Legal Opinion
Bedwell v. Rucks
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 31, 2012No. 4D11-3532PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDamoorgian, J.
Appellants appeal the trial court’s order denying their motion to transfer venue.1 We reverse.
By way of background, Appellants are all individual accountants associated with the same accounting firm. Appellants joined a new accounting firm when their old firm voluntarily liquidated. Charles E. Rucks and Susan D. Rucks (“Appellees”) are clients of the former accounting firm who filed a professional malpractice complaint against it in Okeechobee County.
While the malpractice action was pending, Appellees filed a second complaint against Appellants and their new accounting firm alleging a…
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