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
You may just be starting out as a businessowner, or perhaps your company is in its early stages and doing well. This is good news—but are you prepared for a lawsuit? Litigation is probably the furthest thing from your mind. But if you own a small business, it is never too early to make sure […]
When you close on a property, you need to sign a lot of different documents. Often, officials will simply give you a quick rundown of what the page says and what it means before you sign. This speeds the process along for everyone involved. But what if you want to read all of those documents, […]
Even in the digital era, buying a home still results in printed paperwork when the sale is finalized. When you bought your property, you put the closing documents away in the filing cabinet, but your spring cleaning unearthed it. Do you really need to hang on to it after a few months or years, or […]
If you are dissatisfied by low quality work conducted by a construction worker or if the work was not completed in a timely manner, you’ll probably feel quite angry and frustrated by the issue. Issues in the completion of the project may have had implications for your personal life or for the running of your […]
With the summer season approaching, many people in Florida might be in the process of hiring contractors to complete work during this time. Unfortunately, when there is an uptick in requests for contractors, shady people come out and try to take the jobs. Not only is this illegal, but it can also lead to a […]
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 […]
Perhaps you are on the board of a homeowners association in the Melbourne area. The mixed community consists of single-family residences and condominiums. Several condo residents have come to you complaining about a neighbor who smokes cigars on his balcony every evening around dinnertime. The cigar smoke disturbs others. What should the association do? Examining […]
You can choose your house, but you can’t choose your neighbors. Even if you try to be a good neighbor, there may come a time when you run into trouble. For example, boundary disputes are common. While there may not be any way to prevent a boundary dispute, there are steps you can take to […]
The city of Miami Beach is being sued by a cannabis company that had signed a commercial lease for a medical marijuana dispensary but was thwarted in its efforts to do so. The city has put into place restrictions that specify how close one dispensary can be to another one. The cannabis company, on the […]
