ALDERWOODS GROUP, INC. v. GARCIA

No. 3D11-1497.

119 So.3d 497 (2013)

ALDERWOODS GROUP, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Osiris Holding of Florida, Inc., a Florida Corporation, d/b/a Graceland Memorial Park South f/k/a Paradise Memorial Gardens, Inc., Northstar Graceland, LLC, a Texas Corporation, Appellants, v. Reyvis GARCIA, surviving son of Eloisa Garcia, deceased, Ramona Johnson, surviving natural daughter of Robert Williams, Sr., deceased and Mercedes Woodberry, natural parent of Constant Gilbert, deceased, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

July 31, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kopelowitz Ostrow Ferguson Weiselberg Keechl and Robin Corwin Campbell , Fort Lauderdale; Gray Robinson and Ted C. Craig , Miami, for appellants.

Colson Hicks Eidson and Ervin A. Gonzalez and Patrick S. Montoya , Coral Gables; Greenspoon Marder and Neil W. Hirschfeld and Kenneth J. Sobel , Fort Lauderdale; Ross & Girten and Lauri Ross and Theresa L. Girten , Miami, for appellees.

Before ROTHENBERG, EMAS and FERNANDEZ, JJ.


EMAS, J.

Alderwoods Group, Inc., Osiris Holding of Florida, Inc. d/b/a Graceland Memorial Park South, f/k/a/ Paradise Memorial Gardens, Inc., and Northstar Graceland, LLC (collectively "Alderwoods"), former and current owners and operators of Graceland Memorial Park South Cemetery (the "Cemetery"), appeal the lower court's non-final order granting class certification. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

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