Florida Bar Journal articles from June 2006

Florida Bar Journal archives from June 2006

A few final thoughts.(Florida)(President's page)
June 1, 2006... As the saying goes, "I can't believe I ate the whole thing." This past year has flown by, more so than any other in my life. Typically the last President's Page summarizes goals stated, goals reached, and goals yet to be achieved, as well...

Sections and divisions of The Florida Bar.(Annual Reports)
June 1, 2006... Administrative Law This year added luster to the ongoing accomplishments of the Administrative Law Section. The section's always excellent CLE programs were carried forward by CLE Chair Andy Bertron. Andy oversaw our second annual Practice...

Committees of The Florida bar.(Annual Reports)
June 1, 2006... Admiralty Over the 2005-2006 year, the leadership developed and presented several seminars on advanced admiralty law for committee members. These seminars enabled those attending to obtain continuing legal education admiralty certification...

Cross-appeals in civil cases.(Florida)
June 1, 2006... Save for a few inexplicable rulings by the trial judge, your evidence went in smoothly. You devastated your opponent's witnesses on cross. Your closing was compelling and the jury deliberated only 10 minutes before returning a verdict for your...

Imposter fraud and incontestability clauses in life insurance policies.(Florida)
June 1, 2006... Life insurance policies contain incontestability clauses that limit the time in which an insurer may contest the validity of an insurance policy based on material misrepresentations made by the insured during the application process. Such...

Unallocated alimony and child support can be all taxable/deductible alimony.
June 1, 2006... Alimony, if in compliance with the provisions of I.R.C. [section] 71, is taxable to the payee and deductible to the payor pursuant to I.R.C. [section] 215 [hereafter "taxable/deductible"]. Child support is not taxable/deductible. (1) To qualify...

Environmental stewardship of Florida shooting ranges.
June 1, 2006... The State of Florida estimates that there are more than 400 sport shooting ranges in the state and that approximately one million shooting sport enthusiasts visit these ranges each year. (1) Shooting ranges in Florida have received increased...

Confronting experts whose opinions are neither supported nor directly contradicted by scientific literature.(Florida)
June 1, 2006... In complex litigation, cases are often won or lost based on who wins the "battle of the experts." Yet, one of the main weapons that experts use for "battle" in the medical and scientific arenas--scientific and medical literature--is often...

Sarbanes-Oxley criminal whistleblower provisions and the workplace: more than just securities fraud.
June 1, 2006... The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was enacted in 2002 to restore investor confidence in the nation's financial markets in the wake of the Enron scandal. (1) Its whistleblower provisions, both civil and criminal, were specifically designed "to...