At page 1150 holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the plaintiffs complaint where he “committed serious misconduct by repeatedly lying under oath during a deposition3 citing cases
- Empire World Towers, LLC v. CDR Créances, S.A.S., 89 So. 3d 1034 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012).published(holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the plaintiffs complaint where he “committed serious misconduct by repeatedly lying under oath during a deposition)
- Papadopoulos v. Cruise Ventures Three Corp., 974 So. 2d 418 (Fla. 3d DCA 2007).published(affirming trial court's dismissal of the plaintiffs complaint where the plaintiff committed serious misconduct by repeatedly lying under oath)
- Cox v. Burke, 706 So. 2d 43 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998).publishedUnfortunately, what facts constituted "such serious misconduct" in O'Vahey to require dismissal are not disclosed. [1] In Mendez v. Blanco, 665 So.2d 1149, 1150 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996), the court held that the trial court did not abuse its disc…
v.
Jimmy BLANCO and Maria Blanco, Appellees.
[*1150] Kathryn D. Yates, Key West, for appellants.
Hinshaw & Culbertson and Eric G. Belsky and Eduardo Cosio and Ronald L. Kammer, Miami, for appellees.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and NESBITT and GODERICH, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
The trial court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the plaintiffs complaint where Mr. Mendez committed serious misconduct by repeatedly lying under oath during a deposition. Accordingly, we affirm. See O'Vahey v. Miller, 644 So.2d 550 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994).