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The Value Of Cryptocurrencies: How Bitcoin Fares In The Pockets Of Federal And State Courts, Brandon M. Peck Dec 2017

The Value Of Cryptocurrencies: How Bitcoin Fares In The Pockets Of Federal And State Courts, Brandon M. Peck

University of Miami Business Law Review

A recent Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida decision has raised concerns over how both federal and state courts consider the unregulated cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. In State of Florida v. Michell Abner Espinoza, Judge Teresa Pooler held that Bitcoin did not fall under the statutory definitions of “payment instrument” or “monetary instrument” because virtual currency is not directly specified nor could it be included within one of the defined categories listed in Fla. Stat. § 560.103(29) or 896.101(2). Furthermore, Judge Pooler, alluding to the doctrine of lenity, refused to hold Espinoza responsible under a statute that is “so vaguely written …


Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Developments In Partitioning Real And Personal Property In Marital, Business, And Personal Relationships In Florida Jurisprudence, Harry M. Hipler Jun 2016

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Developments In Partitioning Real And Personal Property In Marital, Business, And Personal Relationships In Florida Jurisprudence, Harry M. Hipler

University of Miami Business Law Review

This article focuses on partition of real and personal property in Florida in the 21st century. It discusses questions and issues about partitioning real and personal property, so that private lawyers who practice in a variety of areas can familiarize themselves with how partition proceedings work. Partition of real and personal property is not restricted to one area of the law. Instead, it relates to and bleeds over into a multitude of areas of the law making it necessary for all practitioners to be familiar with the area of partition. Partition is now provided in all 50 states, and Florida’s …


Monetary And Regulatory Hobbling: The Acquisition Of Real Property By Public Institutions Of Higher Education In Florida, Carol L. Zeiner Jul 2004

Monetary And Regulatory Hobbling: The Acquisition Of Real Property By Public Institutions Of Higher Education In Florida, Carol L. Zeiner

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Florida's Revised Commercial Paper Law: The Consumer's Dilemma, Linda F. Stamper Oct 1993

Florida's Revised Commercial Paper Law: The Consumer's Dilemma, Linda F. Stamper

University of Miami Business Law Review

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