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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS
Chapter 517
SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS
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517.011 Short title.This chapter may be cited as the “Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act.”
History.s. 1, ch. 78-435; s. 5, ch. 80-254; s. 391, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 1, ch. 84-159; s. 1, ch. 85-165; ss. 14, 15, ch. 90-362; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

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Cases Citing Statute 517.011

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Riley v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 292 F.3d 1334 (11th Cir. 2002).

Cited 81 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 28 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 2709, 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 10829, 2002 WL 1270174

...401(K) plan (“Master Packaging”). Both plaintiffs initially filed a class action1 in federal district court against Merrill Lynch2 alleging a violation of two Florida statutes: the Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act (Fla. Stat. Ann. §517.011 et seq.) and the Florida Deceptive and * Honorable Shelby Highsmith, U.S....
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Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,842 Richard A. Davis v. Prudential Sec., Inc. F/k/a Prudential-Bache Sec., Inc., Richard A. Davis v. Prudential Sec., Inc., F/k/a Prudential-Bache Sec., Inc., 59 F.3d 1186 (11th Cir. 1995).

Cited 67 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

...Thus, in 1991, Davis initiated an arbitration before the AAA against PSI and Rukrigl, asserting claims for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and negligence, and alleging violations of federal securities laws and Florida's Blue Sky Laws, Fla.Stat.Ann. Sec. 517.011 et seq....
...judgment interest, and costs. Davis did not claim attorneys' fees, and neither party presented any evidence or argument on the issue of attorneys' fees. After the arbitration hearing, the arbitration panel awarded to Davis compensatory damages under Section 517.011 et seq....
...issue was submitted; and (3) that an award of attorneys' fees to Davis would be "unjust" because PSI, not Davis, should be considered the prevailing party. 31 The arbitration panel calculated Davis's compensatory award pursuant to Fla.Stat.Ann. Sec. 517.011 et seq....
...Accordingly, we vacate the district court's judgment insofar as it confirmed the arbitrators' determination of attorneys' fees and remand the matter to the district court for consideration of the issue of entitlement and amount of attorneys' fees under Section 517.011 et seq....
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W. Floyd Messer, Sr., Individually v. E.F. Hutton & Co., a Delaware Corp., Raphael M. Kelly, Individually, Henry Herschaft, Individually, 847 F.2d 673 (11th Cir. 1988).

Cited 22 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 8164, 1988 WL 53303

...American Commodity Exchange, 546 F.2d 1361, 1369 (10th Cir.1976) (“Congressional intent to avoid overlapping”). B. Florida Securities Claims We have found no case in which Florida’s securities law has been applied to the trading of futures of government securities. The Florida Securities Act, Fla.Stat. Ann. § 517.011 et seq....
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Rogers v. Cisco Sys., Inc., 268 F. Supp. 2d 1305 (N.D. Fla. 2003).

Cited 20 times | Published | District Court, N.D. Florida | 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11872, 2003 WL 21463643

...W]hile `holding' claims are not actionable under federal securities laws, they may well be actionable under state laws."); Ward v. Atlantic Sec. Bank, 777 So.2d 1144, 1147 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001)(assuming that Florida Securities Investors Protection Act, § 517.011, et....
...2002)("[W]hile `holding' claims are not actionable under federal securities laws, they may well be actionable under state laws."); Ward v. Atlantic Sec. Bank, 777 So.2d 1144, 1147 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001)(assuming that Florida Securities Investors Protection Act, § 517.011, et....
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First Union Disc. Brokerage Servs., Inc. v. Milos, 744 F. Supp. 1145 (S.D. Fla. 1990).

Cited 10 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 1990 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10956, 1990 WL 120065

...tatute of Frauds and the parol evidence rule. 1. Violation of Fla.Stat. § 517.301 — Count I In Count I of their Amended Counterclaim, the Milos' seek to recover under Section 517.301 of the Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act, Fla.Stat. § 517.011 et seq....
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Donald & Co. Sec., Inc. v. Mid-florida Cmty. Servs., 620 So. 2d 192 (Fla. 2d DCA 1993).

Cited 9 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1993 WL 135734

...Although Mid-Florida took no depositions, it served three requests for production and one set of interrogatories upon each appellant. The defendants took Mid-Florida's deposition. We reverse the order compelling arbitration and remand for further proceedings. Reversed. LEHAN, C.J., and DANAHY, J., concur. NOTES [1] Section 517.011, et seq., Fla....
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Brown v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., 601 F. Supp. 641 (S.D. Fla. 1985).

