Palm Beach Lover Sues For $2.2 Million Over Fraud & Herpes: April 1, 2015 4th DCA Case on Fraudulent Concealment

Uncategorized • Apr 2, 2015

Are you suing for fraud in Palm Beach? Did you know that in Florida law, there are many types of fraud? If you are involved in a fraud lawsuit in West Palm Beach consider reading this April 1, 2015 opinion on fraudulent concealment from the Palm Beach appeals court.

$2.2 Million Herpes Claim

The recent case of Lopez v. Clarke was just decided by Florida’s 4th District Court of Appeal.
This is the same appeals court Palm Beach which hears probate appeals and guardianship appeals Boca Raton.
This was “he said she said” case between two ex lovers
One sued the other asked asked the Palm Beach jury for $2.2 Million in damages
The plaintiff claimed the defendant gave her herpes
Herpes and millions? yes, herpes and millions
Note: this recent 4th DCA case whose opinion was just handed down yesterday after a jury trial appeal, is not a probate lawsuit Delray Beach; it’s a Florida fraud and battery case out of the Main Courthouse West Palm Beach
Here is a copy of the opinion if you want to read about this case, fraud law in Florida and fraudulent concealment: http://www.4dca.org/opinions/April%202015/04-01-15/4D12-3859.op.pdf

How do you prove fraud in a Palm Beach probate court?

Why would a probate litigation law firm Palm Beach care about fraudulent concealment?
Because in probate litigation Palm Beach Gardens, many times, one family member accuses another of not telling the other something
Of hiding something
It’s a real mystery
Let’s get beyond whether an heir at law owed another family member from Lake Worth in a probate lawsuit a duty to disclose
Fraudulent concealment is an intentional tort
It requires proving state of mind at the probate trial, that someone intentionally withheld something; intentionally lied
Your probate litigator Jupiter, Florida must demonstrate –prove at the estate trial — a knowing state of mind
Did someone tell you that mom died with no money when you asked for the money?
Did you ask to see a copy of dad’s will when he died in Boca Raton and someone tells you that dad did not have a will (but the will is in the that person’s possession and the entire estate Manalapan goes to you under dad’s will?)
Understand whether a fraud action exists in an inheritance lawsuit and if so what type of fraud it may be under Florida law. Can I sue for fraud in a Florida probate lawsuit Palm Beach County is an important question to ask your estate litigation law firm.