Donald Trump enters the courtroom to testify in a civil case at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale brought by buyers of condos at Conrad Fort Lauderdale on Monday, March 10, 2014. Plaintiffs say they only bought because they thought Trump was the developer, but he pulled out of the project. Amy Beth Bennett, Sun Sentinel
The loser in a pitched battle with Donald Trump over a failed Fort Lauderdale condo tower gets another chance at a legal malpractice lawsuit against his attorneys.
The Third District Court of Appeal unanimously vacated a default judgment against would-be buyer Deer Valley Realty Inc., which had been ordered to pay Beck & Lee more than $208,000 for its work in the Trump case. The appellate panel also reversed a decision by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Jorge Cueto striking Deer Valley’s counterclaims against the law firm.
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