On August 7, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit affirmed a ruling in favor of a luxury eye wear manufacturer against a mall owner for trademark infringement violations in the case of Luxottica Group, S.P.A. vs Airport Mini Mall, LLC, Case No. 18-10157, 2019 WL 3676340 (11th Cir. Aug. 7, 2019). ...

Fourteen lawyers from the law firm of Winderweedle, Haines, Ward and Woodman, P.A. (WHWW), were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© (2020), as published in dozens of city and regional publications in the U.S. including, U.S. News & World Report. In addition, the firm's two Lawyers of the ...

Business owners often question whether the business will be able to deduct its legal expenses. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cavanaugh v. Commissioner, 18-60299, 2019 WL 1430193 (5th Cir. Mar. 29, 2019) recently shed some light on this matter. The Court found that settlement payments and litigation expenses paid by a business regarding ...

WHWW is pleased to announce our 2019 Super Lawyers: Ryan Davis (Bankruptcy), Jeff Deery (General Litigation) and Brad Saxton (Bankruptcy); Rising Stars are Mike Carolan (Real Estate), Heidi Mitchell (General Litigation), Andrew Roy (Bankruptcy), Jamie Blucher (Bankruptcy) and Brandon DeGel (Business Litigation). Super Lawyers, owned by Thomson Reuters, recognizes attorneys who have distinguished themselves in ...