The progressive popularity of social networks, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tik Tok, where users post and share personal information, pictures, videos and other content, has also raised the issue of whether users have a right to privacy on those platforms.Read More
Using a credit card to pay for goods and services is a fairly common practice. Many credit card users, however, are unaware that every time a credit card is used, the merchant is charged a “swipe fee” or “interchange fee” by the credit card company. This fee must be paid by someone. But who?Read More
Voir dire is about having the opportunity to examine potential jurors and determine their competency as a prospective juror based on their backgrounds and biases. This process helps attorneys weed out the unfavorable jurors by allowing the attorneys to strike the juror.Read More
Spirits, wine, and beer. If you guessed that the common denominator between these items is alcohol, you would be partially correct! Spirits, wine, and beer are all goods that can be produced domestically or imported into the United States.Read More
When we talk about “money,” we think of credit cards, metal coins, and green paper with presidential faces printed on it. Soon, we might also think of virtual currency—bundles of code stored on our phones and computers that we can exchange for products and services like any other form of money.Read More
Merchant processing constitutes the acceptance, processing, and settlement of payment transactions for merchants. It involves gathering sales information from the merchant, obtaining authorization for the transaction, collecting funds from the issuing bank, reimbursing the merchant, and charge-back processing.Read More
The credit card payment process is filled with middlemen working with each other to process payments. Merchant processing companies allow merchants to process credit card payments from their customers and help merchants manage their sales.Read More
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in March of 2020, courts have had to rapidly adapt to the shutdowns that followed by turning to both short and long-term solutions to ensure that the public’s access to our justice system is not hindered.Read More
On April 29, 2021, the Florida Supreme Court adopted a new summary judgment standard. For those litigating in federal courts, the rule is nothing new; in fact, Rule 1.510 of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure adopts most of its federal counterpart verbatim. The following overview provides 10 major changes that every busy practitioner should...Read More
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