Hurricane Dorian is approaching off the east coast of Florida while many Florida homeowners are still dealing with battles with their insurance company to make repairs to their home from the aftermath from Hurricane Irma in September of 2017. Many insureds across Florida have filed lawsuits to enforce the rights under their policy, while the …
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Are Cops Becoming Crooks???? The Failure of Law Enforcement to follow the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act
Are law enforcement agencies committing theft? Well we won’t go that far, but at minimum I feel they are definitely committing the civil tort of conversion when they are seizing money and other property without following provisions of the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act (“FCFA”). Lately I’ve been hearing stories of police taking money from people …
No More Bark with No Bite: Sue Them In Small Claims Court
So you’re pissed because someone did you wrong. You’re mad because someone owes you money and will not give it back. Or maybe you did some work for someone, and they don’t want to pay you. Maybe that landlord of yours doesn’t want to give you your security deposit back. After getting mad, you begin …
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Things to Remember While Driving after Drinking
So it’s 2018 and you probably had a couple of drinks on New Years Eve, and you didn’t read my Instagram post on @LegalTimeWithTobe to call an UBER, so you decided to drive home, or wherever the night took you. Let’s take a moment and give thanks that you’re safe and are able to read …
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