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Florida Court Holds Offer of Judgment Statute is Preempted in Actions under the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA)

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A Hillsborough County Court recently held that Florida’s offer of judgment statute, Fla. Stat. § 768.79, is preempted by the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (the “FCCPA”), Fla. Stat. § 559.72.  ...more

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Eleventh Circuit Says No to Mooting Class Actions with Individual Offers of Judgment

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Serving a Rule 68 offer of judgment for maximum individual statutory damages before the filing of a class certification motion was once a common strategy used to moot putative class actions alleging claims for violations of...more

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