Legal Opinion

Claflin v. Claflin

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 28, 2016No. 3D16-2133Published

1Opinion of the CourtShepherd, J.

Catherine Claflin seeks a writ prohibiting further proceedings in this dissolution of marriage case, which she and her husband recently voluntarily dismissed. Prior to the voluntary dismissal, the trial court granted MSP Recovery Services, LLC, the *909right to intervene in the action to assert its claim to a portion of any equitable distribution to the wife of any interest in MSP Recovery. MSP Recovery contends that its claim as intervenor survived the voluntary dismissal of the case. MSP Recovery is incorrect.

As this Court stated in State v. Florida Workers’ Advocates, 167 So.3d 500, 505-06…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. ENVIRONMENTAL CONFED. OF SOUTHWEST FL., INC. v. IMC Phosphates, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  2. State v. Florida Workers' AdvocatesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015

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