Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

By: Sasha Funk; Berger Singerman LLP (Miami, Florida, USA)

Recently, the Florida Third District Court of Appeals weighed-in to clarify when an arbitration agreement contained in a “collateral” document extends to contemporaneously-executed agreements. Overturning the lower court, the Third DCA determined that the “collateral” nature of a document does not hinge on

its relative importance to the overall transaction, but rather on the intent of the parties. Click here to read the entire atricle.