Physicians covered by noncompete agreements (NCA) often ask their attorneys if they can take on a new job without violating the terms of their previous contract. A doctor who intends to join a practice in the same geographic region should sit down with a contract attorney to ascertain if their new job would breach their […]
Melbourne Legal Blog
Medical costs have skyrocketed in Florida in recent years. This is why it’s important for Melbourne residents to have health insurance. Without it, they risk not getting the health care that they need or racking up medical bills that can easily bankrupt them. If you have health insurance, the denial of a claim can leave […]
Contracts are drawn up with the main goal of preventing a dispute and deterring conflict. But at the same time, contracts exist so that each party is legally protected in the way they see fit. If you have entered into a contract that has since been breached, you may wonder what action you can take […]
Contracts are a central part of business, but there are times when companies don’t follow the terms of the contract. This puts the other party in a precarious position because they might not want to have to take legal action to have the terms of the agreement enforced, but they need to know that the […]
Contracts are not meant to be broken, and the act of putting the contract in place should perform as a deterrent so that disputes can be avoided in the future. When the terms of a contract are applied to real-life situations, it can sometimes be difficult to determine whether a contract has, in fact, been […]
You have a physician whom you’ve invested a lot of time and energy in recruiting and training. Maybe you’ve built your facility’s reputation on the expertise or experience that they bring to the table. It can be difficult to let them go. However, if they breach the terms of their contract, it may be warranted. […]
Businesses use contracts for a lot of different things. One of these is to ensure that people who work for them don’t give critical information about the business to competitors or that they don’t go to work for a competitor as soon as they walk away from the company. This is very common in the […]
Finding the right real estate agent is important to the success of your home purchase or sale. Some real estate agents are top-notch and go above and beyond for their clients. Others are perfectly adequate and get the job done with few hassles. However, there are real estate agents who don’t transact business like licensed […]
As an employee in the state of Florida, it is likely that you will have signed a non-compete agreement at some point or another. This means that you may be limited in terms of the types of companies or organizations that you will be able to work for in the future. While there are certain […]
A Lakeland physicians group has been ordered to pay $500,000 after its billing company allegedly compromised patient privacy. The physician group Advanced Care Hospitalists operated as a contracted pipeline provider of internal medicine doctors to nursing homes and hospitals across Florida. During the time frame from November 2011 and June 2012, they hired on a […]
