Legal Opinion
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v. Lewis
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 25, 2015No. 14-0277PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtLogue, J.
The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians appeals an order that dismissed its case and, in the alternative, granted summary judgment in favor of Guy Lewis, Michael Tein, and Lewis Tein, PL (hereinafter the Lawyers). We disagree with the dismissal but affirm the summary judgment.
The Lawyers represented the Tribe under its previous chairman. With the election of a new administration, the Tribe sued the Lawyers alleging counts of mal practice, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, fraud in the concealment, RICO conspiracy, RICO, theft, and conversion. Among other things, the Tribe claimed the Lawyers…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The Florida Bar v. GreeneSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
- Jose Luiz Ortiz-Barraza v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Smith v. BabbittCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Miccosukee Tribe of Indians v. CypressDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2013
- Miccosukee Tribe of Indians v. BermudezDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
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