By Tracy M. Evans, Esq., Associate, Saxon Gilmore & Carraway, P.A. In an unpublished opinion, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (“Ninth Circuit”) recently affirmed a $14 million judgment against Allstate Indemnity Company (“Allstate”), finding that there was sufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict that Allstate acted in bad faith in refusing to settle...Read More

By Tracy M. Evans, Esq., Associate, Saxon Gilmore & Carraway, P.A. In a unanimous decision, the Florida Supreme Court recently issued its opinion in the case of City of Largo, Florida v. AHF-Bay Fund, LLC, validating a payment in lieu of taxes agreement (“PILOT Agreement”) between a non-profit housing developer and a city. The City...Read More

Suzanne DeCopain, an associate at Saxon|Gilmore, was the co-chair at the George Edgecomb Bar Association (“GEBA”) “Learn Your Legal Rights Workshop”. The event was held at the Hillsborough Community College, Ybor Campus. The workshops covered a variety of legal issues including family law, bankruptcy, immigration, employment discrimination, probate, wills, trusts, landlord/tenant, criminal law, personal injury,...Read More

2017 – Saxon Gilmore & Carraway, P.A. is pleased to announce that J. Frazier Carraway, shareholder, has been included in the 2017 Super Lawyers list for the sixth consecutive year. No more than 5% of attorneys in Florida are selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers is published in all 50 states and Washington,...Read More

Comic Relief wanted to help the smallest victims of homelessness and raise awareness through comedy. The first official “Red Nose Day” began in 1988 and has since raised over $1 billion globally to end child poverty. Statistically, in 2016, the number of children who were positively impacted was 2,659,642. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation...Read More

2017-Bernice Saxon, managing partner, Jozette Chack-On, partner, and Kari Power, paralegal, attended the ground-breaking ceremony for Palms of Pinellas, a Pinellas County Housing Authority project. The construction of the 92-unit mixed-income housing development is being financed through USAmeriBank, the Affordable Housing Land Assembly Fund, the Penny for Pinellas 1-percent sales tax, federal HOME Investment Partnership...Read More

2017-Bernice Saxon, shareholder, and Jozette Chack-On, partner, attended the ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony for The Verandas, an affordable senior rental housing development. The 120-unit, 120,000 square-foot $25,000,000 development was funded through a variety of sources including insurance proceeds after Hurricane Charley, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development funds, Charlotte County funds,...Read More

By Claire M. Brueck, Esq., Associate, Saxon Gilmore & Carraway, P.A. Proposed legislation regarding ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft will soon be enacted into law in Florida. The bill, House Bill 221, provides statewide regulations regarding insurance coverage requirements, registration of drivers’ vehicles, background checks on drivers, and more. The bill also provides...Read More

By Tracy M. Evans Esq., Associate, Saxon Gilmore & Carraway, P.A. House Bill 843 (“HB 843”) proposed a new exemption to Florida’s Government in the Sunshine Law (“Sunshine Law”), but was rejected by lawmakers on May 2, 2017, when it failed to obtain the required two-thirds approval. Florida’s Sunshine Law requires that board or commission...Read More

By Claire M. Brueck, Esq., Associate, Saxon Gilmore & Carraway, P.A. Proposed Senate Bill 750, the Protect Florida Small Business Act, has passed the Florida Senate Committee on Regulated Industries. The bill seeks to provide protection for franchisees by not allowing franchisors to cancel franchise contracts without cause or a warning before cancellation. Under the...Read More