by Paula Hines | Feb 10, 2021 | Amicus Briefs, Cases, News
Attorney Chris Carlyle, representing the Texas Access to Justice Foundation, filed a comment on behalf of the organization in an important case with statewide impact concerning the use of IOTA funds. The matter addresses proposed amendments to Rule Regulating the...
by Paula Hines | Jan 31, 2017 | Amicus Briefs, Cases, News, Plantiffs
209 So. 3d 1199 (Fla. 2017) Attorney Chris Carlyle authored an amicus brief on behalf of the Florida Consumer Action Network in this important case addressing article X, section 25 of the Florida Constitution, more commonly known as “Amendment 7.” In the...
by Paula Hines | Feb 23, 2015 | Amicus Briefs, Cases
162 So. 3d 236 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015) The Firm filed an Amicus Brief on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Florida in a case involving the constitutional challenge to a public official’s use of a qualified blind trust in a case involving the required scope of...
by Paula Hines | Dec 11, 2008 | Amicus Briefs, Cases
997 So. 2d 400 (Fla. 2008) The First District Court of Appeal certified two questions to the Supreme Court of Florida, one involving whether Florida should adopt the Restatement (Third) of Torts for design defect Cases. The Firm filed an Amicus Brief on behalf of the...
by Paula Hines | Mar 7, 2007 | Amicus Briefs, Cases
949 So. 2d 1189 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007) In this complex construction case, the Firm filed an Amicus Brief on behalf of the Associated General Contractors of America, and Associated General Contractors of Greater Florida. The First District sided with our...
by Paula Hines | May 22, 2002 | Amicus Briefs, Cases
821 So. 2d 1088 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002) The Firm filed an Amicus Brief on behalf of the Family Law Section of The Florida Bar addressing an important question concerning whether a former husband’s pension could be considered a source of income for alimony...
