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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Bruce,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Another example of legislative
sausage. We have to look at the silver lining so long as they are not
going to listen to us, being the opportunity to litigate what the statute
means. I know that this is an opportunity that we would have preferred to
not have, but …<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>So who is filing the bill next
year to eliminate economic damages against individual lawyers and doctors?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";
color:#215868'>Larry R. Leiby, Esq.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Malka
& Kravitz,
P.A.
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>1300
Sawgrass Corp. Pkwy., Suite 100<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Ft.
Lauderdale, FL 33323<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Phone: 954-514-0984<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Fax:
954-514-0985 e-mail: leiby@mkpalaw.com<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Board Certified in Construction Law<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Fla. Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Civil Mediator<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Member, Leiby Alexander Brandt ADR Group, LLC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Member, JAMS Global Engineering and Construction
Panel
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org
[mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bruce
Partington<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 26, 2013 1:14 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Roberts, Hardy L.; Construction Law Discussion<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [CLC-Discussion] SB 286 - Limitations on Individual Design
Professional Liability<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Since we’ve all been
thoroughly studying this for the last 25 hours (and busily forwarding it to all
our design professional clients and those who contract with them), it seems to
me that there is a conflict or ambiguity within the bill (or at least one).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>On the one hand, it seeks to
limit the individual responsibility of licensees who are acting as the agent or
employee of a “business entity” -- but then includes within the
definition of “business entity” both traditional liability limiting
entities, but also “partnership, limited partnership, proprietorship, . .
. .[and] self-employed individual.” It seems to me that the statute
can’t do much good in those instances due to the inherent liability under
those other forms. In other words, a sole proprietor who would be
personally liable for ALL debts and obligations of the proprietorship would
seem still to be liable since a proprietor does not employ himself or herself,
and cannot be his/her own “agent.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Or, would the statute be
construed to essentially eliminate claims for “solely economic”
damages against design professionals? It’s not written that way,
but that would seem the only alternative construction that would give some
meaning or value to partnerships, sole proprietorships, and “self
employed individual.” But, given that this elimination of economic
damages claims would have to be <u>inferred</u> run afoul of the access to
courts provision of the Florida Constitution (despite the staff
analysis). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I’d welcome the thoughts
of others on this and any other issues on the bill.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#0000A0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#0000A0'>Bruce D.
Partington</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Clark</span><span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Partington</span><span
style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a
href="mailto:bpartington@cphlaw.com"
title="blocked::mailto:bpartington@cphlaw.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>bpartington@cphlaw.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Direct:
850-432-1399</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Fax:
850-432-7340</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'>*Board
Certified in Construction Law</span></i><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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[mailto:clc-discussion-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Roberts,
Hardy L.<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 25, 2013 11:03 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Construction Law Discussion'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CLC-Discussion] SB 286 - Limitations on Individual
DesignProfessional Liability<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>CLC’ers,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>For your information, I understand Governor Scott signed the
attached bill into law yesterday.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Hardy<o:p></o:p></p>
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