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TRIAL COURT ERRED IN GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATION’S MOTION TO AMEND ITS COMPLAINT TO ASSERT CLAIMS FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES AGAINST PROPERTY MANAGER BASED ON THE PROPERTY MANAGER’S FAILURE TO RETURN RECORDS  
Apr 02nd, 2024 in by admin

Phoenix Management Services v. Waterchase Homeowners’ Association, 49 Fla. L. Weekly D236 (Fla. 4th DCA Jan. 24, 2024): The case turned on the management company’s refusal to return association records to the association.  In order to amend to add a claim for…


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APPELLATE COURT REVERSES DISMISSAL FOR FRAUD ON THE COURT AND REMANDS TO ALLOW THE JURY TO CONSIDER THE CASE, BUT ONLY AS TO CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF DAMAGES. 
Mar 28th, 2024 in by admin

Goga v. Publix, 49 Fla. L. Weekly D233 (Fla. 4th DCA Jan. 24, 2024): The plaintiff slipped and fell at Publix and had seven months of medical treatment to her spine.   More than two years after her fall and more than a…


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