Escambia County, Florida v. Whitesell-Green/Caddell JV, LLC, DLR Group, Inc.

Summary

The Florida First District Court of Appeal affirmed summary final judgment in favor of DLR Group, Inc. in Escambia County’s action involving the applicable professional standard of care for a design criteria professional under section 287.055(2)(k), Florida Statutes (2022). The court concluded that Escambia County failed to raise a material issue of fact showing that DLR Group breached the applicable standard of care.

Holdings

1. The circuit court's grant of summary final judgment for DLR Group, Inc. was affirmed.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the circuit court properly granted summary final judgment to DLR Group, Inc. where the applicable professional standard of care was that of a design criteria professional under section 287.055(2)(k), Florida Statutes (2022), and the appellant failed to identify a material issue of fact showing breach.

Disposition

affirmed