Navigation Attorney General Ashley Moody is urging the Biden administration to stop its continued support of Cuba’s communist interests. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control Regulations, as directed by Biden, recently made pro-Cuba regulatory amendments to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations. The CACR amendments include authorizing Cuban nationals, who are independent […]
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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida Grants Summary Judgment in Favor of Insurer on Late-Notice Hurricane Ian Claim
On May 21, 2024, in Bonsignore v. QBE Specialty Ins. Co., Case No. 1:23-CV-23812-PCH, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted an insurer summary judgment on a late-notice property insurance claim, ruling that an insured’s untimely notice prejudiced the insurer as a matter of law. QBE Specialty issued an “all-risk” property insurance […]
Holland & Knight Recognized by Seramount as a “Best Law Firm for Women and Diversity”
Holland & Knight has been named among the Best Law Firms for Women and Diversity by Seramount, a strategic professional services and research firm dedicated to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. The annual list recognizes firms that use best practices in recruiting, retaining, promoting and developing women lawyers and lawyers from underrepresented groups, including […]
Palestinian Americans sue Palm Beach County clerk over Israel Bonds investments
Two unnamed Palestinian Americans are suing the custodian of Palm Beach County’s financial assets over the investment of $700 million in Israel Bonds, which help to fund the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The lawsuit, which was filed May 15 in the 15th Judicial Circuit Court, alleges that the county’s comptroller and circuit court clerk, Joseph […]
Greenberg Traurig Orlando Expands Labor & Employment Practice with Addition of Alicia M. Chiu
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. continues the strategic expansion of its Orlando office with the addition of Labor & Employment Shareholder Alicia M. Chiu. Chiu joins from Jackson Lewis P.C. in Orlando, where she served as Orlando office litigation manager. An experienced litigator, at Greenberg Traurig she will be advising clients in Florida […]