On October 17, 2019, Miami Partner Kelly Kesner, Esq. and Appellate Partner Edgardo Ferreyra, Esq. obtained final summary judgement in the matter of JL Shoes v. Downtown Investments Corp. It was alleged by Plaintiff that Hurricane Irma caused damage to the building in which plaintiff leased retail space. The Plaintiff alleged that the building owner negligently maintained the roof, and that as a result, the retail store had been severely damaged causing the loss of the store’s entire inventory of shoes.  Plaintiff sought damages for the lost inventory, consequential damages, as well as moving and build out costs. It was successfully argued on behalf of the building owner that Plaintiff had failed to establish with any reasonable degree of certainty the damages that it had suffered. Read more