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		<title>Florida Officer-Director Liability for Business Torts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 15:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Schecter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Generally, a director or officer of a corporation does not incur personal liability for [the corporation&#8217;s] torts merely by reason of his official character; he is not liable for torts committed by or for the corporation unless he has participated in the wrong.&#160; Indeed, Florida courts have found that it is well established that an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Landmark Florida Supreme Court Decision: Florida’s Economic Loss Rule</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Tiara Condominium Association, Inc. v. Marsh &#38; McLennan Companies, Inc., the Florida Supreme Court held, in a five-to-two decision, that the economic loss rule is limited to products liability cases.&#160; Tiara Condominium Association, Inc. v. Marsh &#38; McLennan Companies, Inc., 2013 WL 828003 (Fla. Mar. 7, 2013).&#160;&#160; The case came to the Florida Supreme [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Relation Back Doctrine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The relation back doctrine set forth in Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.190(c) provides that an amended pleading relates back to the date of the original pleading when it arises &#8220;out of the conduct, transaction, or occurrence set forth or attempted to be set forth in the original pleading&#8230;&#8221; The rule allows amendments to relate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Standing: An Affirmative Defense to Mortgage Foreclosure</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To have standing to foreclose, it must be demonstrated that the plaintiff holds the note and mortgage in question. Mazine v. M &#38; I Bank, 67 So. 3d 1129, 1132 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011). &#160;The plaintiff must prove that it had standing to foreclose when the complaint was filed. McLean v. JP Morgan Chase Bank [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Breach of a Fiduciary Duty Claim May be Waived</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Band v. Libby]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A dispute arose between Band and Libby regarding the development and construction of a luxury condominium. Band, the managing general partner of the development and an attorney, contacted Libby to invite him to become an investor. Band and his former law firm had previously represented Libby on numerous matters. Libby made an initial investment of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Relief from Judgment under Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.540</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.500(b) provides that &#8220;[w]hen a party against whom affirmative relief is sought has failed to plead or otherwise defend as provided by these rules or any applicable statute or any order of court, the court may enter a default against such party.&#8221; In Yale Mortgage Corporation v. Blot, 3D12-1894 (Fla. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Re-weighing Evidence on Appeal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neha Dagley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Demida Miami Gardens, LLC v. Master Excavators, Inc., the appellants, Demida Miami Gardens, LLC and David Paul appealed a final judgment in the amount of $933,617.43 which was a result of an action to enforce a personal guarantee provided to Master Excavators by Paul.&#160; On appeal, two arguments were asserted: one, that the guarantee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treble Damages Not Assessed Against Representative Who Was Not a Party to the Contract</title>
		<link>http://schecterlaw.com/2013/03/01/treble-damages-not-assessed-against-representative-who-was-not-a-party-to-the-contract/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Schecter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Home Construction Management, LLC v. Comet, Inc., 4D11-4022 &#38; 4D12-21 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013), Home Construction Management, LLC. (&#8220;HCM&#8221;) and representative Abraham Omer appealed a final judgment and damage award for claims relating to providing unlicensed contracting services. HCM was contacted by Comet, Inc. (&#8220;Comet&#8221;) to complete the construction of a single-family residence in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aircraft Financing Commission Dispute &#8211; Implied Contract Theory</title>
		<link>http://schecterlaw.com/2013/02/22/aircraft-financing-commission-dispute-implied-contract-theory/</link>
		<comments>http://schecterlaw.com/2013/02/22/aircraft-financing-commission-dispute-implied-contract-theory/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neha Dagley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A contract implied in law, or quasi contract, operates where there Is no contract in place to provide a remedy where one party is unjustly enriched, and where that party received a benefit under circumstances that made it unjust to retain it without giving compensation.&#160; The plaintiff n Associated Leasing International Corp. v. Alpha Capital [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lack of Personal Jurisdiction &#8211; Breach of Contract Action by Broker for Failure to Pay a Commission on Aircraft Sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neha Dagley</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[contesting personal jurisdiction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Corporacion Aero Angeles, S.A. v. Fernandez, 69 So. 3d 295 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011), the plaintiff, Jamie Gaston Fernandez (&#8220;Fernandez&#8221;) brought an action for breach of contract arising out an oral brokerage agreement for the sale of a jet owned by Aero Angeles, a Mexican corporation (&#8220;Aero&#8221;).&#160; Fernandez claimed that he was not paid [...]]]></description>
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