What is the process for filing a business litigation case in Florida? - Perez Mayoral

What Is The Process For Filing A Business Litigation Case In Florida? – Perez Mayoral

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00:00:00: The process for filing a complaint can vary depending on what type of dispute it is and what I mean by that is for example some type of commercial disputes that involve a contract have certain Clauses in the contract such as an arbitration clause or a mediation Clause so prior to filing a lawsuit you want to take a look at what the provisions in the contract state to determine what the venue is for addressing the dispute so as I mentioned some contracts may require you to go to arbitration so you

00:00:38: May ultimately need to file a petition for arbitration in the correct venue or alternatively some contracts may require mediation in which may need to select a mediator and attend a mediation in hopes of resolving the dispute and other times uh the contract doesn’t specify or the statute uh involving the case may not specify in those instances you may be able to go ahead and simply file a complaint depending on the amount in controversy you can file in County Court you can file in small claims or you can

00:01:10: File in Circuit Court also some cases uh have what’s known as Federal jurisdiction so you may be able to file in the federal courthouse for the claims that you’re pursuing it all depends on what the issues are in the litigation [Music]