The legal malpractice case looked like a slam dunk: According to the plaintiff’s expert witness, the error was one no experienced lawyer should make; the plaintiff’s expert witness had decades of experience in the area; and, the expert provided a favorable report. At the end of discovery, however, the court…
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October 4, 2022 – Tampa, FL – Trenam Law is pleased to announce that Reid E. Buchanan has been elected Shareholder. “Trenam is pleased and excited to have another talented attorney continue to rise through the ranks of the firm,” said Nelson T. Castellano, Managing Shareholder of Trenam. “Reid has…
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Florida stands alone among all states in the country by imposing a comprehensive sales tax on commercial real estate leases. The Florida legislature took note of this fact and has chipped away at the effective tax rate on such rents since 2017, with additional reductions having been passed in 2020,…
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Author’s Synopsis: Despite the rising influence of originalism on the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence, the Court has yet to acknowledge the theory’s Achilles heel: the Takings Clause. The natural meaning of the text and historical evidence tends to show that the Takings Clause requires compensation only for physical takings. But the…
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Nelson Castellano was featured in an interview with the Tampa Bay Business Journal, where he discusses the reorganization of the firm and its willingness to embrace generational change. “Trenam is a 50-year-old-plus firm, and it reached a point where founders – who were really the movers and shakers driving the…
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Under federal law, employers are required to complete a Form I-9 for every employee as part of the verification of the employee’s authorization to work in the United States. Historically, this meant employers were required to verify an employee’s eligibility by physically inspecting the employee’s authorization documents, while the employee…
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On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued its decision in Stericycle, Inc., in which the NLRB adopted a stricter legal standard for evaluating the lawfulness of workplace rules and policies under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). Although many employers may think of the NLRA as…
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What a marriage is sometimes redefined in order for couples to meet the needs of their individual circumstances. For example, some couples make the decision to live apart while maintaining their legal marital status. This is an attractive option for some people for a range of reasons, from personal goals…
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Dean Kent shares his perspective on patent infringement disputes following a lawsuit filed by the University of South Florida alleging that Stryker Corp infringed on two of its patents. in the Tampa Bay Business Journal. “Stryker’s response will decide how the proceedings continue and if the two companies can work…
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When a marriage ends, dissolving the union means there will be unique concerns to attend to, and when you share these specifics with a legal professional, they will be able to generally categorize your divorce as one of high-conflict or low-conflict. This determination will be based on the level of…
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