The Florida Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act – How Can the Act Help You in Collecting on Your Judgment – South and Central Florida Judgment (Including Out-of-State Judgments) Collection Attorney. The Florida Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (“FUFTA”) is contained in Florida Statute §§ 726.101 – 201 FUFTA provides creditors (judgment holders)…
To establish a joint venture in Florida, the written contract must contain the following five elements: (1) a community of interest in the performance of a common purpose, (2) joint control or right of control, (3) a joint proprietary interest in the subject matter, (4) a right to share in…
In examining the concept of justifiable reliance, the Florida Supreme Court opined that the question is whether the recipient of a misrepresentation or omission is justified in relying upon its truth. For if the recipient “knows that it [the statement] or [omission] is false or its falsity is obvious to…
As a Shareholder of a Corporation or Member of a Limited Liability Company, is Your Claim Direct or Derivative. Recently, in Dinuro Investments, LLC v. Camacho, 141 So.3d 731 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014), the court conducted a detailed survaey of the law in this area in both Florida and throughout…
Bank Claims – Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Breach of Contract Federal and State South Florida Commercial Litigation Attorney Bank Claims – Breach of Fiduciary Duty: Does a bank owe you a duty of care, which would support a claim for negligence? “To maintain an action for negligence, a plaintiff…
Sethi Petroleum, LLC and Sameer Praveen Sethi – Fraudulent Oil and Gas Scheme – South Florida, including Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, Commercial Litigation Attorney Securities and Exchange Commission v. Sethi Petroleum, LLC and Sameer Sethi, Civil Action No. 4:15-CV-338 (E.D. Tex.) SEC Halts Fraudulent Oil and Gas…
South Florida, including Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Delray Beach Business and Construction Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: The Law Office of Russell L. Forkey, P.A. handles all types of contract disputes including business and construction disputes. Business disputes include such things as breach of non-compete agreements, shareholder…
South Florida (Boca Raton, Florida) Corporate and Shareholder Business Dispute Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: Florida Minority Shareholder Election Statute: 607.1436 Election to purchase instead of dissolution. Fla Stat. § 607.1436 gives the court charged with valuing shares in a corporation discretion to determine the most appropriate valuation method by which…
Boca Raton, Florida – Fraudulent Day Trading Scheme FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: SEC Charges Unregistered Broker in Tampa Area With Stealing From Investors in Fraudulent Day Trading Scheme The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged an unregistered broker living outside Tampa, Fla., with stealing investor funds as part of…
Boca Raton, Florida Real Estate Investment and Offering Fraud FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: SEC Charges Business Owner and Stockbroker in Maryland-Based Real Estate Offering Fraud The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the owner of a Maryland-based real estate company with conducting an offering fraud and spending investor money…