Flaig Ex Rel. Palmcrest Homes of Tampa Bay, LLC v. Sullivan

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Gunther Flaig filed a derivative lawsuit on behalf of Palmcrest Homes of Tampa Bay, LLC, against the respondents in this case. Similar claims to those underlying the five counts in the derivative suit were at issue in two other pending lawsuits. The parties in the three lawsuits, although somewhat overlapping, were not identical. After a hearing on a number of motions in this suit, the circuit court stated that “the claims being brought by Mr. Flaig are duplicative of other pending litigation. As long as that litigation is being prosecuted, this action is abated.” Flaig…