Pedro v. Equifax, Inc.,Case No. 16-13404 (11th Cir. 2017).
It is not objectively unreasonable for a credit reporting agency to interpret section 1681e(b) of the Fair Credit ReportingAct, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., to permit reporting an account for which a consumer is an authorized user.DNJS Holdings v. Pet Doctors Operating, LLC, Case No. 1D16-5859 (Fla. 1st DCA 2017).
Certiorari may be granted to compel discovery when not giving discovery would eviscerate the petitioning party’s trial court case.Omes v. Ultra Enterprises, Inc.,Case No. 3D16-338 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017).
A shareholder loses all rights as a shareholder pursuant to Florida Statute section 607.1323(1) and is only entitled to the value of their shares once the shareholder deposits their certificates, or in the case of uncertificatedshares, returns the executed forms.Garcia v. Christiana Trust,Case No. 3D16-735 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017).
A general reservation of jurisdiction in a final judgment typically reserves jurisdiction for deficiency judgments only; retention of jurisdiction for other reasons must be specifically reserved.Ira Scot Silverstein, LLC v. Kube,Case No. 3D17-1022 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017).
A law firm’s retention information (fee agreements, checks, affidavits, etc.) in lawsuits unrelated to the present lawsuit are protected by the Litigation Privilege and need not be produced.Law Offices of Herssein and Herssein, P.A. v. United Services Automobile Association, Case No. 3D17-1421 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017).
A “Facebook friendship” between a judge and a lawyer does not signify a true friendship, and is not, without more, sufficient to disqualify the judge from pending case where the Facebook friend is one of the lawyers.Llano Financing Group, LLC v. Yespy, Case No. 4D16-2007 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017).
Assignment of a note and mortgage does not automatically assign third party negligence claims arising out of the note and mortgage.Victorville West Limited Partnership v. The Inverrary Association, Inc., Case No. 4D16-2266 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017).
A restrictive covenant will be enforced despite changed conditions if the restriction was for the benefit of and continues to benefit the dominant estate.