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MB Law Group represents businesses, partners, and individuals in complex commercial litigation matters across Florida and New York. We handle disputes involving contracts, partnerships, and business relationships where the financial and operational stakes are significant.
The Contract Nobody Downloaded: When Online Terms May Bind a Business in NY or FL
A business may discover too late that a routine signup or checkout screen contains the clause deciding where, how, and whether a dispute can be litigated. New York and Florida courts still ask familiar contract questions: were the terms reasonably presented, and did the user objectively assent?
What Happens to Company Stock Awards in a Florida Divorce?
Part of a spouse’s compensation may be tied up in company stock that will not arrive for months or years. This article explains, in plain English, what restricted stock units and stock options are and why Florida divorce law may treat some of that future compensation as marital property.
The One-Star Rating Was Fake. What Can a Florida Business Actually Do?
A one-star review from someone your business cannot identify may be fake, mistaken, or protected opinion. Before threatening a lawsuit, preserve the evidence, use the platform's removal process, and test whether the review states a provably false fact that caused real harm.
Your Chatbot Is Not Your Lawyer: When AI Conversations Become Exhibit A
You asked an AI assistant how to move money, respond to a contract demand, explain a suspicious expense, or prepare for divorce. The conversation felt private. Then litigation began. Can the other side obtain it? Sometimes. The real questions are relevance, control, privilege, preservation, and proof.
Over Your Spouse. Obsessed With Your 3% Mortgage.
The chemistry is gone. The 3% mortgage still looks good. Can you keep the rate, buy out your spouse, and get their name off the loan? Before you fight for the house, make sure the exit actually works.
Four Years Off the Field?
A senior executive leaves for a competitor. In Florida, the first question may be which noncompete statute applies. Here is what businesses, executives, and hiring companies should know about the CHOICE Act.
The Marriage Is Fine. The Money Rules Are Not.
A business grows, an inheritance arrives, or hidden debt changes the picture. A Florida postnup can create new financial rules without treating divorce as inevitable.
Can You Divorce Your Spouse and Keep Your 3% Mortgage?
You may be ready to leave the marriage without giving up the mortgage rate. Here is how keeping the home, paying a buyout, and releasing an ex from the loan fit together in a Florida divorce.
READY TO GARNISH? NOT SO FAST. Why Due Diligence Comes First in Florida Collections
Won the judgment and ready to garnish? Not so fast. Florida garnishment can be effective, but the real strategy starts with verifying the judgment, the debtor, the asset, possible exemptions, bankruptcy status, and every deadline.
Can Child Support Be Included in a Prenup in Florida in 2026?
A Florida prenup can support thoughtful financial planning, but it cannot take away a child's right to support. Learn how child-support language may be treated and why attorney review matters.
The Bet Slip in the Divorce File: When Sports Wagers Become a Marital-Money Question
The game ended, but the wagering account still held deposits, withdrawals, open bets, and a tax trail. In divorce, sports betting can become a marital-money question—but a losing streak is not automatically legal “waste.” The evidence has to show what happened to the funds and why it matters under Florida or New York law.
Four Payments, One Divorce: The Buy Now, Pay Later Debt Hiding in Plain Sight
Four installments can feel smaller than one balance, until divorce requires every obligation to be identified. Buy Now, Pay Later loans may be scattered across apps, merchants, emails, and bank debits, making timing, purpose, authorization, and the remaining payoff central to the debt analysis.
The Midnight Renewal: Anatomy of a Contract That Rolled Over Without Anyone Noticing
The contract renewed at 12:01 a.m. Finance discovered it three days later. A missed nonrenewal deadline can lock a business into another term, but the outcome may depend on the notice clause, governing law, continued performance, and whether a state statute reaches the agreement.
After the Keys Go Back: Why the Commercial Lease Guaranty May Keep Running
The storefront is empty and the keys are back with the landlord. Then the owner receives a demand at home. A commercial lease guaranty may survive the tenant’s closure, surrender, assignment, or bankruptcy—and the outcome can turn on a few lines most owners never expected to matter.
Inside the Earnout Dispute: Who Controls the Post-Closing Math?
The sale closed. The founder handed over control. Then the earnout statement arrived—and the payout was nowhere near the number everyone expected. An earnout can bridge a valuation gap, but it can also leave one side controlling the business while the other waits for a formula to decide how much of the purchase price is still coming.
You Moved Out; But Your Location Didn't.
You changed homes. You changed routines. Then your former spouse mentioned the coffee shop you never posted, or your phone warned that an unknown tracker was moving with you. Separation can end a household without ending the digital permissions built during the relationship. Here is what Florida and New York law may care about—and what to preserve before changing anything.
The Marriage Is Over But Who Gets the Upgrade?
The bank accounts were disclosed. The retirement statements were exchanged. Then someone remembered the six-figure points balance, companion benefit, hotel certificates, and airline credits. Travel rewards can carry real value, but they are controlled by program terms, volatile redemption rates, and accounts that may be difficult or impossible to split
The Proposal Went Viral. The Wedding Didn't.
The proposal video is still online. The venue is canceled. The ring is not. Engagement rings are often treated differently from ordinary gifts because they are given in contemplation of marriage, but Florida and New York do not ask precisely the same questions, and the answer can change once the wedding actually occurs.
The Marriage Ended. But The Payments Didn't.
The purchase looked like four manageable payments. Then the marriage ended after payment one. Buy-now-pay-later debt can be scattered across apps, linked cards, and future autopay dates, making it easy to miss during financial disclosure and difficult to divide with a single sentence.
You Won the Lawsuit. The Money Didn't Show.
The order says you won. The damages are fixed. The deadline passes, and nothing arrives. A judgment may establish the debt, but it does not automatically locate assets, move money, or put a check in your hand. Collection can become a second strategy problem.
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