The Original Vero Beach Courthouse, 1937

This photo displayed at the offices of Gould Cooksey Fennell shows the Vero Beach Courthouse, now known as the Vero Beach Executive Center, as it appeared close to the completion of construction in 1937.  The land was provided by the …

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Posted in Historical Vero Beach Photos

Do children have “rights” to an inheritance from their parents?

The answer to this question invokes the important distinction between a “right” and an “expectation.”  Most people expect to inherit from their parents, but generally speaking no one has the right to inherit from their parents. A recent Florida case …

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Posted in GCF News, Probate Litigation Group

Who owns the Company Twitter page?

What seems like a simple question may, after all, not be that simple.  With the explosion of Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media sites, businesses have modified their marketing plans to take advantage of this new form of “connecting” …

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Posted in GCF News

Can Hospitals Avoid Responsibility for Mistakes Made by Doctors in Their Facilities by Calling them “Independent Contractors?”

The Fourth District Court of Appeal Offers Pleading advice to Practitioners. When Patients enter a hospital, their care is entrusted to any number of medical providers. When the care is provided by emergency room physicians, pathologists, hospitalists, anesthesiologists, and many …

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Posted in GCF News, Personal Injury Group

Supreme Court Upholds Arizona’s Employment Related Immigration Law

The Supreme Court recently announced its decision in Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting, a case that challenged Arizona’s 2007 immigration law that imposed new requirements on private employers.  Specifically, the law required employers to use the federal government’s electronic system, …

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Posted in Employment Litigation, GCF News

Circuit Court Enters Order Providing Relief Against High Cost of Obtaining Medical Records

How much should it cost to obtain copies of medical records so that they can be reviewed by the attorney of a patient who has a potential legal case?  In recent years, some medical providers have attempted to charge $1.00 …

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Posted in GCF News, Personal Injury Group

A day of vindication for GCF Client

A day of vindication for GCF client Barbara Maschi. For six years, she was told by Dr. George Blaine Lake and Indian River Medical Center that that they did nothing wrong by leaving a needle inside her pelvis. They also …

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Posted in Personal Injury Group

GCF Attorneys remember Billy Livings

Many GCF Attorneys and Staff members had the good fortune of knowing Billy Livings during his tenure at VBHS. His recent passing was a loss to our community.  GCF Attorneys David Carter, Brian Connelly and Todd Fennell pay tribute to …

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Posted in GCF News

Indian River Land Trust acquires 450 acres of Indian River Real Estate

Christopher H. Marine of GCF’s Real Property Group serves on the Advisory Board of the Indian River Land Trust.  In the last two years, the Land Trust has acquired nearly 450 acres of environmentally and culturally significant real estate along …

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Posted in Real Property Group

Indian River County Waterfront Transactions

Christopher Marine and Sandra Rennick of GCF’s Real Property Group each maintain a practice emphasis in transactions involving the acquisition and sale of waterfront estates on the ocean and the Indian River. Notwithstanding the flagging economy, this segment of the …

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Posted in Real Property Group