Case:
Plaintiff v. Apartment Complex
Practice Area:
Attorney(s) :
Plaintiff Counsel:
Morgan & Morgan
Result:
Judgment on the Pleadings
Summary:
On September 26, 2025, Orlando Senior Partner Matthew Wendler obtained judgment on the pleadings in a negligent-security action. Plaintiff claimed that he sustained serious personal injuries relating to a January 22, 2021 shooting that occurred while he was on premises owned and managed by our client. Although the lawsuit was filed on March 17, 2023 (shortly before the effective date of the tort-reform statute), Plaintiff’s counsel waited until March 4, 2025 to move for leave to amend the complaint to join our client. Shortly after answering the amended complaint and asserting the four-year statute of limitations as an affirmative defense, Mr. Wendler moved for judgment on the pleadings under Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.140(c). The Court announced its ruling in favor of our client after Mr. Wendler successfully rebutted the arguments Plaintiff’s counsel raised during a special-set hearing.
