, and landowners in Florida who own or acquire contaminated property that has damaged adjoining or nearby properties. In Aramark...

Financial affidavits in dissolution of marriage actions: are they really mandatory?(Florida)
June 1, 2005... Of all the ostensibly sacrosanct principles of Florida family law procedure, the concept that financial affidavits are required in all dissolution of marriage actions and cannot be waived is the polestar. While it is in fact true that the...

Supreme Court agrees with IRS on contingent attorney fee cases.
June 1, 2005... Resolving a conflict among the circuits, the Supreme Court held in Commissioner v. Banks, and Commissioner v. Banaitis, 125 S. Ct. 826 (2005), that the portion of a recovery paid to an attorney as a contingent fee constitutes income to the...

Recovering "stigma" damages in mold-related construction defect cases: making the property owner whole.(Florida)
June 1, 2005... Mold-related lawsuits arising from construction defects are proliferating. Perhaps it is a by product of creative lawyers seeking recovery for clients in a field of progressive science; or perhaps more likely, the proliferation of these suits...

Abuse of discretion: misunderstanding the deference accorded trial court rulings.(Florida)
June 1, 2005... A century ago, the Florida Supreme Court, following Illinois law, announced that it would reverse certain issues only if the appellant demonstrated that the trial court had committed a "gross abuse of discretion." Yet, on other issues, the...

Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association hopes a little Christmas cheer will last a lifetime.(Florida)
June 1, 2005... It's 6 a.m. on a cool December morning in Gainesville, and Santa's helpers of the Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association are quickly tying loose ends, packaging gifts, organizing, and placing the final touches on one of their largest, yet most...