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Civil Cover Sheet Complex Business Litigation Addendum Form. This is a Florida form and can be use in Hillsborough Local County.
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COMPLEX BUSINESS LITIGATION DIVISION ADDENDUM
Party or Attorney Filing Action Must Place an “X” in One of the Boxes Below
The categories of cases set out below shall guide the parties and the Court in the designation of cases for the
Complex Business Litigation Division (“CBLD”).
AMOUNT IN CONTROVERSY GREATER THAN $150,000.00
Non-consumer UCC-related transactions;
Purchases and sales of businesses or the assets of a business, including contract disputes, commercial landlordtenant claims, and business torts;
Non-consumer sale of goods or services by or to business enterprises;
Non-consumer bank or brokerage accounts, including loan, deposit, cash management, and investment accounts;
Purchase, sale, lease of commercial (real or personal) property or security interests therein;
Commercial surety bonds;
Franchisee / franchisor relationships and liabilities;
Malpractice against professionals, except health care providers, in connection with rendering services relating to a
business enterprise;
Business torts, including unfair competition, breach of fiduciary duty, and tortious interference with contracts;
Complex construction litigation, other than consumer home construction disputes, unless a court determines that
the home construction dispute is business-related and complex; or
Insurance coverage, bad faith litigation, and third party indemnity actions against insurers arising under policies
issued to businesses, such as claims arising under a commercial general liability policy, commercial property
policy, or title insurance policy, not including claims where the underlying dispute is a personal injury claim,
unless a court determines that the personal injury insurance claim is business-related and complex.
ANY AMOUNT IN CONTROVERSY
Internal affairs or governance, dissolution or liquidation rights, obligations between or among owners
(shareholders, partners, members), or liability or indemnity of managers (officers, directors, managers, trustees, or
members or partners functioning as managers) of corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability
companies or partnerships;
Trade secrets and non-compete agreements;
Intellectual property;
Securities or state securities laws;
Antitrust statutes;
Shareholder derivative actions and related class actions; and
Corporate trust affairs or director and officer liability.
NOTE: A copy of the Civil Cover Sheet and this Addendum must be served with the Complaint for all
Complex Business Litigation Division cases. See Administrative Order S-2008-105 for further Complex
Business Litigation Division requirements.
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