Miami sports fans and mall-goers alike may be watching the Giants and the Jets as they pursue their litigation against the construction of a megamall adjacent to their home stadium. The sports teams claim that the construction of the complex is a sort of breach of...
Contract Disputes
Contract dispute serves as model for Florida farmers
An out-of-state contract dispute has frustrated some farm workers, leading them to stage protests outside an official's office. The protest caused officials to take action, as they required a produce company to provide proof of how they were following a contract based...
DirecTV, Viacom business dispute affects Miami TV viewers
Miami-area DirecTV customers may be noticing several channels disappearing from their television lineup this month. The loss stems from a business dispute between DirecTV and Viacom Inc. over fees and channel broadcasting. The companies have yet to come to an...
Breach of contract dispute may affect films coming to Miami
Miami moviegoers may have seen the trailer for the upcoming film "Premium Rush," starring actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt. But movie fans may be unaware that the film, which tells the story of an intrepid bicycle messenger, has a controversy brewing underneath it. This...
Business dispute puts halt to Florida university construction
Miami Dade residents may be aware of the plans to construct the new Florida Polytechnic University, the 12th university to come to Florida. The land where the university will be built, though, has become part of a business dispute between the company that originally...
Ending a business dispute doesn’t always mean a resolution
Florida residents may agree that a disagreement or dispute can only go on so long without an end, even if that end does not lead to an agreement. Express Scripts, a pharmacy benefits manager, and drugstore operator Walgreen have put an end to their business dispute....
Banker to go to trial for violation of non-compete agreements
Some Florida residents may remember BankUnited, a failed Florida bank that has now been acquired by a former owner of North Fork Bancorp. After selling North Fork to Capital One and apparently signing a non-compete agreement, the community banker acquired BankUnited...