JPay, Inc. V. Kobel, Case No. 17-13611 (11th Cir. 2018).
Whether the parties to a contract agreed to arbitrate the “gateway” issue of arbitrability is presumptively for a court to decide, but the parties may delegate that decision to an arbitrator in their agreement.
Abdulla Al Ghurair v. Zaczac, Case Nos. 3D16-2517; 3D17-1612 & 3D17-2014 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018).
Using writs of bodily attachment and the contempt power of the court to pressure a party to pay sums due under a settlement agreement is improper.
U.S. Bank National Association v. Rodriguez, Case No. 4D17-339 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018).
A stipulation regarding removal of documents from a court file cannot be interpreted to require original instruments to remain in the court file in perpetuity.
Avant Capital, LLC v. Gomez, Case No. 4D17-1014 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018).
Slight variations in the name of a company in legal instruments, including the omission of the word “Corporation” from an allonge, do not affect the validity of the instruments so long as the identity of the corporation can be established.