Yellowfin Yachts, LLC v. Carl Austin Rosen
In a boat-purchase fraud and FDUTPA suit, the trial court granted the buyer leave to add a punitive damages claim based on a proffer that the manufacturer concealed a sea-trial grounding, made inadequate repairs, delivered an unfit vessel, and demanded full payment under false pretenses. The Third DCA affirmed on non-final review, holding the trial court properly relied exclusively on the plaintiff's proffer and viewed it in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, notwithstanding the defendant's competing proffer.
Key facts
- Buyer Carl Austin Rosen sued boat manufacturer Yellowfin Yachts for fraud and violations of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act relating to the purchase of a yacht.
- Trial court granted Rosen leave to amend his complaint to add a punitive damages claim based on allegations that Yellowfin concealed a sea-trial grounding, made inadequate repairs, delivered an unfit vessel, and demanded full payment under false pretenses.
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Why it matters
One of the first district court applications of the Florida Supreme Court's 2026 Perlmutter decision, confirming that the section 768.72(1) gatekeeping inquiry is non-adversarial in the evidentiary sense: a defendant's… — full analysis with a trial
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