Daily Business Review

Ex-Attorney Sues Fox Rothschild, Alleging Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:43:11 EST

Yazen Dides asserted the firm was slow to honor his request to provide him hearing aids and ultimately fired him in September 2025 after the pursuit of accommodations grew increasingly adversarial.

When Grandparents Step In: Understanding Grandparents' Rights in Florida

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:00:59 EST

Grandparents increasingly serve as primary caregivers for their grandchildren during family crises, but without formal legal authority, they may face barriers in making essential decisions about education, health care and daily care. Florida law allows extended family members to seek temporary or concurrent custody arrangements that provide the legal framework needed to protect children while respecting parental rights when appropriate.

Judge Gives Florida a Win in Sending OpenAI Lawsuit Back to State Court

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:33:40 EST

After OpenAI removed the case to federal court, Florida scored its first major win in the litigation by getting its wide-ranging consumer protection complaint against the makers of ChatGPT back in front of a state court judge.

South Florida Appellate Bench Filled With Double Appointment

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:13:09 EST

The newly appointed judges have big shoes to fill—the retiring jurists they will replace have more than 45 years of combined service on the appellate court and more than seven decades of shared service in Florida's judiciary.

Technology Is Reshaping Transportation Liability: What Florida Attorneys Should Be Watching

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:39:59 EST

In platform-based transportation cases, digital records may become the most important evidence. App data, GPS records, electronic trip receipts, communications, and insurance information should be identified and preserved as early as possible. A rideshare decal or a driver's prior affiliation with a platform may not tell the full story; the underlying data often will.

'It's Going to Fall on Them': Lawyers Weigh In After Amazon Plane Crash

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:18:48 EST

"At the end of the day, unless there's a clear malfunction of one of the components of the aircraft ... this is most likely going to be falling on the pilots and their employers," said Podhurst Orseck partner Steven Marks, who has been representing victims of airplane crashes for 40 years. "It's going to fall on them and their insurers, in all probability."

Larger Paychecks to More De-equitizations: PE's Potential Effects on Partner Comp

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:09:19 EST

While firms will get more creative with their pay packages in MSO setups, they're also going to become even more cautious about letting people into the equity tier, noted one observer.

Florida Newsmakers: Joshua Levenson Named Leadership Broward Foundation Board Chair

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:22:59 EST

Leadership Broward Foundation recently announced that Joshua Levenson, a graduate of Leadership Broward Class XXXVII and a partner with Holland & Knight, has been appointed chair of the board of directors.

‘At Best Bizarre': FIU Faculty Balk at Former Trump Aide's Appointment as Law Dean

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:47:22 EST

Former Trump lawyer Daniel Z. Epstein was appointed interim dean of FIU Law despite a search committee's decision not to advance him among its top candidates.

Capital Markets, Private Equity Help Boost Southeast Firms' Revenue Above National Average in First Half of 2026

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:14:28 EST

Citi's report also shows expenses were slightly higher than nationwide baseline as firms in the region "pay up to protect their talent."

UPDATE: Miami Judge Cleared After Claims of Anti-Muslim Bias

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:13:32 EST

The chief circuit judge dismissed an ethics complaint against the Miami jurist, finding a restriction on political activity by judges only pertains to elections.

Fla. Data Center Lawyers Hope New 'Rules for the Game' Will Keep Responsible Development Efforts on Track

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:10:25 EST

A state law aimed at protecting rate payers and local communities from the harms associated with hyperscale data centers went into effect on July 1, but firms are still building capabilities as they expect continued demand.

How to Help Clients Avoid the Mediation Midday Impasse

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:03:59 EST

Mediations often stall at the "midday impasse" not due to legal disagreements, but because clients are emotionally unprepared for negotiations. Through strategic preparation—including emotional audits, risk analysis, case evaluation, and rehearsing difficult moments—attorneys can equip clients to navigate these breakdowns and reach settlement.

After Closing Firm, Miami 3-Lawyer Maritime Team Opts for GrayRobinson

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:31:53 EST

Ryon L. Little, Charles G. De Leo, and Jan M. Kuylenstierna joined GrayRobinson's admiralty and maritime group upon shuttering their firm after 14 years.

Jones Walker Adds Energy and Litigation Team in Latest Expansion Along Gulf Coast

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:54:24 EST

Two partners who joined the firm last week are among 11 it has added in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Florida since April.

Associates Say the Darndest Things, 2026: Fewer Dweebs, Please

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:59:59 EST

Our survey of nearly 3,000 midlevel associates fielded thoughtful, substantive responses on serious topics. It also yielded these.

Fewer Midlevel Associates Believe They're Cut Out for Partnership

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:59:59 EST

Big Law looks like a steppingstone to an increasing proportion of midlevels.

Florida's New Series LLCs Act Leaves Unanswered Question of Diversity Citizenship

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:11:59 EST

Florida's new protected series LLC statute, effective July 1, 2026, allows a single master LLC to create multiple protected series with separate assets and liabilities, but leaves unresolved how federal courts should determine citizenship for diversity jurisdiction purposes.

Lost in Translation: What Global Languages Reveal About English Legal Ambiguity

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:14:59 EST

English's lack of precision in spatial orientation, informational sourcing, and pronoun specificity creates ambiguities in legal testimony that could be reduced by adopting linguistic features from other languages, such as cardinal directions, evidentiality markers, and clusivity.