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Monthly Archives: May 2012

May 2012 Firm Newsletter

May 30, 2012 Newsletters

Featured in the May 2012 Issue Partner’s Perspective J&C Shareholder Named to Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board J&C Shareholder Named President of the First Coast Chapter of the Risk Management Association New Law Blogs Curiosities, Ruminations and Various Eccentricities of Firm Biz Click to read.

When Does a Standard Lender-Borrower Relationship Become a Fiduciary Relationship Imposing Extra Fiduciary Duties?

May 11, 2012 Banking & Financial Services Industry Legal Blog

In order to state a cause of action in Florida for breach of fiduciary duty, there must exist a fiduciary duty, a breach thereof, and resulting damages. Gracey v. Eaker, 837 So. 2d 348,353 (Fla. 2002). In Doe v. Evans, 814 So.2d 370 (Fla. 2002), a fiduciary relationship was characterized as follows:

May 2012

May 11, 2012 In The News

In a May 11th article in the Jacksonville Business Journal, Charles Jimerson was asked for his opinion regarding a Walmart slip-and-fall case that was thrown out when the plaintiff was found to have committed fraud in the pre-discovery phase of the trial.

Key Sources of Law in Federal Construction Contracting

May 7, 2012 Construction Industry Legal Blog

Occasionally in our firm’s representation of construction companies, materials suppliers, services contractors and sureties, we will find ourselves embroiled in a local, state, or federal contracting dispute. These disputes are nuanced and procedurally driven, requiring knowledge of administrative and contract laws that at times overlap. Whether it is in the bid process, bid protests, post-contract compliance and administration, pricing adjustments or government contracting disputes, we have the experience to represent clients in a myriad of government contracting issues. In doing so, we are required to have an operational knowledge of how the following (among many others) key sources of federal contract law apply to our construction clientele who bid on and obtain contracts for federal projects:

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