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Title: Statutory Damages Under the Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act: How to Calculate and Apply Rescission Damages
Author : Florida Bar Journal
Release Date : January 01, 2009
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 74 KB

Description

This article explores a topic of frequent confusion for lawyers, judges, and arbitrators practicing securities litigation in Florida, namely, the proper calculation of damages under the Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act, commonly referred to as Ch. 517. Because the vast majority of securities claims are litigated in arbitration, (1) very little case law has developed in the area of proper damage calculations, and, at times, it seems every practitioner has a personal view of how to calculate 517 damages. This article describes the statutory formula, sets forth examples of proper damage calculations, and explores the special issues related to the "netting" of trades and the calculation of interest in multiple-transaction cases. The Statutory Scheme