TORPY, J.
The question presented in this shareholder derivative action is whether a plaintiff/shareholder, to have standing to prosecute such an action, is required to have continuous ownership of his or her shares throughout the pendency of the action. Our resolution of this issue requires that we construe Florida's "contemporaneous ownership rule," embodied in section 607.07401, Florida Statutes (2002). We conclude that continuous ownership is required. Therefore...
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