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Fla. 3d DCA·
2025-12-03
The trial court erred by dismissing the complaint without performing the burden-shifting analysis required under Venetian Salami Co., failing to consider evidence submitted by the parties, and denying the plaintiff an opportunity to amend the complaint. On remand, the court must
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Del. Ch.·
2025-11-19
The Court of Chancery dismissed Darren's counterclaims and crossclaims for breach of fiduciary duty, civil conspiracy, and aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty. The Court found that Darren's own conduct in orchestrating and facilitating the invalid trust decanting preclud
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-11-05
The court held that the plaintiff failed to sufficiently plead claims for race-based discrimination under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1982, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, as the allegations primarily focused on disability discrimination.
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Del. Ch.·
2025-10-31
The court granted the plaintiffs' motion for an antisuit injunction, enjoining the defendant from prosecuting her claims in New York. The court found that valid Delaware forum selection clauses in the corporate charter and financing agreements required the defendant to litigate h
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Del. Ch.·
2025-10-21
The Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed the plaintiff's amended complaint, finding that the fraud and aiding and abetting fraud claims were time-barred due to the statute of limitations. The court also dismissed the gross negligence claim, characterizing it as a derivative claim
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-10-16
The court held that the defendant's motion for sanctions was premature because it was filed before the court had substantively ruled on the sufficiency of the plaintiffs' claims.
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Del. Ch.·
2025-10-05
The court denied the plaintiff's motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) enjoining the closing of a stock-for-stock merger. The court found that the plaintiff failed to demonstrate a colorable claim, imminent irreparable harm, or that the balance of equities favored granti
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-09-11
The court recommended granting default judgment on breach of contract claims against the LLCs and the guarantor, but denied default judgment on fraud, conspiracy, aiding and abetting fraud, and declaratory judgment claims.
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Fla. 6th DCA·
2025-09-05
Summary judgment was improper because sufficient evidence existed from which a rational jury could infer that defendants induced Joseph Levy to breach his contract and business relationship with plaintiff and that Levy's breach of fiduciary duty proximately caused plaintiff's dam
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-09-04
Benessere Investment Group and ARC Global Investments II sued Eric Swider, Alexander Cano, and Renatus Advisors for hacking into their computer systems and misappropriating confidential information about DWAC (a SPAC merging with Trump Media), which Swider allegedly used to orche
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Del. Super. Ct.·
2025-08-28
The Delaware Superior Court denied the motion to dismiss claims for fraud in the inducement, indemnity, and declaratory judgment, finding them sufficiently pleaded. However, the court granted the motion to dismiss claims for aiding and abetting fraud and civil conspiracy, applyin
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11th Cir.·
2025-08-28
The Eleventh Circuit held that the buyers' unilateral decision to hire a Florida lawyer did not establish purposeful availment by the sellers, thus precluding personal jurisdiction in Florida for pre-deal conduct.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-08-21
The court held that the arbitration clause in the settlement agreement applies to the claims in this action, including those against new defendants, and therefore proceedings in this court must be stayed.
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11th Cir.·
2025-08-12
Timothy Buchanan was convicted of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, possession of identification documents, possession of forged securities, aggravated identity theft, and possession of stolen mail in connection with a check-cashing fraud scheme in which he served as the person wh
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Del. Ch.·
2025-07-18
The Court of Chancery granted Elon Musk's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and granted the other defendants' motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. The court found that the plaintiff lacked standing to assert contract claims under the merger agreement
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-15
The court held that Counts IV (defamation) and V (aiding and abetting) were improperly pleaded as shotgun pleadings and dismissed them without prejudice, while denying dismissal for other counts.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-07-09
Deltec Bank & Trust Limited sought a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to freeze approximately $20.7 million in funds held by Ibanera LLC and its CEO Michael Carbonara, which Deltec had transferred to Ibanera under a Processing Services Agreement for cross-bo
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11th Cir.·
2025-07-08
The court held that the sellers did not have sufficient minimum contacts with Florida to establish personal jurisdiction, as the buyers' use of a Florida lawyer was unilateral activity and did not constitute purposeful availment by the sellers. The court also affirmed the dismiss
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Del. Ch.·
2025-07-03
The Court of Chancery converted the defendants' motion to dismiss under Rule 23.1 into a motion for summary judgment on the discrete issue of director Schorr's independence, allowing for discovery. The court stayed consideration of the Rule 12(b)(6) motion pending the resolution
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-30
The court held that Plaintiff failed to state claims for federal and Florida RICO, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty due to pleading deficiencies, but negligence and conversion claims survive because the Payment Services Agreements
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-06-25
The court held that it has subject matter jurisdiction over the state law claims because diversity jurisdiction existed at the time of filing and/or supplemental jurisdiction is appropriate as the state law claims arise from the same nucleus of operative facts as the federal clai
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-20
The court held that the subpoena for bank records was relevant and proportional, and that defendants' objections regarding trade secrets and HIPAA were not grounds to quash.
