Wites & Kapetan, P.A. | The Florida Litigation Guide

By Marc A. Wites - Sponsored by Wites & Kapetan, P.A., Attorneys at Law

Introduction

About The Guide

About The Author
1

Abuse Of Process

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
2

Accord and Satisfaction—Article 3 of the UCC

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
3

Accord and Satisfaction—Common Law

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
4

Account Stated

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
5

Accounting

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
6

Accounting, Equitable

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
7

Agency, Actual

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
8

Agency, Apparent (A.K.A. Agency by Estoppel)

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
9

Antitrust Act, Violation of Florida

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
10

Appropriation (Commercial Exploitation of the Property Value of One’s Name)

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
11

Assault

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
12

Battery

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
13

Breach Of Contract

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
14

Breach of Fiduciary Duty

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
15

Breach of Implied-in-Fact Contract

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
16

Breach of Implied-in-Law Contract

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
17

Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Faith & Fair Dealing

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
18

Breach of Joint Venture Agreement

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
19

Breach of Express Warranty

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
20

Breach of Implied Warranty

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
21

Breach of Implied Warranty of Fitness for a Particular Purpose

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
22

Breach of Third-Party Beneficiary Contract

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
23

Building Code, Violation of

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
24

Cancellation of Deed

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
25

Civil Conspiracy

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
26

Collateral Estoppel (Estoppel by Judgment)

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
27

Collections, Worthless Checks, Drafts, Orders of Payment

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
28

Commercial Bribery

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
29

Contractors, Unlicensed Civil Remedy

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
30

Contribution

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
31

Conversion

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
32

Declaratory Judgment

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
33

Defamation, Libel

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
34

Defamation, Slander

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
35

Defamation Per Se

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
36

Discrimination, Employment—Disability Under Florida Civil Rights Act

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
37

Dog Bite—Common Law Claim

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
38

Dog Bite—Statutory Claim

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
39

Duress

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
40

Easement, Prescriptive

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
41

Ejectment

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
42

Emotional Distress, Intentional Infliction

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
43

Emotional Distress, Negligent Infliction

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
44

Equitable Subrogation

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
45

Estoppel, Judicial

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
46

Estoppel, Equitable

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
47

Estoppel, Promissory

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
48

Eviction, Tenant

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
49

False Imprisonment

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
50

Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
51

Forcible Entry and Detention

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
52

Foreclosure, Mortgage

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
53

Fraud

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
54

Fraud, Constructive

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
55

Fraudulent Inducement

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
56

Fraud in the Performance

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
57

Goods Sold

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
58

Governmental Intrusion

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
59

Gratuitous Assumption of Duty

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
60

Implied Way of Necessity

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
61

Indemity

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
62

Indemnity, Common Law

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
63

Indemnity, Contractual

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
64

Indemnity, Implied

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
65

Injurious Falsehood

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
66

Permanent

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
67

Interference With Child Custody

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
68

Invasion of Privacy

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
69

Invasion of Privacy - Appropriation

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
70

Invasion of Privacy - Intrusion

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
71

Invasion of Privacy - Public Disclosure of Private Facts

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
72

Laches, Defense of

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
73

Legal Malpractice

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
74

Lien, Charging

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
75

Lien, Equitable

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
76

Lien, Retaining

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
77

Malicious Prosecution

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
78

Misrepresentation, Fraudulent

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
79

Misrepresentation, Negligent

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
80

Medical Malpractice

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
81

Misleading Advertisement

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
82

Money Lent

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
83

Negligence

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
84

Negligent Destruction of Evidence

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
85

Negligence, Fall Down

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
86

Negligence, Motor Vehicle

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
87

Negligence, Motor Vehicle When Plaintiff Is Unable to Determine Who Is Responsible

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
88

Negligent Retention

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
89

Negligence, Stillbirth

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
90

Negligent Supervision

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
91

Novation

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
92

Open Account

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
93

Parental Liability for Tort of Minor

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
94

Promissory Note

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
95

Quantum Meruit

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
96

Rescission

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
97

Reformation

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
98

Replevin

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
99

Res Judicata (Doctrine of Claim Preclusion)

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
100

Restitution

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
101

Retaliatory Discharge—Membership in Labor Organization

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
102

Retaliatory Discharge—Private Sector Whistle-Blower’s Act

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
103

Retaliatory Discharge—Public Sector Whistle-Blower’s Act

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
104

Retaliatory Discharge—Workers’ Compensation

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
105

Rico, Civil (Civil Remedies for Criminal Practices Act)

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
106

Security of Communications Act, Violation of

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
107

Slander of Title

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
108

Specific Performance

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
109

Statutory Way of Necessity

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
110

Strict Liability

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
111

Temporary Injunction

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
112

Theft, Civil

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
113

Tortious Interference With Advantageous Business Relationship

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
114

Tortious Interference With a Contractual Right

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
115

Tortious Interference With the Parent-Child Relationship

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
116

Trespass on the Case

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
117

Trusts, Constructive

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
118

Trusts, Resulting

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
119

Unconscionability, Common Law

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
120

Unfair Competition

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
121

Unfair Competition - Trade Name, Service Mark and Trade Mark Infringement

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
122

Unfair Competition - Trade Dress Infrigement

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
123

Unfair Competition - Copyright Infringement

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
124

Unjust Enrichment

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
125

Usurious Transaction

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
126

Vexatious Litigation

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
127

Waiver

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
128

Warranty, Breach of UCC

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
129

Warranty, Common Law

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
130

Warranty, Condominium Statutory

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
131

Warranty, Pet Dealer’s Statutory

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
132

Wrongful Death

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
133

Wrongful Garnishment

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
134

Wrongful Interference with Testamentary Expectation

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses
135

Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.110(d), and Other Standard Defenses

  1. Elements
  2. Defenses