Legal Opinion
Law Offices of Herssein and Herssein, P.A., Etc. v. United Services Automobile Assoc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 23, 2017No. 3D17-1421PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLogue, J.
The Law offices of Herssein and Hers-sein, P.A. (Herssein Firm) and Reuven Herssein, petition this court for a writ of prohibition to disqualify the .trial court judge below. We deny the petition. Although Petitioners raise three grounds, we write only to address the petitioners’ argument that the trial court judge .should be disqualified because the judge is a Face-book “friend” with a lawyer representing a potential witness and potential party in the pending litigation.
The Herssein Firm sued its' former client, United Services Automobile Association (USAA), for breach of contract and fraud.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- MacKenzie v. Super Kids Bargain Store, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1990
- In Re Estate of CarltonSupreme Court of Florida · 1979
- Sluss v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2012
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- Chace v. LoiselDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
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