Several years ago, a Brazilian man openly occupied a house worth $2.5 million in Baca Raton. He cited adverse possession rules by openly living on the property and filing paperwork required by the statute. The house had been repossessed and owned by Bank of America,...
Owning a business is an all-encompassing affair where personal and professional life is comingled. It can also involve calculated risks like using personal assets to fund a new professional endeavor or an existing one. It is generally best to keep personal assets...
People may lease office, retail or commercial space annually or over a multi-year period. They often have a landlord to fix things and handle maintenance. Ground leases are an entirely different arrangement. They are typically 50 to 99 years. During that time, the...
The tort of commercial disparagement occurs when someone makes derogatory statements about a competitor or another business with the intent of dissuading others from dealing with the disparaged company. The accusation may come from a disgruntled customer or another...
Breach of contract is one of the most common legal disputes businesses face. It can involve a company, vendor, employee, or customer who does not honor the terms of the agreement. Ideally, the two sides can sit down and find a solution that resolves the issue using...
Business owners or managers entangled in disputes are often told that arbitration or mediation is the best method for resolving the matter. The reasons listed include the supposed high cost of litigating, waiting for a court date, and dealing with the distraction of...
Payton & Associates represented an international client in a complex dispute in federal court. Mexico City invited our client to develop a mobile taxi-hailing application for the 140,000 taxicabs licensed to operate in that city. Our client was introduced to a...
Business partners, key employees and shareholders all have certain obligations and requirements they owe to one another, and to a business. Basically, all of these individuals commit to making decisions that first and foremost benefit the company, without regard to...
There are many family businesses across Florida that claim long-lasting legacies in a particular field. When you are the company that manages not only to succeed, grow and persevere for decades, you want to make sure that you are doing everything possible to keep the...
Disagreements often arise during the life of a business. You and your partners may not always see eye to eye on every single issue. When there are concerns, a sound plan of attack can help make a complicated situation much more simple, but only if the mechanisms to...