FT Investments, Inc. v. State Department of Environmental Protection

Appellant, FT Investments, Inc., seeks review of a final order of the Department of Environmental Protection finding appellant strictly liable for petroleum contamination on property purchased by appellant. Although conceding it did not qualify for the “innocent purchaser defense” under section 376.308(1)(c), Florida Statutes, because it knew of the petroleum contamination before it purchased the property, appellant argues it did qualify for the “third party defense” under section 376.308(2)(d), Florida Statutes, because the petroleum contamination was caused solely by the acts or omissions…