Legal Opinion
Odebrecht Construction, Inc. v. Secretary, Florida Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 6, 2013No. 12-13958PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
In this interlocutory appeal, the Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation appeals the district court’s order granting Odebrecht Construction, Inc. a preliminary injunction barring the Department’s enforcement of a Florida law known as the “Cuba Amendment,” 2012 Fla. Laws 196, § 2 (amending Fla. Stat. § 287.135). Broadly speaking, the law prevents any company that does business in Cuba — or that is in any way related to a company that does business in Cuba— from bidding on state or local public contracts in the State of Florida. See Fla. Stat. § 287.135(2)…
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