Kirsten Kopp v. Gylebbo South

Ashley N. Landrum (Palm Beach) (E&O) obtained a Dismissal with Prejudice on a Motion to Dismiss a First Amended Complaint. Plaintiff was a licensed Real Estate Associate affiliated with a Brokerage Firm who filed suit against the Insured and other entities seeking over a quarter of a million dollars for a lost commission arising from the sale of a home in Wellington, Florida which she claimed entitlement to as the procuring cause. The Plaintiff originally brought the lawsuit on her own behalf seeking to recover the commission arising from the sale of the property. The Court dismissed the lawsuit due to her lack of standing per Fla. Stat. § 475.72(1)(d). Florida Statute § 475.72(1)(d) precludes a real estate agent from commencing or maintaining any action for a commission or compensation in connection with a real estate brokerage transaction against any person, except a person registered as her or his employer at the time the sales associate performed the act or rendered the service for which the commission or compensation is due.