Stein v. Marquis Yachts, LLC et al, No. 1:2014cv24756 - Document 19 (S.D. Fla. 2015)
Court Description: ORDER GRANTING IN PART MOTIONS TO DISMISS. Counts IV, IX, and X are DISMISSED without prejudice pursuant to Plaintiff's representations to the Court; granting in part and denying in part 6 Motion to Dismiss; granting in part and denying in pa rt 13 Motion to Dismiss. lf Plaintiff chooses to file an amended Count 1, he shall file an Amended Complaint, reflecting a1l rulings in this Order, by March 26, 2015. (See Order for full details.) Signed by Judge Patricia A. Seitz on 3/20/2015. (wc)
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U nde Fl i l w , antf a ld o le ua s e o he or ton r ct r or da a a con r c i i i f c r quie t s me ee e sasa e e scontac , i l ng a m u ua ta t mpled n a t e r s he a lm nt n xpr s r t nc udi t l i e t c r t Je s v Bynum Tr s r ,I ,l So. 1 1 , 1 ( a. t nt nt o ontac . nk an po t nc. 04 2d 2 7 224 Fl 1s DCA 21 2) 01 . . Furher t Ont ro Sa eofGoodsAc , fnesac r c ofs eas( c r c whe e t t , he a i l t dei onta t al $ onta t r by he a s le t a f s ... he pr ry i t goods t t buy f m one c i r ton.' Pr nc of e l r r ns er t ope t n he o he er or y ons de a i ' ovi e Ont ro Sal ofGoodsAc ,R. O.199 c S. 1( n) A rviw o tec mpli s o t t ai e t S. 0, . Ca .. e e f h o ant h ws ha 8 Pl ntf ha nota lged s fcintf c st e t bls acli unde eihe lw .5 Pl i ifhasnot ai if s le ufi e a t o sa ih am r t ra a ntf pld mut a s n wihM ar sf t pur ha e oft Ya htort tM a qui wa t e s l r of e ual s e t t qui or he c s he c ha r s s h ele t Ya hta t tPli tf wa t b r l f ct t c he c nd ha a n if s he uye . n a , he ompli doe nots aef o who ant s tt r m m Pl i ifpur ha e t Yac . l smpl al st tPli ifpur ha ed t Ya hta t prc a ntf c s d he ht t i y lege ha antf c s he c nd he i e f whi h i waspur ha ed. S eDE- a ! 9 1 .Ev ntkngt alg t nsi telg t s or c t c s e I t ! - 0 e a i he le ai n h ih mo t o f vor bl t Pl i if t c a a e o antf, he ompli doe no esabls t tPli ife e e i o ac r c wih ant s t t ih ha a ntf ntr d nt onta t t M a qui unde et rl w. Cons que l , Co n 1i d s se wih u prj ie Ho v r r s r ihe a e nty u t s imis d to t eudc . we e , g ve t tPli ifhasconc de t tOnt i 1 woul a yt t scl m , a r pl d c ai i n ha antf e d ha aro aw d ppl o hi ai ny e ea l m m us pl a t f c s ne es a y t s a e a c ai unde Ont r o l . t e d he a t c s r o t t l m r a i aw i. i Cou s1Ia #!.a eDimis d Wi Prj die nt I nd ( ! r s s e t eu c f '' h Bot Defnda ss e t dimist br c ofi ple wa r nt ofm e c ntbiiy h e nt e k o s s he ea h m i d ra y r ha a lt cams Countll(gans Maqui)a Coun V1l(gai tCaepilr.The ecli a a t li , l a i t r s nd t I a ns tr la) s ams ppe r o bebr htpurua t t Unior Co r ilCode( oug s nt o he f m mme ca UCC) Bot Defnda saruet tt e . h e nt g ha hes cli sm us bedim is be a et r a eno al ga i t tPl i ifi i prviy ofc r t am t s s ed c us he e r le tons ha antf s n i t ontac wih eihe De enda . t t r f nt Fl i doe notpe mi apl ntf t r cove e ono i l s f br c ofan i i orda s r t ai if o e r c m c os es or ea h mpled wa r nt i t a e eofprviy,e n i alo he elm e sofacli a epr s nt Br ph v ra y n he bs nc i t ve f l t r e nt am r e e o y . . Dai l r ys e Cor ,932 So. 27 , 27 ( a 2dDCA 2 0 ) s ealoOc n v Fo dMo o m e chr l r p. 2d 2 4 Fl. 0 5; e s a a . r tr Co,992So. 31 3 ( a.3dDCA 2008)( di t tprviyofc rcti r rdt . 