Legal Opinion
Mukamal v. Marcum LLP
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 12, 2017No. 17-0104PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLuck, J.
Barry E. Mukamal, a former partner at accounting firm Marcum LLP,' sued his old firm and its managing partner for fraud. Mukamal appeals the trial court’s nonfinal order staying the case and compelling him to arbitrate his fraud claim as required by his partnership agreement (and the amendments to the partnership agreement). We have jurisdiction, Fla. R. App. P. 9.130(a)(3)(C)(iv), 1 and affirm.
Factual Background and Procedural History
Mukamal, from 1997 to 2009, was a partner at the now-defunct accounting firm of Rachlin LLP. Marcum LLP, in 2009, merged with the Rachlin accounting firm, and…
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