Legal Opinion
DFG Group, LLC v. Stern
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 24, 2017No. 4D16-2590PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWarner, J.
Appellant DFG Group challenges the trial court’s order approving a class action with appellee as the class representative in this litigation over alleged violations of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (“FDUTPA”) in connection with the purchase of mausoleum crypts. §§ 501.201-.213, Fla. Stat. (2012). Appellant claims that appellee lacks standing to be a class representative as it made no representations to him to give rise to any liability, and it is not liable for FDUTPA violations by its predecessor. We agree and reverse.
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