Two newly filed federal lawsuits claim that 10% sales commissions required by South Florida’s yacht broker industry are anticompetitive and violate antitrust laws. The claims follow an October finding ...

Yachts at the Fort Lauderdale, Florida boat show. Credit: Juerg/Adobe Stock Many South Florida boat brokers may be looking for lawyers after two federal class action lawsuits were filed in Miami, ...

Florida House CS/HB 5005, now under consideration in the Florida Legislature, would deregulate Florida’s strong and vibrant yacht brokerage industry by ending the Florida Yacht & Ship Brokers Act. The ...

"there is no scheme, no contract, no combination, nor a conspiracy," said one defendant of the antitrust litigation. Denison New Yacht Sales, LLC. and Denison Yacht Sales, Inc., a South Florida yacht ...

For Bill Sanderson, a yacht broker based in Palm Beach, juggling time zones is part of the job. “Right now I’m working on a deal for a 188-foot yacht that’s sitting in Holland,” he said. “There’s a ...

A ship broker has confirmed that his company is listing the decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bramble for sale. "It’s listed with my office in Fort Lauderdale," said Randy Kluge with the ...