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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=black vlink=black><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>See Chapter 17 "Jury Instructions in Construction Cases", Florida Construction Law and Practice (Florida Bar CLE), Sixth Edition (2011).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Weintraub, Lee<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 18, 2012 11:12 AM<br><b>To:</b> RPPTL constructionlaw; jim@mccraelaw.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RPPTL-constructionlaw] Construction Defect jury instructions<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>The Construction Law Committee prepared a standard set of jury instructions. Gary Brown chaired the subcommittee that did that work and you can likely get a set from him.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse;border:none'><tr style='height:22.5pt'><td style='border:inset #003768 1.0pt;background:#E7DDBF;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt;height:22.5pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img width=100 height=100 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:~WRD000.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender. Becker & Poliakoff"></span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='border:inset #003768 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#E7DDBF;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt;height:22.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#003768'>Lee A. 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Please contact us at 954.364.6090 or via email at </span><a href="mailto:CARE@becker-poliakoff.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>CARE@becker-poliakoff.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><a href="http://www.floridaconstructionlawauthority.com/"><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Click here</span></strong></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> to subscribe to our complimentary Florida Construction Law Blog. </span><o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Fitzsimmons, Bob<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 18, 2012 11:09 AM<br><b>To:</b> RPPTL constructionlaw; jim@mccraelaw.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RPPTL-constructionlaw] Construction Defect jury instructions</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Does anyone have a set they are willing to share?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Also, can anyone identify a case stating that an owner is not entitled to a "perfect" building?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Thanks.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>