March 2015

On January 22, 2015, Representative Jay Fant introduced House Bill 501, a bill aimed at reducing the current statute of repose for construction-related claims from 10 years to 7 years. Florida’s statute of limitations and statute of repose for claims “founded on the design, planning, or construction of an improvement to real property” are found at […]

The tallest roller coaster in the world is coming to Orlando. The $300 million Skyplex; an indoor entertainment complex on International Drive, will soon be home to the world’s tallest rollercoaster.  At 570 feet, the Skyplex’s anchor attraction, the Skyscraper, will be taller than the tallest building in downtown Orlando.  It will be taller than the

The federal government is partnering with the state of Florida to rout out contractors who are participating in a worker misclassification scheme. By classifying permanent employees as independent contractors, companies have been avoiding withholding income tax or filing payroll taxes for these workers.  These contractors also gain an unfair advantage of 20% or more in

Two weeks ago, Jeff and Sarah Reich flew to Haiti on an immersion trip to learn about the charitable work being done there by the Haitian Timoun Foundation. Timoun is Haitian for “child”.  Sarah was a big hit with the young children in the schools we visited.  Traveling with a group of 19 from various