Edouard v. Wood Tavern, Inc.

Full title: Rodlin Edouard, et al., Appellants, v. Wood Tavern, Inc., etc., Appellee.

Court: Florida Court of Appeals, Third District

Date published: Aug 25, 2021

No. 3D20-1156 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Aug. 25, 2021)

Opinion

3D20-1156

08-25-2021

Rodlin Edouard, et al., Appellants, v. Wood Tavern, Inc., etc., Appellee.

Law Offices of Levy & Levy, P.A., and Chad E. Levy (Sunrise), for appellants. Recalde Law Firm, P.A., and Rafael Recalde and Geremy Klein, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County Lower Tribunal No. 17-26761, Barbara Areces, Judge.

Law Offices of Levy & Levy, P.A., and Chad E. Levy (Sunrise), for appellants.

Recalde Law Firm, P.A., and Rafael Recalde and Geremy Klein, for appellee.

Before FERNANDEZ, C.J., and LINDSEY and BOKOR, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Valenzuela v. Globeground North Am., LLC., 18 So.3d 17, 25 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009) (explaining that after the employer provides a legitimate reason for the termination, the employee "must present significantly probative evidence on the issue [of pretext] to avoid summary judgment" and that "conclusory general assertions, however, do not create factual issues necessary to avoid summary judgment") (internal citations and quotations omitted).