The Florida Rules of Civil Procedure aim “to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding.” For a corporate defendant, the difficulty of obtaining summary judgment
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“When you engage in actual fighting, if victory is long in coming, then men’s weapons will grow dull and their ardor will be damped.”
Sun Tzu, Art of
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Maribel N. Nicholson-Choice, an Environmental Practice shareholder at global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A., was recognized as a 2022 “Woman on the Move” by ONYX magazine.
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Securing risk-based closure of a contaminated site in Miami-Dade County, known as a “No Further Action with Conditions (NFAC),” typically requires the imposition of institutional controls in the form of
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In the summer of 2004, during Hurricane Frances, an industrial facility released approximately 65 million gallons of process water into Tampa Bay. A group of commercial fishermen promptly filed a
Continue Reading Florida Appellate Court Reverses Class Certification in Commercial Fishing Action Arising From a 65-Million-Gallon Process Water Release Into Tampa Bay
In response to the widespread impacts of Hurricane Irma in Florida (all coastlines and virtually every community), Speaker Corcoran of the Florida House of Representatives has created a new Committee
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Six Tips on Managing Water Damage, Mold Growth, and Bacterial Threats
As Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, and other impacted areas begin the journey to recovery after Hurricanes Harvey and
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On Sept. 26, 2016, Governor Scott ordered the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to immediately issue an emergency rule requiring immediate notification of pollution spills to the general public, FDEP,
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In this Invest: Insights video, listen to Kerri L. Barsh, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, Co-Chair, National Environmental Practice discuss Sustainable Development in South Florida.
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The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (Florida FWC) is taking comment until January 20, 2016, on changes proposed by the agency on its approach to endangered and threatened species
Continue Reading Public Comment Deadline Nears on Florida’s Imperiled Species Management Plan in Contemplation of April 2016 Vote