You Can’t Quietly Close on a Florida Money Services Business — Chapter 560 Change of Control and the 30-Day Application
Acquiring a Florida-licensed money services business is not a normal closing. Chapter 560 requires a new license application before a controlling interest changes hands.
Why a Non-Physician Can’t Just Buy a Florida Medical Practice — Fee-Splitting, Patient Brokering, and the MSO Workaround
A non-physician can’t simply buy a Florida medical practice — s. 458.331 fee-splitting and s. 817.505 patient brokering force an MSO structure. Why, and where it gets tested.
The Lien You Didn’t Find Because the Name Was Off — Florida UCC Searches and the “Seriously Misleading” Rule
In a Florida asset deal, a UCC search is only as good as the name you search. Section 679.5061 makes the debtor’s exact name a closing risk. How to search so liens surface.
The Florida Alternative to a Bankruptcy Sale — Buying Assets Through an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors
Chapter 727 gives Florida a state-court alternative to a 363 sale. For a buyer of a distressed business it can be faster — but the protections differ. How the structure works.
Your Florida Target Was Administratively Dissolved — Why That Stops a Closing and How Reinstatement Fixes It
A “administratively dissolved” status can stall a Florida closing. How dissolution hits an entity, and how reinstatement under s. 605.0715 relates back to fix it.
Why a Non-Reliance Clause Doesn’t Stop a Fraud Claim in Florida — The Economic Loss Rule After Tiara
After Tiara, Florida’s economic loss rule no longer bars fraud claims between contracting parties. For M&A, that means a non-reliance clause does real work but is not a fraud…
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