NexGenLaw Blog

Tampa Tribune Quotes Anderson in Article About Relationship Between Lowry Park Zoo and Safari Wild

2008-08-26T11:05:00.000-04:00

A Tampa Tribune article published last Saturday raised questions about the activities of the executive director for Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo in connection with his for-profit venture, Safari Wild. According to the article, "Lowry Park Zoo is a nonprofit organization that has been funded with millions of dollars in taxpayer money. Safari Wild is a fledgling, for-profit business owned by [the

Who Woulda Thunk It: Experts May Be Biased?

2008-08-25T12:01:00.002-04:00

The following is an article published today by Fastcase entitled: “Hot Tubbing” Steams Up the Courtroom." It points out that our adversarial system has its advantages, but the so-called "battle of the experts" is not one of them - at least not from the perspective of judges and juries. Perhaps it is time for us to consider a process by which we permit experts to arrive at a general consensus,

11th Circuit Says Car Rental Companies Cannot Be Held Liable for Negligent Acts of Renters

2008-08-20T10:02:00.000-04:00

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal appellate court governing appeals in Florida) ruled yesterday that recently enacted federal legislation known as "the Graves Amendment" (49 U.S.C. § 30106) preempts state tort claims against car rental companies under a theory of vicarious liability. In English, what the Court said was that the statute passed by Congress, and signed into law

11th Circuit Rules On Florida Pledge of Allegiance Case: Students Must Recite Pledge But May Remain Seated

2008-07-24T09:58:00.000-04:00

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling yesterday in which it held that a portion of a Florida statute requiring students to participate in the pledge of allegiance is unconstitutional, but that the remainder of the statute may be enforced. Many people would be surprised to learn that Florida even has such a statute. It is known as "Florida’s Pledge of Allegiance" statute,

Times They Are A Changin'

2008-07-18T10:03:00.002-04:00

The American Bar Association reported today in two separate articles that a group of lawyers is starting a "virtual law firm," while law firm giant Holland & Knight is now offering discounted fees coupled with "success fees" if the firm wins their cases. The "virtual law firm" will employ lawyers who work at home, saving on overhead and costing clients less in legal fees. According to the firm

Something We Can Agree On: Passage of Medicare Improvement Act Is "Good Medicine" for Everyone

2008-07-10T10:24:00.001-04:00

Last night, the United States Senate approved the Medicare Improvement Act for Patients and Providers (H.R. 6331) by a vote of 69 to 30. In an important demonstration of bipartisan support for the measure, 18 Republican Senators joined with Democratic Senators in voting to approve the legislation. The House of Representatives had previously approved the legislation by a vote of 355 to 59. The

New Filing Fees: The Cost of Justice Just Went Up

2008-07-07T10:02:00.005-04:00

Effective July 1, 2008, new court filing fees went into effect in Florida state courts that make filing a claim, including a counterclaim or cross-claim, substantially more expensive in certain cases. Most notably, the filing fee for county court evictions increased from $80 to $270, a 238% increase. Additionally, there was previously no fee assessed for filing a counterclaim or cross-claim, but

Lawyers Should Take Note of Comments On Winters & Yonker Case

2008-07-06T09:58:00.000-04:00

The local news media has recently given a great deal of coverage to a case involving two lawyers, Bill Winters & Marc Yonker, and their former employer, Richard Mulholland. One article, published in the St. Petersburg Times last week, provided a detailed account of the allegations of “theft, sex and deceit,” at issue in the case.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:

The Truth On Trial

2008-06-27T18:43:00.005-04:00

Lately a certain law firm that shall remain nameless has been running virtually nonstop radio ads which appear to be directed toward scaring people into choosing that law firm because it impliedly has the "financial resources" and "trial experience" that others do not. The ads do not mention that, contrary to a popular myth that can easily be exploited to obtain clients, the reality is that most

Florida Aviation Trades Association Selects The Anderson Law Firm as General Counsel

2008-06-26T15:23:00.004-04:00

The Anderson Law Firm announced today that it has been selected by the Florida Aviation Trades Association (FATA) to act as FATA General Counsel. The FATA is an aviation trade group that has been actively promoting and protecting the rights, interests and development of Florida’s aviation industry since 1946. Attorney Daniel Anderson said that the firm is honored to be selected by such a