District Court of Appeal of Florida

An order granting class certification in a class action complaint for claims arising from defendant's contractual undertakings related to the control of subterranean termites is reversed where plaintiffs' claims did not meet the requirements for class certification under either subsection (b)(2) or subsection (b)(3) of Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.220.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/30/2006
• Published 06/30/2006

Judges

• WALLACE, Judge.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Theodore R. Scarborough, Michael W. Davis, Constantine L. Trela, Jr., and Robert N. Hochman of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, Chicago, Illinois;  and Douglas B. Brown of Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, P.A., Orlando, for Appellants., Mark H. Ruff of Alvarez, Sambol, Winthrop & Madson, P.A., Orlando, for Amicus Curiae Florida Pest Management Association, Inc.


• For Appellees:
  
• David M. Caldevilla of de la Parte & Gilbert, P.A., Tampa, and J. Daniel Clark of Clark & Martino, P.A., Tampa, for Appellees.