GUTTENBERG v. SCHOOL BD. OF BROWARD CTY.

No. SC19-487.

303 So.3d 518 (2020)

Frederic GUTTENBERG, etc., et al., Appellants, v. The SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

September 24, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen F. Rosenthal , Alissa Del Riego , and Dayron Silverio of Podhurst Orseck, P.A., Miami, Florida, for Appellant Frederic Guttenberg as Personal Representative of the Estate of Jaime T. Guttenberg.

Joel S. Perwin of Joel S. Perwin, P.A., Miami, Florida; and David W. Brill , Joseph J. Rinaldi, Jr. , and Chelsea R. Ewart of Brill & Rinaldi, Weston, Florida, for Appellant Andrew Pollack, as Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Meadow Pollack.

Tracy Considine of Tracy Considine, P.A., Jacksonville, Florida, for Appellant Shara Kaplan, as Co-Personal Representative of the Estate of Meadow Pollack.

Curtis B. Miner , Julie Braman Kane , and Patrick Montoya of Colson Hicks Eidson, P.A., Coral Gables, Florida, for Appellant Max Schachter, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Alex Schachter and Benjamin E. Wikander.

Robert M. Stein and Jeffrey A. Tew of Rennert Vogel Mandler & Rodriguez, P.A., Miami, Florida, for Appellants Philip and April Schentrup, as Co-Representatives for the Estate of Carmen Schentrup.

Daman Brody of The Brody Law Firm, LLC, Miami Beach, Florida, for Appellants Martin Duque and Daisy Anguiano, as parents of Martin Duque.

Michael A. Haggard , Christopher Marlowe , and Todd J. Michaels of Haggard Law Firm, P.A., Coral Gables, Florida, for Appellants Manuel Oliver and Patricia Padauy, as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Joaquin Oliver, and Stacy Lippel and Linda Beigel, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Scott Beigel.

Stuart Z. Grossman , Alex Arteaga-Gomez , and William P. Mulligan of Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen, Coral Gables, Florida, for Appellants Ashley Maria Baez, a minor, by and through her parents and natural guardians, Katherine Baez and Juan David Baez; Isabel Chequer, a minor, by and through her parents and natural guardians, Gabriela Chequer and Amin Chequer; Anthony and Jennifer Montalto, as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Gina Rose Montalto; and Kong Feng Wang a/k/a Jacky Wang and Hui Ying Zhang a/k/a Linda Wang, as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Peter Wang.

Barbara J. Myrick , Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and Eugene K. Pettis and Debra P. Klauber of Haliczer, Pettis & Schwamm, PA, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for Appellee.

Philip M. Burlington and Adam Richardson , Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A., West Palm Beach, Florida, for Amicus Curiae Florida Justice Association.

Bob L. Harris , James J. Dean , and Cameron H. Carstens of Messer Caparello, P.A., Tallahassee, Florida, for Amici Curiae Panhandle Area Educational Consortium, Calhoun County School Board, Franklin County School Board, Gadsden County School Board, Gulf County School Board, Holmes County School Board, Jackson County School Board, Jefferson County School Board, Liberty County School Board, Madison County School Board, Taylor County School Board, Wakulla County School Board, Walton County School Board, Washington County School Board And Florida A&M University Developmental Research School.


We have for review a final judgment of the Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit in Menescal v. School Board of Broward County, No. CACE-18-009397 (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct. Dec. 20, 2018), which the Fourth District Court of Appeal certified to this Court as an appeal that requires immediate resolution by this Court because the...

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