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By Christopher DeCort On April 27, 2023, the Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion in which it further amended Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.530 to require motions for rehearing to preserve for appeal challenges based upon a trial court’s “failure to make required findings of fact” (rather than “the sufficiency of trial court’s findings”). The...Read More

Dennis LeVine, Brock & Scott, PLLC Fraud by auto repair shops and towing companies cause lenders to lose their liens on vehicles and incur multi-million-dollar losses.   In 2019, the Florida Legislature significantly amended the vehicle repair shop lien statute to address rampant fraud in Florida by vehicle repair shops.  This effort began with a letter from...Read More

By Michael Kolcun, Adams and Reese LLP In a case of first impression, SE Property Holdings, LLC v. Welch, __ F.4th __, 2023 WL 2878735 (11th Cir. April 11, 2023), the Eleventh Circuit held that the “catch-all” remedies provision in the Florida Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (“FUFTA”), Fla. Stat. § 726.101 et seq., neither allows...Read More