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By Jeffrey T. Donner, Esq.
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Florida should abolish mandatory day-use appointments, restore first-come access, and remember that government manages public land for citizens—not against them. By Jeffrey T. Donner, Esq. August 5, 2026 A Public Park Is Not a Government Appointment Florida is turning an ordinary visit to public land into another government appointment. Wekiwa Springs State Park requires day-use…
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By Jeffrey T. Donner, Esq. August 3, 2026 A signature traditionally marked a deliberate legal act. A person was presented with a document, had an opportunity to examine it, and physically placed a name or identifying mark beneath its terms to demonstrate assent. Modern electronic-signature laws changed that understanding. Under current federal and Florida law,…
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By Jeffrey T. Donner, Esq. August 3, 2026 The official history of the Tour de France contains a seven-year void. Lance Armstrong finished first in the Tour every year from 1999 through 2005. After the United States Anti-Doping Agency established a systematic doping program involving EPO, blood transfusions, testosterone, corticosteroids, concealment, and coordinated team practices,…
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By Jeffrey T. Donner, Esq. July 30, 2026 A recent decision from Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal provides an important reminder that a supplier may qualify as a “materialman” under Florida’s Construction Lien Law and still have no enforceable lien against the improved property. In JM Properties of W. Palm Beach, Inc. v. Fort…
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By Jeffrey T. Donner, Esq. July 30, 2026 A recent decision from Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal illustrates two recurring principles in complex construction litigation. First, the parties’ written contract may determine who bears a catastrophic loss even when the cause of the loss remains sharply disputed. Second, preserving a contractual defense for trial…
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By Jeffrey T. Donner, Esq. July 28, 2026 The frustration created by Apple’s blood-oxygen feature is a small but revealing example of what patent law does in the real world. A consumer buys an expensive watch containing hardware capable of measuring blood oxygen. The watch performs the measurement, but because of a patent dispute, the…
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By Jeffrey T. Donner, Esq. July 27, 2026 For years, Florida’s property insurance market has been dominated by one statistic: despite accounting for only a small percentage of the nation’s homeowners’ insurance claims, Florida generated the overwhelming majority of the country’s insurance lawsuits. That imbalance was frequently cited by legislators, insurers, and policy analysts as…
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By Jeffrey T. Donner, Esq. July 24, 2026 For decades, American cycling proved that it could compete with the strongest riders and teams in Europe. Greg LeMond became the first American to win the Tour de France and ultimately won it three times. Andy Hampsten won the Giro d’Italia and finished fourth in the Tour.…
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By Jeffrey T. Donner, Esq. July 10, 2026 Miami-Dade’s Code-Enforcement Forms Get Due Process Backwards Imagine receiving a civil violation notice from the government. You dispute the allegations. Perhaps the inspector misunderstood what happened. Perhaps the government identified the wrong person or corporation. Perhaps you own the property but did not commit the conduct. Perhaps…
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By Jeffrey T. Donner, Esq. June 27, 2026 A business wakes up and discovers that $854,864 has disappeared from its bank account. According to the complaint in Nathan’s Homes, Inc. v. Fifth Third Bank, N.A., that is what happened to a Florida business that maintained an account with Fifth Third Bank. The plaintiff alleged that…
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