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Del.·
2025-06-17
The Delaware Supreme Court reversed the Court of Chancery's judgment, holding that the acquirer, TransCanada, did not aid and abet the sell-side fiduciaries' breaches of fiduciary duty. The Court found that TransCanada lacked the requisite "actual knowledge" of both the target co
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Del. Ch.·
2025-06-11
The Court of Chancery properly dismissed the plaintiff's claims for breach of fiduciary duty and aiding and abetting. The claims arising from alleged misconduct predating the defendants' tenure on the board were time-barred. Furthermore, the plaintiff's attempt to recharacterize
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Del. Ch.·
2025-06-03
The Court of Chancery granted in part and denied in part the defendants' motions to dismiss. The court found that plaintiffs adequately alleged non-exculpated claims for breach of fiduciary duty against conflicted directors and officers regarding the sale process, thus denying di
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-27
A federal district court ruled on cross-motions for summary judgment in a RICO class action against Global e-Trading and its former executives for their alleged participation in a scheme to defraud consumers who purchased diet pills through a fraudulent merchant called Brightree.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-05-23
The court granted in part and denied in part the motions to dismiss, finding it had jurisdiction and that the litigation privilege was inapplicable, while dismissing some claims with leave to amend.
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Del. Ch.·
2025-05-21
The Delaware Court of Chancery denied summary judgment on claims for specific performance and injunctive relief, finding that the plaintiff had adequate remedies at law. The court also declined to rule on the declaratory judgment claim, electing instead to stay the remaining issu
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Del. Ch.·
2025-05-14
The court issued an order implementing a constructive trust remedy, resolving disputes over its scope and operation. The court declined to restrict defendants' ability to sell equity, excluded management fees from 'Proceeds' absent evidence of unfairness, and clarified that distr
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-05-07
The court held that the plaintiff failed to sufficiently plead actual knowledge and substantial assistance for its aiding and abetting claims against the bank.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-04-21
The court held that the first-to-file rule applies, and the case should be transferred to the Southern District of Florida.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-04-16
The court granted in part and denied in part the motion to dismiss, dismissing Counts V and VI without prejudice for failing to plead independent tort damages and meet Rule 9(b) particularity, but allowing Plaintiff to amend.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-04-08
Jaden Rashada sued University of Florida football coach William Napier, NIL director Marcus Castro-Walker, booster Hugh Hathcock, and Velocity Automotive Solutions for fraudulently inducing him to commit to the university with promises of a $13.85 million name, image, and likenes
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Del. Ch.·
2025-04-03
The Court of Chancery granted defendants' motions to dismiss claims alleging breach of fiduciary duty by a controller or control group, finding plaintiffs failed to adequately plead such status. However, the court converted the remaining claims, alleging disclosure deficiencies i
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-31
The court denied defendants' post-trial motions, finding sufficient evidence supported the jury's verdict on damages and claims of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference, and aiding and abetting.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-27
The court held that the petitioner's counsel provided effective assistance and that his guilty plea was knowing and voluntary, despite claims of inadequate advice regarding sentencing.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-26
The court held that Expect Quest, LLC, a Florida citizen, must be aligned as a defendant due to antagonism between its managing members, destroying diversity jurisdiction.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-03-24
The court adopted the magistrate judge's report and recommendation, denying the defendant's motion to dismiss.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-03-13
The court adopted the magistrate judge's report, granting in part and denying in part motions to dismiss, and dismissing several counts of the amended counterclaims.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-04
The court granted Epic's motion to compel arbitration and granted in part and denied in part Sony's motion to compel arbitration.
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Del. Ch.·
2025-02-18
The Delaware Court of Chancery granted the defendants' motion to dismiss, holding that the business judgment rule applied because the merger was approved by a fully informed, uncoerced vote of disinterested stockholders. The court found that the plaintiff failed to adequately ple
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Del. Ch.·
2025-02-18
The Court entered an Order Granting Constructive Trust, establishing a constructive trust over "Proceeds" received by the defendants. The order defines key terms, outlines payment obligations to a court-appointed trustee, specifies how proceeds will be disbursed to plaintiffs, an
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Del. Ch.·
2025-02-13
The Court granted in part and denied in part the defendants' motion to dismiss. The court found that the plaintiff stated a claim for breach of contract regarding the exclusion of its board member from the Special Committee under Section 6.3 of the Partnership Agreement. However,
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Fla. 1st DCA·
2025-02-12
Evidence was sufficient to support Clark's first-degree murder conviction under theories of both principal to premeditated murder and felony murder, even absent direct evidence that Clark fired the fatal shots. Clark's presence at the scene, his flight with the shooter, and his p
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Del.·
2025-01-21
The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Chancery's judgment, holding that the Special Litigation Committee (SLC) properly withheld interview memos based on work product protection, as Zapata review did not apply when the SLC returned the litigation to the plaintiffs. The
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-01-03
The court held that all of the plaintiff's tort claims are barred by Florida's independent tort doctrine because they are not independent of the breach of contract claim.
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Del. Super. Ct.·
2025-01-02
The Court held that the Keippel action was covered by the 2018-2019 insurance policy because it was filed within that policy period and was not interrelated with prior actions. The Court further held that the Belin action was not covered by either the 2017-2018 or 2018-2019 polic
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Del. Ch.·
2024-12-02
The court held that former officers April Anthony, Luke James, and Chris Walker breached their fiduciary duties of loyalty to Encompass by usurping corporate opportunities, soliciting employees, and misappropriating confidential information to form a competing business. The priva
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Fla. 4th DCA·
2024-11-27
Punitive damages are barred under the independent tort doctrine when the alleged tort claims and their damages are not independent, separate, and distinct from the underlying breach of contract claims. The court reversed the trial court's order allowing Everlong to proceed with a
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S.D. Fla.·
2024-11-19
The court held that Plaintiff failed to plead facts showing Citibank had actual knowledge of the Ponzi scheme, thus dismissing the aiding and abetting claims, but plausibly pleaded a claim for unjust enrichment.