Authority to Endorse Note and Mortgage Not Self-Authenticating
(This post is no longer current. The Third Circuit reversed its opinion in Bennett and held that authority is self-authenticating. …
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Enforcing a Lost Promissory Note
By: Samantha Alves Orender In Florida, it is well established that the original promissory note must be surrendered to the …
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Construction Defects: The Duty To Preserve Evidence Of The Defects
By: Amanda Parker Baggett Stop! Before you make those repairs, there are some things you should consider. Otherwise, you could …
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New York Bankruptcy Court Clears Way for McNeal Rehearing
By: J. Ellsworth Summers & Scott St. Amand The long-awaited rehearing of In re McNeal has been given the green …
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Are Delay Damages Lienable?
By: Amanda Parker Baggett The old adage “time is money” is truer perhaps in the construction industry than anywhere else. …
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Motor City Meltdown: Municipal Bankruptcy in Brief – Chapter 9 Administration in a Nutshell
By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. and Scott St. Amand From March 2012 to March 2013, 76,467 bankruptcy petitions were filed …
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Dismissal for Failure to Prosecute: Debtor’s Bankruptcy Appeal Tossed for Delay by Eleventh Circuit
By: Jacob J. Payne and Scott St. Amand As creditors’ counsel, we have often faced debtors who file bankruptcy simply …
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Florida’s Construction Lien Act: Who Is a Lienor?
We hear this term, lienor, but it is often misunderstood. One does not have to record a Claim of Lien …
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HB 87 – A Summary of Florida’s New Foreclosure Law – Part 2: A Closer Look at F.S. 702.015
By: Douglas L. Waldorf, Jr. One of the new statutes created by HB 87 is 702.015. I referenced this in …
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Usury in Florida: Using the 365/360 Method to Calculate Interest
By: Scott J. Kennelly and Susan Novak Many lending institutions use the 365/360 method of calculating interest on their loans. …
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