The Fourth District Court of Appeal reiterates current Florida law that an attorney’s campaign contributions to a judicial candidate within the statutorily permitted limits are not a legally sufficient ground for disqualification. E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, Inc. v. Aquamar, S.A. et al., Case No. 4D09-2871 (Fla. 4th DCA September 30, 2009), which can be found here. In denying DuPont’s petition for a writ of prohibition, the Court noted that the contributions from attorneys in the firm representing the plaintiffs totaled $4,650 and contrary to the assertions of DuPont did not approach the $3 million contribution at issue in Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co., 129 S. Ct. 2252 (2009).
Prepared by:
Mark Herron
