In this class action, the Plaintiff sued the City of Tampa over the constitutionality of the City’s Occupational License Tax. The Plaintiff then attempted to certify a plaintiffs class of all persons subject to the tax and a defendants class of all municipalities in Florida imposing the tax. The Trial Court certified each class and the municipalities appealed arguing… Read more
In this slip and fall case before the 4th DCA on a writ of certiorari, the 4th DCA overturned trial courts Order compelling the Plaintiff’s attorney from a previous lawsuit to produce his entire case file for an in camera inspection. The 4th DCA found that, per Rule 1.280(b)(1), Fla. R. Civ. Pro., inspection of… Read more
The Florida Supreme Court found that a joint offer of settlement cannot be conditioned on the mutual consent of all joint offerees. The case came before the Court after Attorneys’ Title served an offer of judgment on Plaintiffs Gorka and Larson. The offer was conditioned on the Plaintiffs mutual acceptance and neither party could independently… Read more
In this appeal of a contempt Order, Naseer obtained a final judgment in a civil lawsuit in the amount of $530,000. Following entry of judgment, and at the request of Nasser, the Court entered an Order requiring Neiman to appear before a special magistrate for examination into his property and assets. In response, Neiman, who… Read more