Articles Posted in Commercial and Business Dispute Litigation

Net Asset Value (NAV) – Florida Corporate and Business Litigation Attorney (Commercial Litigation Attorney): Net Asset Value is the book value of a company’s different classes of securities, usually stated as net asset value per bond, net asset value per share of preferred stock, and net book value per common share of common stock. The…

Executor – Executrix – South Florida Elder Abuse and Advocate Litigation Attorney: An Executor or Executrix is the administrator of an estate that is being probated. The administrator gathers the estate assets, files the estate tax return and final personal income tax return; and distributes the balance, of the estate, in accordance with the terms…

Contingent Deferred Sales Load (Charge) – South Florida Elder Abuse Mutual Fund Breach of Fiduciary Duty FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: A contingent deferred sales load (charge) is a sales charge levied by a mutual fund if a customer sell fund shares within a specified number of years. Instead of charging a traditional front end…

Bond Discount – Florida Bond Investment Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Breach of Contract and Negligence FINRA Arbitration and State and Federal Litigation Attorney: A bond discount is the amount by which the market price of a bond is lower than its face value. Outstanding bonds with fixed coupons go to discounts when market interest rates…

The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that the subject of an enforcement inquiry in Florida has has been criminally charged for obstructing justice and lying to SEC investigators looking into his real estate securities offerings to investors. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida has filed criminal charges against former broker…

Negligent Misrepresentation – Florida Commercial, Business and Tort – State and Federal Court Litigation and AAA Arbitration Attorney: In order to allege a viable cause of action for negligent misrepresentation a plaintiff must allege in his complaint that: (1) the defendant made a misrepresentation of material fact that he believed to be true but which…

Professional Negligence Claims Against Accountants, Engineers, Surveyors, Architects and Others – Florida State and Federal Litigation and AAA Arbitration Attorney: In Florida, professional negligence claims require four elements: (1) existence of a legal duty, (2) breach of the duty, (3) proximate causation, and (4) actual loss. Generally, this duty of care only exists between parties…

Numismatic Coin – Florida Precious Metals and Numismatic Coin Fraud and Misrepresentation State and Federal Court Litigation Attorney: A Numismatic Coin is a coin that is valued based on its rarity, age, the quantity originally produced, and condition. These coins are bought and sold as individual items within the coin collecting community. Most Numismatic Coins…

Leverage Buyout (LOB) – Florida Breach of Contract and Fraud – Commercial and Business State and Federal Court Litigation Attorney: A Leverage Buyout (LOB) is the takeover of a company using leverage. Frequently, the target company’s assets act as security for the loans taken out by the acquiring firm, which repays the loan out of…

Investment Banker – Florida Securities and Investment Abuse, Breach of Contract and Breach of Fiduciary Duty FINRA Arbitration and Business or Commercial Dispute State and Federal Litigation Attorney An Investment Banker is a firm, acting as an underwriter or agent, that serves as an intermediary between an issuer of securities and the investing public. Investment…