HB 87 – Florida’s Foreclosure Bill Is Back (Part 2)
By: Sara K. White & Douglas L. Waldorf, Jr. In a prior post, we discussed two of the four main …
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Municipal Liens vs. Mortgages: Which Has Priority?
By: Douglas L. Waldorf, Jr. I have recently encountered several situations in which local governments are claiming, under ordinances they …
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Debts Non-Dischargeable When Use of Proceeds Intentionally Misrepresented
By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. & Scott St. Amand When an individual obtains a loan with no intention of repaying …
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Rogers Towers Sponsors One Spark Festival in Jacksonville
Rogers Towers is proud to support One Spark , the world’s first crowdfunding festival, One Spark in downtown Jacksonville, Florida. …
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Usury in Florida: Intent is Key
By: Scott J. Kennelly & Susan Novak Usury under Florida law is largely a matter of intent. It is not …
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A Potential End-Around McNeal: Liens Partially Secured by Personal Property
By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. & Scott St. Amand When the time comes to collect a debt, few organizations are …
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Usury in Florida; Generally
By: Scott J. Kennelly & Susan Novak Under Florida law, usury is defined as the willful and knowing charge or …
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Let the Stripping Begin: Lower Courts in the Eleventh Circuit Cautiously Embrace McNeal
By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. & Scott St. Amand It was only a matter of time before judges in the …
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In re Davenport: The Eleventh Circuit sets Minimal Standards for Creditor Reliance in Fraud Case
By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. & Scott St. Amand The Bankruptcy Code protects lenders which reasonably rely upon a debtor’s …
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