Boca Aviation v. Proskauer Rose

MISTRIAL

Trial
05/06/10 – 06/11/10

Summary

4-week legal malpractice jury trial.

Boca Aviation was a fixed base operator at Boca Raton Airport. Boca Aviation had a long-term lease on 45 acres, and was the sole provider of aviation services, including fuel, at Boca Airport.

When additional airport land became available, Proskauer executed lease amendments that attempted to secure Boca Aviation's position as sole fuel provider at the airport, but the local airport authority eventually brought in a competing fixed base operator.

Boca Aviation claimed that it had won the right to develop the remaining airport land itself, which would have secured its position as sole fuel provider, but that it lost its right due to Proskauer's handling of the lease amendments.

Proskauer asserted that Boca Aviation did not have a legal right to exclude a competing fuel provider, and therefore Proskauer was not responsible for the eventual loss of Boca's exclusivity.

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Outcome

Jury could not come to a decision. Therefore, the Judge declared a mistrial.

Case Information
Attorneys
Witnesses
Plaintiff
Defense
Judge
David Crow
Jurisdiction
15th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court
Palm Beach County Courthouse
Case Number
2006-CA-002732
Industry
Legal, Aviation
Practice Area
Malpractice, Real Property, Government Contracts
Plaintiff
Boca Aviation
Defense
Proskauer Rose
Expert Witnesses
Lay Witnesses

Sessions

MAY
6
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7
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10
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25
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26
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27
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MAY
28
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MAY
31
JUN
1
JUN
2
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Defense Witness(es)
30 Chapters
JUN
3
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4
JUN
7
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JUN
8
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9
JUN
11

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

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