Erick Trivedi Construction Law Blog

Worthless Checks

When a payor writes a check to a payee the check must clear the bank or the payor will be faced with treble damages and attorney's fees.

While this right is not automatic, once the statutorily required predicate letter is sent to the check writer, there is very little which can be done to remedy the situation, short of making good on the worthless check.

It is well settled that a worthless check which ends up in litigation will... Read More

The Florida Department of Business Profesional Regulations (DBPR) has jurisdiction to enforce a myriad of trades and/or profesions which require a license.  Once a cursory investigation (which is usually initiated via an outside complaint) establishes the probability of a violation, a charge/petition is filed with the Administrative Law panel.

Some violations may result in criminal prosecution; for example, such is the case in unlicensed contracting.  Since unlicensed... Read More