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Hospitality Industry: Mediation of Golf Industry Disputes Alert - January 31, 2012

Golf clubs and their developers, owners, builders, operators, managers and members are still taking their disputes to court to duke, or "club" it out. This trend continues even when there are readily available options to full-blown litigation, such as alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

Construction: Alert - January 30, 2012

For almost 50 years, lessors have had the ability to limit their liability for liens that arose from improvements to the leasehold made by a lessee. However, in the most recent legislative session, the Florida Legislature enacted revisions to Florida Statute § 713.10 that provide a potential pitfall for lessors by inserting a provision that may allow a contractor to lien the lessor's interest even where there is a recorded document advising of the limitation of liens.

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U.S. grants asylum to gay Cuban

June 1, 2009

Community Services Team attorney Christopher Nugent was featured in the Washington Blade article titled, "U.S. grants asylum to gay Cuban" published on June 1, 2009. The article chronicles Raul Hernandez's decade-long journey to be granted asylum in the United States. Because Mr. Hernandez is HIV positive, the case was stalled due to difficulties related to a ban prohibiting HIV-positive visitors and immigrants from entering the country. On May 26, with Mr. Nugent as his pro bono legal representation, Mr. Hernandez was granted asylum. "We're just elated and relieved that justice was finally done in this case," said Mr. Nugent.

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