Contract Terms, Appeals, Florida

Just Argued: Florida Supreme Court Tackles Property Law Shake-Up That Could Hit Property Owners and Developers Alike

Lowndes on 6/4/2025

This morning, the Florida Supreme Court heard RJ’s International v. Crown Castle, a high-stakes case poised to reshape how contractual terms in property agreements affect future landowners. The justices are weighing whether...more

Without Deciding Whether the 4th District Court Reached the Correct Result Under Fla. Stat. §627.7252(2)(a)4’s Actual Text, the...

Marshall Dennehey on 1/16/2025

Apex Roofing & Restoration LLC a/a/o Monica Williams v. United Auto. Ins. Co., Fla. 1st DCA, No. 1D2022-3990, October 2, 2024 - Prior to suit, USAA’s insured assigned her rights to Apex via an Assignment of Benefits (AOB)...more

Florida Preliminary Injunctions Must Merely Preserve the Status Quo

Shutts & Bowen LLP on 1/9/2023

In a recent case, Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal offered a reminder that the fundamental—and limited—purpose of a preliminary injunction is to maintain the status quo....more

Drawn-out negotiations over purchase agreement result in extensive litigation

Shutts & Bowen LLP on 10/11/2022

A recent case weighed the extent to which a purchaser was able to negotiate terms when exercising a purchase of property under an option in a lease. The litigation began when, after the tenant/buyer exercised its purchase...more

Understanding How Insurance Policy Conditions Apply When There is an Assignment of Benefits

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP on 10/21/2016

Florida first-party property insurers have seen a dramatic rise in assigned insurance claims. In the typical scenario, an insured assigns her rights to receive insurance proceeds from a loss to a contractor in return for the...more

Florida Court Confirms Substantial Compliance Standard Concerning Foreclosures

Carlton Fields on 10/6/2015

The Florida Second District Court of Appeal recently issued a long-awaited opinion in Green Tree Servicing v. Milam. Until this decision, the district courts in Florida had not spoken directly on the issue of whether strict...more