2d 9, 25 F1 hol ng ha i t onta s equie o manti a a tonf bra h ofi idwar t) Thec an doesnotalgeprviyof i an n ci or e c mple rany . omplit le i t 5n hi r s I s e pons t t moton t dim isf f m non c e o he i o s s or ont onve e , Pl ntf c ede nins ai if onc s t tO nt i 1 w s ha aro a houl a y t t s c a m . d ppl o hi l i 9 c ta tbewee Pli ifand et De e nt Pli ifdoesnotal gea conta be we n on r c t n a ntf iher f nda , antf le ny r ct t e hi s l a Ca e pil ra , ass to a m e f nd t r la nd e ut bove Pl ntf ha f ie t ade t l pla an i id , ai if s a ld o qua ey e d mple c r c bewe n hi s l a M a qui. onta t t e m ef nd r s Furhe ,e n i Pli ifha a quael a lge a cai f br c oft i i d t r ve f antf d de t y le d l m or ea h he mple wa r nt ofm e c nt biiy, orda' UCC doesnota y i t sc s . Fl i s U CC applest ra y r ha a lt Fl i s ppl n hi a e or da' i o d r ns di be rng a a opra er l tont t ssa e' Fl Stt j6711 1 .Thei id l a a ons a i n ppr it e ai o hi tt a ' a. a. t .05() mple wa r y ofme c abiiy a iesa t tme ofs e.SeeFl . Stt j672. 1 (ttngt the rant r hant lt rs t he i al a a. 3 4 sai ha t war t ofmec ntbiiy(si i i aco r c frghegoods' s 1 '.Thes l oft rany rha a lt k mpled n nta t o t i l ae' ) ae he Ya htbe r no r ltont Fl i Bot t saea delver oft Ya htt plc i Ont ro. c a s e ai o orda. h he l nd i y he c ook a e n a i W hiePl ntf lt rvol a iym ove t Ya tt Fl i , s h a a ton by Pli tf doesnot l ai if a e unt rl d he ch o orda uc n c i a n if e t bls t nec s a yr a i t Fl i t ap y Fl i sUCC t t ta adi . sa ih he e s r elton o orda o pl orda' o he r ns on The e c am sm us as bedim is unde Ont ro' Sa eofGoodsAc , R . O .1 s li t lo s s ed r ai s l t S. 990,c. S. ( n.,whihonl per t i idwarnt camsa i tt s le oft goods nott 1 Ca ) c y mis mple ra y li gans he elr he , he non-elrma a tle.Ar r v.Whil CanadaLP ( ) 11 O. 3d 113, a. s le nuf ctr r o a rpool 2013, 8 R. par 3133 ( n.Ont C. ) Thus rgadls ofwhehe Fl i orOntro1w a i Co t 11a V11 Ca . A.. , e r es t r orda ai a pples uns 1 nd 1 mu tb d s se wihp eudc . s e imis d t rj ie ii i. CountP'sDimis d Wih Prjudie i s se t e c M a q smovest dim isCot V f rne i e pr tla lt M a qui as e t t t r ui o s s mt o glg nt oduc ibiiy. r s s rs ha und Ont ro l w t r i no c am f neg i ntm a a t eofnon- nge ousgoodswhe et er a i a he e s l i or lge nuf c ur da r r he pli ifs t i pur l ec antf usans e y onom i ha m and unde Fl i lw Pl ntf cli i ba r d b t c r r orda a ai irs a m s r e y he e nom i l sdoc r ne. Pl i ifr s co c os ti a ntf e pondst ti haspl t e e e sofa ne i nc c ai ha t ed he l m nt glge e l m unde Flrdal w. Ho ve , hever c e r le on by Pli ift s r oi a we r t y as e id antf o uppor t sa g e t hi r um nt 10 de onsr est tPl ntf ' cl i i ba r d by t e onom i l s r l . I Cur v M os c m tat ha ai i f s a m s r e he c c os u e n d . ai Fe tlz r LLC,39So.3d 1 1 1 ( a 201 ,t FlrdaSu e Cour notdt tt riie, 2 6, 223 F1. 