ZF Automotive US, Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd., Case No. 21–401 (2022).
Only a governmental or intergovernmental adjudicative body (i.e., not an arbitral body)constitutes a “foreign or international tribunal” under 28 U. S. C. §1782such that a district court may order theproduction of evidence “for use in a proceeding in a foreign or international tribunal.”
Echo River Sanctuary, LLC v. 21st Mortgage Corp., Case No. 1D21-1940 (Fla. 1st DCA 2022).
A personal property lien on a mobile home which is not perfected (either as a matter of fact or as a matter of law) is extinguished by foreclosure of a real property mortgage of the land on which the home sitswhen the mobile home is affixed to the land and becomes a fixture.
Phillips v. Lyons Heritage Tampa, LLC, Case No. 2D21-816 (Fla. 2d DCA 2022).
Civil rights claims arising under 42 U.S.C. §1983 are generally subject to arbitration under a broad arbitration provision; those claims that cannot be arbitrated (e.g., attorney’s fees) can be severed.
DecisionHR USA, Inc. v. Mills, Case No. 2D21-3468 (Fla. 2d DCA 2022).
An officer of a business entity whose Motion for Protective Order under Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.280(h)who establishes their position as a senior officer without personal knowledge of the issues in the case is entitled to certiorari relief.
International Village Association, Inc. v. Weiss, Case No. 4D21-537 (Fla. 4th DCA 2022).
A party is entitled to a limited award of “fees for fees” for re-establishing entitlement when the issue of entitlement was previously determined but the opposing party continues to contest entitlement.