Suarez Trucking FL Corp. v. Souders
The Florida Supreme Court resolved a conflict between the Second and Fourth DCAs over whether a timely filed written notice of acceptance under section 768.79(4) forms a binding settlement contract. Holding that the filed, unqualified acceptance created a binding settlement agreement, the Court rejected the Second District's view that the acceptance must recite the offer's terms or be effected by performance, and quashed the decision below while leaving breach and remedy issues (regarding naming the workers' compensation lienholder as a payee on the settlement check) for remand.
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