0) he oi prme t e ha he e onomi l sdocrneba sc am sofneglge whe et de e c c os ti r li i nce r he f ndan i am a a t e o ts nuf cur r r dsrbut ofadee tvepr uc whih da gesis l butdoe no c epes lij yor iti or fci od t c ma tef s t aus rona nur da a t o he pr ry.Thus Pl i ifsne i ecli mus be dimi s d u rFl i m ge o t r ope t , antf ' glgenc am t s s e nde orda lw . a M a qui a s rst tdim is li as w ar ntd unde Ont ro lw , w hie Pl i ifas e t r s s e t ha s s a s lo r a e r ai a l a ntf s r s t tO nt r o l w doesnota y t t s c a m . M a qui i co r c t tOnt r o 1 w alo m a t s ha ai a ppl o hi l i r s s r e t ha ai a s nda e d s sa wi p eudc .l Ar r v Whil l n d L ( 01 ) 1 8O. 3 1 3 paa 1 6 imisl t rj ie n o a . r h poo Ca a a P 2 3 , 1 R. d 1 , r . 1 ( n. t C. )t OntroCour ofAppe c ude t td iyconsdeai ne t Ca On . A.,he ai t al oncl d ha s c pol i rtons gae r c zi a ca e ofa ton i neglg nc f di i i i val f a de ec i , none ogni ng us ci n i e e or m nuton n ue or f tve da r c um e pr nge ous ons r oduc . Pl ntf cl i f l s r y w ihi t ss t ton be us t' ai i fs a m als qua el t n hi iua i ' ca e Plitf do sno alg ij r o ham t oh rp o e t o l h r t teYa h .Th , an if e t le e n u y r r o t e r p ry, n y a m o h c t us Pli ifsne i nc ca m i,i e s nc ,acl m t t Yac wasnotworh wha Pl ntf antf glge e li s n s e e ai hat he ht t t ai if pa d f r i. Cons que l Pl i ifha no cl i unde O nt r o l w .The ef e, Coun V i i o t e nty, a ntf s am r ai a r or t s dimis dwihprj ce s se t eudi . '' % . Cou s# a nt ' ndM f'Dimis d Wi Prj ie T l: s s e t eudc z h Bot D ef nda sm ove t di m i sPl i if sFDU TPA c a m s Count Vl( i t h e nt o s s a ntf li , s agans M aqui)a XI(gans Cae pilr,be us Pli ifsc antdoesnotalgeunf ror r s nd a i t tr la) ca e antf ompli le ai de e i pr c i e t toc c ptve a tc s ha cuaed i Fl i . Fl i co t ha he d t tFD UTPA doesnot n or da orda ur s ve l ha a y t a tonst toc ur e outi ofFl i SeeM ilnni Communi i dr ppl o c i ha c r d sde orda. le um catons Fu l ntI c v Of eo tr e Ge e a s 61S 2 1 6 1 6 ( l . dDCA 2 0 ) slme , n . . hc fAt n y n r l 7 o. d 25 , 2 2 F a 3 o 0 0) Co sa Ph sca S r ie o o r Co ny I c v Ori, 6 S 2 7 8( a 4t DCA a tl y iin e vc s fBr wa d u t n . . t 7 4 o. d , Fl. h z 1 9 )(ttn t a FDUTPA i So teprt cino i -tt c n u r' Pl i ifas ert t t 9 9 saig h t s t r h oe t f n sae o s me s) antf s s ha f o . t co pl ntalege num e ousba a t i Fl i . Re r e sofwhehe t ti tue t a t l he m ai l s r d c s n orda ga dl s t r ha s r , he c ua lnguag ofCount VIa XIi c est tt FDUTPA cli sa eba ed on De e nt a e s nd ndiat ha he am r s f nda s' ale d f s r pr s nt tonsa t t c r c e itcsa qualt ofgoodsf s l a , des t lge ale e e e a i s o he ha a t rsi nd iy or a e nd pie kno ngofdef c si t goods De e nt plc t Ya hta e ne f s l . Thus, wi e t n he f nda s a ed he c nd ngi s or a e , Pl ntf sFDU TPA c a m s by t i own l ngua , ars outoft s l oft goods whi ai i f l i , he r a ge ie he a e he , ch oc ur e i Ca da notFl rda.The ea eno ale tonsa uta pr s l r pr en a i c r d n na , oi r r l gai bo ny e-a e e es t tons m a t Pli ifi Fl rda.Thus FDUTPA doe nota y t t e cai . Cons que l de o antf n o i , s ppl o hes l ms e nty, Co n sV1a dXl r ds se wihp eu ie u t n a e imis d t rj d c . v . Cat pil ' M oton i D e e ast CountVI er lars i s nid o I Catp il rs kst dim isCo V1 f br a h ofe e swara y bec us Pl ntf e la ee o s s unt 1 or e c xpr s r nt a e ai if hasf l d t a t c a c oft w a r nt t t c pl ntor i ntf t w a r nt i hi aie o ta h opy he r a y o he om ai de iy he r a y n s ale tonswih adeg e ofs c fciy. Pl i ifc r ty r ponds t t Fe r Rul of lga i t r e pe ii t a ntf or ec l es hat he de al es Ci lPr edur do notr r hi t a t c t war a y t t c pl ntand f t rr s vi oc e equie m o ta h he r nt o he om ai urhe e ponds t thehaspld t wa r nt a ist r swih s fce s c fc t . Pl i i fhaspl d i Cou ha e he r a y nd t e m t ufi int pe i iy a nt f e n nt Vl t tt Cae il re ne c m ewih a ex e sm a a t e ' wa r nt t unde t 1 ha he tp la ngi s a t n pr s nuf c ur rs ra y; hat r he wa r t Cae il rwa r quiedt dei re i t twe ef l ope ai l s worhy,a ran y, tm la s e r o lve ngnes ha r uly r tona , ea t nd feefom de e s t tunde t wa r nt Ca e pil wasr ponsbl f r parng, m ai t i ng, r r f ct; ha r he ra y t r lar es i e or e ii n a ni a r plc ngt Ya htse nes t tf o t tme ofpur ha et e nesha ha nume o nd e a i he c ' ngi ;ha r m he i c s he ngi ve d r us de e t ;t tPli tf s ntCae pil rnotc oft de e t ;a t t des t notc Ca e pil r f c s ha a n if e tr la i e he f c s nd ha , pie i e, t r la ha f l d t a qua el m a nt i , r i,o r plc t engi s Thes al ga i a e s tcint s aie o de t y i a n epar r e a e he ne . e le tons r ufi e t m e tt r r m e sofFe r Rul ofCi lPr e e 8, whi h r uiesats 'a pl n o e he equie nt de al e vi oc dur c eq r dhol nd ai t sae n o tecam s o n ta ge i e ildt rle . Plitf h sp e moet a us ttme t f h li h wig h t h ) s nt e o eif' an if a ld r h nj t t ' t ba e uns he r , uppo td elm e sofhi c am . Cons quen l , t m oton t di m i s CountV l i re e nt s li 6 e ty he i o s s ls de e ni d. A c r ngl i i co di y, t s O RDERED t hat: Count 1 I a X aeDI I s V,X, nd r SM SSED wihou prj cepurua t Pli ifs t t eudi s nt o antf r pr e ai t t Cour. e es nt tons o he t Dee d n M aq i Ya h s LLC' Moi nt DimisPlitf sCo lit( f n a t r u s c t, S to o s s anif mp an DE6 i GRANTED i pa ta DENI i pat 1s n r nd ED n r: a. The M oton t D i m i sf For m N on Conve e i DEN I . i o s s or u ni ns s ED The M oton t D i m i s f Fa l e t St t a Ca e ofA c i i i o s s or iur o a e us ton s GR AN TED asf l w s: olo Co n Ii DI M I u t s S SSED wih u p eu ie Plitf ma fl a to t rj dc . anif y ie n mne nded C o li he ca a l ge s fci ntf c st s a e a c a m f unt f n le uf i e a t o t t l i or br ac ofi pled conta unde t a i bl Ont r o o e h m i r ct r he pplca e a i r Ca di n lw .Fii a a e d cli wihouts fcintf c sor na a a lng n m nde am t ufi e a t lga s e l uppo t a l d t s nc i pur ua t Fe r Rul of r m y ea o a tons s nt o de al e Ci lPr e e 11 vi oc dur . Comt 11 V, n V1 r DI M I ED wihprj die t s 1, a d a e S SS t eu c . 6 ti nota r ntwhy Ca e pil di nota t h a c oft e es w a r nt t is 1 s ppa e t r lar d tac opy he xpr s r a y o t m oton pa r .Pr um a y,i woul ha i t wa r nt st mswe ei onsse wih t i pe s es bl t d ve f he ra y' er r nc it nt t he com pl nt' alegatons. ai s l i 3. 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