RACI TASMAN, AN INDIVIDUAL AND DEAN TASMAN, AN INDIVIDUAL, HUSBAND AND WIFE
v.
LUZ M. JUSAKOS, AN INDIVIDUAL AND YANI JUSAKOS, AN INDIVIDUAL, HUSBAND AND WIFE

Fla. 6th DCA | 2026-03-20
No. 2024-1078
2026 FL 3009 Florida District Court of Appeal, Sixth District (2026) Positive Treatment

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Holding

A corporation or business entity member may maintain an individual action only upon showing direct harm and special injury to the member, or a special duty owed, rather than pursuing a derivative remedy.


Key Quotes

“Florida requires a direct harm and special injury to a corporation member, or a special duty owed, for a member to maintain an individual action compared to a derivative one”

Court's citation to Iezzi Family Limited Partnership v. Edgewater Beach Owners Association setting forth the standard for member actions

Facts & Procedural History

Raci Tasman and Dean Tasman initiated an action against Luz M. Jusakos and Yani Jusakos. The specific factual circumstances regarding the nature of th…

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Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Iezzi Fam. Ltd. P'ship v. Edgewater Beach Owners Ass'n, 254 So. 3d 584, 586 n.2 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018) (observing that "Florida requires a direct harm and special injury to a corporation member, or a special duty owed, for a member to maintain an individual action compared to a derivative one" (citing Dinuro Invs., LLC v. Camacho, 141 So. 3d 731, 738-41 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014))).

STARGEL, MIZE and PRATT, JJ., concur. Alan B. Taylor, of Alan B. Taylor & Associates, Professional Association, Orlando, for Appellants. Stephen E. Belle, of Stephen E. Belle, P.A., Orlando, for Appellees.


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