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DON’T IGNORE PREJUDGMENT INTEREST
When it comes to contracts, there may be a clause that provides that untimely payments shall bear interest at a particular rate. Or it may be the statutory rate. That clause will come into play when determining prejudgment interest. In ANY dispute, prejudgment interest can be...
WAIVER AND ESTOPPEL DOES NOT CREATE INSURANCE COVERAGE THAT DOESN’T EXIST
Waiver and estoppel do not create insurance coverage where coverage does not exist. In other words, raising that an insurer waived or should be estopped from arguing a coverage exclusion does not create insurance coverage because coverage never existed. (Notably, this is different from a forfeiture argument which...
CAN FORECLOSURE SALE BE OVERTURNED BECAUSE SALE PRICE IS GROSSLY INADEQUATE?
Foreclosure actions are equity actions. See Verzura Construction, Inc. v. Hotel La Petitite Muse, LLC, 50 Fla.L.Weekly D2500a (Fla. 3d DCA 2025). Can a sale price at a foreclosure auction sale be set aside because the foreclosed party believes the sale price is grossly inadequate? A...
QUICK NOTE: IF YOU WANT TO RECOVER ATTORNEY’S FEES IN A CONTRACTUAL DISPUTE, INCLUDE A PREVAILING PARTY ATTORNEY’S FEES PROVISION
AN “AGREEMENT TO AGREE” IS NOT A BINDING CONTRACT
A driving issue in a recent dispute was whether a binding contract existed simply through the selection of a proposal in response to a solicitation. Or, was there nothing more than an "agreement to agree," which does not create a binding contract. There is an important distinction between...
About The Author

David Adelstein
Phone: (954) 361-4720
Email: Dadelstein@gmail.com
Pages
- About Me (David Adelstein)
- Bid Protests (Florida bid protests and Federal bid protests)
- Construction & Design Defects (and Florida Statutes Chapter 558)
- Construction Contracts
- Construction Liens
- Construction Safety, Workers Compensation Insurance, and Premise Liability Claims
- Delays, Acceleration, and Inefficiency (Lost Productivity)
- Insurance and Performance Bonds
- Payment Bonds Including Miller Act




