Caveat Creditor: Courts Split Regarding Abrogation of Absolute Priority Rule for Individual Chapter 11 Debtors
By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. & Scott St. Amand Although the 2005 BAPCPA amendments appeared to be a boon for …
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Attention All REO Officers: Florida’s Commercial Landlord/Tenant Laws May Apply to You!
By: Scott A. Padgett When foreclosing mortgages on commercial properties in Florida, banks are often able to choose whether to …
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Lack of Permanent Visa May Preclude Invocation of Florida Homestead Exemption
By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. & Scott St. Amand Creditors often find themselves at the crossroads of multiple disciplines of …
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Documentary Stamp Tax on Renewal Loans – A Review of the Basics
By: Douglas L. Waldorf, Jr. With property values slowly increasing and borrowers beginning to see the light at the end …
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Post-Judgment Recovery of Attorney’s Fees and Costs
By: Aristides “Kico” Diaz One of the issues faced by a judgment creditor in pursuing collection of the judgment is …
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Municipal Liens vs. Mortgages: Florida’s Supreme Court Rules on Superpriority Issue
By: Douglas L. Waldorf, Jr. In my April 18th post , I discussed the recent trend of municipalities enacting ordinances …
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Magistrates to Handle Florida Residential Foreclosure Actions – Florida Supreme Court Amends Rule 1.490 and Significantly Changes Landscape of Residential Foreclosure Litigation
By: Scott St. Amand & Douglas L. Waldorf, Jr. It is no secret that Florida consistently ranks among the worst …
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Adam B Brandon – New Litigation Attorney Joins Rogers Towers
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May 14, 2013) – Adam B. Brandon recently joined Rogers Towers as an associate in its Litigation Department. …
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What can Twinkies and Beer Teach Investors about Purchasing the Assets of an Insolvent Corporation?
By: Scott St. Amand & J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. When Hostess announced last November that it would be shutting the …
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A Lesson from the Lumber Yard: Middle District of Florida Raises Particularity Requirement for Trustee Standing in § 549 Avoidance Actions
By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. & Scott St. Amand One of the primary roles of a Chapter 7 trustee is …
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