SEC v. Spartan Securities Group, Ltd., Case No. 22-13129 (11th Cir. 2026).
Expert witness with 40 years of securities regulation experience, including service as NASDAQ chief regulatory officer and oversight of hundreds of NASD microcap fraud investigations involving transfer agents, possesses sufficient qualifications and reliability under Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993), to testify regarding transfer agent practices and their role in facilitating securities fraud, notwithstanding absence of peer-reviewed publications or formal academic credentials specific to transfer agent operations.
In re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.350 and 1.370, Case No. SC2024-0779 (Fla. 2026).
Amendments to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.350 and 1.370, effective April 1, 2026, require requests for production and requests for admission and responses thereto to be served on all parties in the case.
In re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.070, 1.430, and Form 1.902, Case No. SC2025-0582 (Fla. 2026).
Amendments to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.070 and 1.430, effective April 1, 2026, expand waiver of service methods to include registered mail as defined by Florida Statutes section 1.01 and require demands for jury trial to be filed rather than merely served.
Dascal v. In re: Dascal, Case No. 3D24-0733 (Fla. 3d DCA 2026).
Florida Statutes section 736.08135(2)(c) requires trust accountings to identify and value trust assets to the extent feasible but does not mandate valuation when not reasonably capable of valuation.
Capuzzo v. Joch, Case No. 3D25-0632 (Fla. 3d DCA 2026).
A residential lease exceeding one year executed in January 2020 without two subscribing witnesses violates section Florida Statutes 689.01(1) (2019) and is unenforceable.
Carmona Realty Group v. Fernandez, Case No. 3D24-2164 (Fla. 3d DCA 2026).
A broker earns a commission after procuring a willing, ready, and able purchaser at the listing price and terms; unsigned “Instructions to other agents” lack of consideration and constitute neither a valid contract for, nor a modification of, the exclusive listing agreement absent written amendment signed by the broker as required by Florida Statutes section 725.01. Moreover, the merger doctrine demands mutual reference between instruments before merger or incorporation can occur.
Beck v. North Broward Hospital District, Case No. 4D2024-1814 (Fla. 4th DCA 2026).
Informational notices required by statute do not create express written contracts sufficient to waive sovereign immunity under Pan-Am Tobacco Corp. v. Department of Corrections, 471 So. 2d 4 (Fla. 1984), and Florida Statutes Section 768.28(1).
