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0:20-cv-60981
Florida Southern
Racketeer/Corrupt Organization
Class Action
Aileen M. Cannon
Simon Property Group Inc. settled a Florida mall tenant's proposed class action alleging that the real estate investment trust overcharged for electricity, according to a filing entered into Florida federal court Friday.
A Florida federal judge denied class certification for a Florida mall tenant's putative class action accusing real estate investment trust Simon Property Group Inc. of overcharging for electricity, ruling in part that the eatery failed to show that putative class members were all impacted by default calculations for electrical use.
Simon Property Group Inc. urged a Florida federal judge to deliver it an early win in its suit with proposed classes of mall tenants that accused the company of profiting off of inflated electricity rates, while the case's named plaintiff, Cafe Gelato & Panini LLC, bid for summary judgment on counterclaims over allegedly unpaid rent.
Simon Property Group Inc. has urged a Florida federal judge not to certify a proposed class of mall tenants claiming they were intentionally overcharged for electricity, arguing that no class-wide proof of fraud can apply to each tenant.
A proposed class of mall tenants claiming Simon Property Group stole more than $32 million by inflating their electricity charges fought back earlier this week against the real estate investment trust's recent bid for sanctions alleging the tenants disobeyed court orders connected to a counterclaim.
A proposed class of mall tenants claiming Simon Property Group stole over $32 million by inflating their electricity charges asked a Florida federal judge to certify all the classes, arguing discovery has proven their allegations.
A Florida federal judge on Tuesday shot down an effort by Simon Property Group and co-defendants to escape a lawsuit alleging a scheme to inflate mall tenants' electricity charges, saying lease agreements didn't give them "carte blanche" to overstate use.
A Florida federal judge has rejected Simon Property Group's request to pause discovery in a suit accusing it of a scheme to inflate mall tenants' electricity charges, and also indicated she sees no reason to step aside so that state regulatory bodies can address the matter.
Two small businesses that claim Simon Property Group defrauded thousands of tenants through a criminal scheme to inflate electricity charges on Monday slammed the mall owner's bid to pause or dismiss their proposed class action as an effort to cut the case short before damaging facts are revealed.