Our West Palm Beach probate litigation law firm is just blocks from the West Palm Beach courthouse on Dixie Highway. A recent business litigation case from the Main Courthouse in West Palm Beach just made it up to the Appeals Court for the West Palm Beach Courthouse: the 4th District Court of Appeals. If you are involved in a Palm Beach Lawsuit and believe there has been fraud on the court, you should consider reading this Palm Beach legal opinion.
Fraud on the Court is Serious Business in Palm Beach Litigation
- When a Palm Beach lawyer makes the allegation that there has been FRAUD ON THE COURT, they better do so lightly.
- FRAUD ON THE COURT is a very serious allegation
- You are basically telling the Palm Beach Court that someone, like a lawyer, or a party to the Florida lawsuit, lied to the court. Lying and FRAUD ON THE COURT stabs the heart of our Florida civil procedure and our judicial process. Serious business
Palm Beach Court Strikes Lawsuit
- In this July 9, 2014 opinion of the 4th District Court of Appeal, that fraud lawsuit saw the trial judge punish the appellant
- The appellant’s lawsuit, or complaint, was stricken: the Palm Beach judge issued an order striking the appellant’s answer and affirmative defenses to a counterclaim .
- This Palm Beach appeals case is important because it sets for the Florida legal standard for reviewing an order of a Palm Beach trial court dismissing a Palm Beach lawsuit for fraud upon the court
Here is a free copy of the Palm Beach appeals court legal opinion if you would like to read more about fraud on the court in Palm Beach lawsuits: http://4dca.org/opinions/July%202014/07-09-14/4D12-4300.op.pdf