Florida Real Property and Business Litigation Report
Volume XVII, Issue 19
May 11, 2024
Manuel Farach
Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy, Case No. 22–1078 (2024).
The Copyright Act’s three-year statute of limitations begins to run when a claim accrues but also entitles a copyright owner to obtain monetary relief for any timely infringement claim, no matter when the infringement occurred.
In Re: Amendments To Rules Regulating The Florida Bar – Miscellaneous Petition, Case No. SC2024-0030 (Fla. 2024).
The Florida Supreme Court amends Rules Regulating The Florida Bar 1-3.2 (Membership Classifications), 1-3.3 (Official Bar Name and Contact Information), 1-3.7 (Reinstatement to Membership), 1-7.3 (Membership Fees), 11-1.8 (Continuation of Practice Program After Completion of Law School Program or Graduation), 20-3.1 (Requirements for Registration), Bylaw 2-3.10 (Meetings) and Chapter 8 (Lawyer Referral Rule).
Desbrunes v. US Bank National Association, Case No. 4D2022-2647 (Fla. 4th DCA 2024).
Upon Appellee’s Motion For Rehearing, Or Alternatively, Motion For Rehearing En Banc Or Certification, the Fourth District holds that property in foreclosure that was the decedent’s homestead does not need to have not have a legal representative of the decedent, e.g., a personal representative, be appointed because homestead passes outside any administration of the decedent’s estate.