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Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services v. Mendez
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 25, 2012No. Nos. 4D11-4644, 4D12-196PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGross, J.
This consolidated case concerns parallel class actions, in the Palm Beach and Bro-ward County circuit courts, over the destruction of citrus trees by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Two classes, comprising affected landowners in Palm Beach County (the Mendez class) and Broward County (the Bogorff class), filed suit against the Department and its commissioner. The gravamen of the complaints was their inverse condemnation claims. In final judgments, the circuit courts found the Department liable and awarded, in the Palm Beach
action, $19,222,490.52, and in the…
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