Morgan v. Sundance, Inc., Case No. 21–328 (2022).
Federal courts interpreting the Federal Arbitration Act cannot add additional conditions to the Federal Arbitration Act, and accordingly, may not require a showing of prejudice to establish a party waived its right to arbitrate.
Laboratory Corporation of America v. Davis, Case No. SC19-1923 (Fla. 2022).
The Workers’ Compensation Act does not eliminate the right of parties to sue medical providers under the Act for violation of the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act.
Shim v. Buechel, Case No. SC21-249 (Fla. 2022).
A trial court may order a defendant over whom it hasin personam jurisdiction in proceedings supplementary under Florida Statute section 56.29to act on foreign property pursuant to the section 56.29(6).
In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.442, Case No. SC21-277 (Fla. 2022).
Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.442 isamended to exclude conditions regarding nonmonetary terms other than voluntary dismissal of all claims with prejudice or any other nonmonetary terms permitted by statute.
Koung v. Giordano, Case No. 1D20-724 (Fla. 1st DCA 2022).
A pre-existing statutory obligation is not a per se condition of a settlement agreement and failure to comply with the statutory obligation does not vitiate the settlement agreement.
Mongelli v. Florida Health Sciences Center, Inc., Case No. 2D21-3577 (Fla. 2d DCA 2022).
A trial judge’s referral of a party’s counsel to the local professionalism panel forassistance in anger management and counseling inprofessionalism does not create a “well-founded fear” in the party represented by counsel they would not receive a fair and impartial trial.
Lecorps v. Star Lakes Association, Inc., Case No. 3D21-2195 (Fla. 3d DCA 2022).
The board of directors of a seventeen-buildingconsolidated condominium association may order a special assessment against all unit owners for the reconstruction of one building destroyed by fire and is not required to limit the assessment to the unit owners of the destroyed building.
District Advisory Board of The Southern Florida District, Church of The Nazarene, Inc. v. Centro de Alabanza Oasis West Palm Beach, Inc., Case No. 4D21-756 (Fla. 4th DCA 2022).
The Ecclesiastical Doctrine prevents a court from intervening in the internal church decisions of a hierarchical church, including questions regarding real estate.
Massage Envy Franchising, LLC v. Doe, Case No. 5D20-1794 (Fla. 5th DCA 2022).
An agreementto arbitrate disputes is enforceable even if the arbitration provision is contained in electronic intake forms with which the user agreed through “clickwrap.”