Moransais v. Heathman

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that the economic loss rule has it origins in products liability cases and stating the Florida Supreme Court “remains sound in its adherence to the fundamental principles” announced in those cases
• stating that application of the economic loss doctrine “should generally be limited to those contexts or situations where the policy considerations are substantially identical to those underlying the product liability-type analysis”
• for purposes of the statute of limitations, a profession is a vocation requiring at least a four-year college degree and state licensing
• “[S]ection 621.07 make[s] clear that professionals shall be individually liable for any negligence committed while rendering professional services.”
• “We hesitate to speculate further on situations not actually before us.”
• “[T]he economic loss rule does not bar a cause of action against a professional for his or her negligence even though the damages are purely economic in nature and the aggrieved party has entered into a contract with the professional’s employer.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).