In addition to the concern over actually contracting the Coronavirus (“COVID-19”), business owners have additional concerns, to wit: how the reaction to COVID-19 will impact their business and how they can protect their business and mitigate losses during this volatile time. Much of these concerns are created not by contracting […]
The answer to this question is that it depends on your policy. Commercial General Liability coverage would not typically cover the types of losses caused by an epidemic or a pandemic. However, a business can insure against business losses by purchasing Business Interruption coverage, Contingent Business Interruption coverage or Civil […]
On Wednesday, March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization officially designated the Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) as a global pandemic. As our government seeks to limit the spread of COVID-19 in the United States, employers are asking what they can and should do, under the law, to protect their workforces and their […]
Featured in the February 2020 Issue Partner’s Perspective: Like Andy Reid, Focus on the Things You Can Control Last Chance to Register: Community Association Law Seminar – Developer Turnover Making a Difference: Bourbon-Infused Chili for Charity New Law Blogs Curiosities, Ruminations and Various Eccentricities of Firm Biz Click to read.
Almost every construction contract or subcontract contains provisions regarding the manner in which notice must be provided to the other party under the contract regarding significant issues on the construction project, including delays, unforeseen conditions, or other claims. Compliance with such notice requirements, together with contemporaneous documentation during the project, […]
Adequate parking is essential to most businesses. Sufficient parking is needed for a business’s employees, customers or vendors. Most commercial lease agreements will address parking or will address common areas, which may include parking. Depending on a tenant’s business, adequate parking may be a material term of the commercial lease […]
Jacksonville, Fla. – February 25, 2020 – Jimerson Birr, a locally headquartered, Florida-based, business law firm, has been recognized as one of the Best Places to Work on the First Coast by the Jacksonville Business Journal. This is the third year the firm has received this recognition, which is based […]
A homeowner association and a condominium association have a duty to maintain their common property. That duty is generally provided for in Florida Statutes and the express duties are usually set forth in the Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions. For homeowners’ associations, the duty is set forth in Fla. Stat. […]
Featured in the January 2020 Issue Partner’s Perspective: Pause for a Pick-me-up NEFBA Board Installation Making a Difference: Giving Back is in Our Culture Inspirational Quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. New Law Blogs Curiosities, Ruminations and Various Eccentricities of Firm Biz Click to read.
Managing Shareholder Charles Jimerson shares outlook for firm growth amid office expansion in the Jacksonville News & Daily Record’s Marbut Report.