Archive for November 2022

Most contracts contain a forum selection clause.  Such a clause allows contracting parties, in the event of a dispute, to “agree in advance to submit to the jurisdiction of a given court . . . .”  Nat’l Equip. Rental Ltd. v. Szukhent, 375 U.S. 311, 315-16 (1964). A forum selection clause may be permissive, meaning…

With limited exception, an agency order must be final before the order can be appealed to a District Court of Appeal.  § 120.68(1)(a), Fla. Stat.  An order is generally considered final when the order resolves the substantive controversy between the agency and the party challenging agency action.  Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Auth. v. Metro. Dade…