Legal Opinion

Robeson v. Melton

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 18, 2009No. 4D09-2552PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtStevenson, J.

McDonald’s USA, L.L.C., and Charles Robeson, defendants below (collectively “Defendants”), seek certiorari review of a non-final order, denying, in part, their motion to stay the proceedings in favor of a federal lawsuit, which McDonald’s previously filed against Keith Melton, Mark Watson, and Melton Management, Inc. (“the Melton group”). The order granted a stay in favor of McDonald’s, but denied the stay as to Robeson. Defendants challenge that part of the order that denied the stay as to Robeson. We grant the petition.

The federal action

The facts involving the two lawsuits are somewhat…

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