Legal Opinion

Cat Cay Yacht Club, Inc. v. Diaz

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 30, 2019No. 3D18-2368PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSalter, J.

*1073Cat Cay Yacht Club, Inc. ("CCYC"), and fourteen current and former members of CCYC's board of directors1 (collectively, the "Director Defendants"), petition the Court to issue a writ of certiorari quashing a circuit court order granting a motion by Manuel C. Diaz ("Diaz") for leave to file a fifth amended complaint adding claims for punitive damages to his lawsuit. The underlying lawsuit, commenced in 2012, involves allegedly improper actions taken to oust Mr. Diaz from a private social and recreational club in the Bahamas.

Concluding that the order authorizing amendment to add claims for…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Allstate Ins. Co. v. LangstonSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
  2. Globe Newspaper Co. v. KingSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
  3. Bistline v. RogersDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
  4. McCune v. WilsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1970
  5. Everglades Protective Syndicate, Inc. v. MakinneyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980

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