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Florida Construction Defect Damages: Sabga, Vuletic, and the Date of Breach

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Two recent Florida appellate decisions, Bandklayder Development, LLC v. Sabga, and Vuletic Group, LLC v. Malkin, have clarified and reinforced a critical principle in Florida construction law: damages for construction defect...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Building Design Disputes – New Analysis of Direct v. Consequential Damages in Florida

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Are design professionals involved in your Florida project? If so, then you need to be aware of this newly decided case. The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, in Orlando, issued an Order on July 11,...more

Marshall Dennehey

General Contract May Be Entitled to Award of Attorneys’ Fees Against Subcontractor, Despite Jury’s Apportionment of Damages

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Babin Builders and Development Inc. v. Quinones, Fla. 1st DCA, No. 1D2022-4103, February 12, 2025 - For construction defect litigation, many times we are called into action to defend a subcontractor who has been included as a...more

MG+M The Law Firm

Florida Appeals Court Clarifies Timing for Damages in a Breach of a Construction Contract

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In the case of Bandklayder Dev., LLC v. Sabga, No. 3D23-1906, 2025 WL 15275 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Jan. 2, 2025), a Florida Appeals Court followed established Florida precedent holding that damages for a breach of construction...more

Segal McCambridge

Third DCA Reaffirms the Longstanding Playbook on Contract Damages

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Must damages be based on the cost of repair at the time of the breach? What is the time of breach? A recent Florida appellate case might have the answer to these questions. Bandklayder Development, LLC v. Sabga introduces key...more

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Recent Florida Court Decision Provides Important Lesson on Construction Defect Damages

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The recent Florida appellate case of Bandklayder Development, LLC v. Sabga provides an important lesson regarding damages for construction defects – that damages for construction defects must be proven based on costs of...more

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"Arbitration Agreements in Residential Construction Contracts," ActionLine Spring 2023

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Since July 2019, Florida has seen an influx of over 550,000 new residents, driven in large part by economic migration from other states. This population growth has been accompanied, at least until the third quarter of 2022,...more

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