Cited 8 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 1985 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23230

...law counterparts. See Stowell, supra ; see United Mine Workers, 383 U.S. at 727, 86 S.Ct. at 1139-40. Complicating the situation, however, is the Supreme Court of Florida's decision that claims arising under the Florida Securities Act, Fla.Stat.Ann. § 517.011 et seq....
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Davis v. Prudential Sec., Inc., 59 F.3d 1186 (11th Cir. 1995).

Cited 6 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 20219, 1995 WL 415538

...Thus, in 1991, Davis initiated an arbitration before the AAA against PSI and Rukrigl, asserting claims for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and negligence, and alleging violations of federal securities laws and Florida’s Blue Sky Laws, Fla.Stat.Ann. § 517.011 et seq....
...erest, and costs. Davis did not claim attorneys’ fees, and neither party presented any evidence or argument on the issue of attorneys’ fees. After the arbitration hearing, the arbitration panel awarded to Davis compensatory damages under Sectibn 517.011 et seq....
...ssue was submitted; and (3) that an award of attorneys’ fees to Davis would be “unjust” because PSI, not Davis, should be considered the prevailing party. The arbitration panel calculated Davis’s compensatory award pursuant to Fla.Stat. Ann. § 517.011 et seq....
...Accordingly, we vacate the district court’s judgment insofar as it confirmed the arbitrators’ determination of attorneys’ fees and remand the matter to the district court for consideration of the issue of entitlement and amount of attorneys’ fees under Section 517.011 et seq....
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Eaton v. Coal Par of West Virginia, Inc., 580 F. Supp. 572 (S.D. Fla. 1984).

Cited 5 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 1984 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19526

...4th DCA 1981); see also Roger Rankin Enterprises, Inc. v. Green, 433 So.2d 1248, 1249, 1250 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983) (Pearson, J., concurring). A review of the legislative history and overall statutory scheme of the Florida Securities Act, Fla.Stat.Ann. § 517.011 et seq....
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Bruno v. Mona Lisa at Celebration, LLC (In re Mona Lisa at Celebration, LLC), 472 B.R. 582 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2012).

Cited 2 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida

...Mona Lisa counters that “plaintiffs' identical declarations that they should have rescinded had they known of these rights amount to nothing more than the restatement of the bald allegations of their Complaint with no supporting facts.” . 15 U.S.C. § 77a, et seq. . Fla. Stat. § 517.011 , et seq....
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J. Thompson Investments, LLC v. Soderstrom (In re Soderstrom), 524 B.R. 835 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2015).

Cited 1 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida

...tionally made to deceive Thompson upon which she justifiably relied. Count II — § 523(a)(19)(A) In addition to the § 523(a)(2)(A) count, Thompson seeks a judgment on one count of securities fraud under Florida Securities Investor Protection Act, § 517.011 et seq....
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Bruno v. Mona Lisa at Celebration, LLC (In Re Mona Lisa at Celebration, LLC), 436 B.R. 179 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2010).

Cited 1 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 2010 WL 3359527

...The provision imposed an additional burden on Mona Lisa to complete construction within two years providing greater protections for buyers by mandating completion within a relatively short period of time. [73] 15 U.S.C. § 77a, et seq. [74] Fla.Stat. § 517.011, et seq....
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Birnholz v. 44 Wall Street Fund, Inc., 559 So. 2d 1128 (Fla. 1990).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 15 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 203, 1990 Fla. LEXIS 515, 1990 WL 43611

...this case. The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit set forth the facts as follows: This case presents several questions of first impression with respect to a former provision of the Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act, § 517.011, et seq., Fla....
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Butts v. State, 418 So. 2d 468 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 21420

provisions of the Florida Securities Act, Section 517.011 et seq., Florida Statutes (1981). The trial
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Birnholz v. 44 Wall Street Fund, Inc., 904 F.2d 567 (11th Cir. 1990).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1990 WL 77591

PER CURIAM: The facts of this case are contained in the original panel decision in which we concluded that an amendment to the Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act, §§ 517.011 et seq., Fla.Stat....
...this case. The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit set forth the facts as follows: This case presents several questions of first impression with respect to a former provision of the Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act, § 517.011, et seq., Fla.Stat....
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Acf IV, LLC v. Fdi Capital, LLC (Fla. 3d DCA 2025).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

...apter 517, Florida Statutes (2018), is purposed “to protect the public from fraudulent and deceptive practices in the sale and marketing of securities.” Arthur Young & Co. v. Mariner Corp., 630 So. 2d 1199, 1203 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994); see also § 517.011, Fla....
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Gallo v. Dep't of Banking & Fin., 749 So. 2d 582 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 721, 2000 WL 85264

J., and ORFINGER, M„ Senior Judge, concur. . § 517.011 Fla. Stat. (1997).
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Canama Realty, Inc. v. Butler, 547 So. 2d 1029 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 14 Fla. L. Weekly 1955, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 4650, 1989 WL 95309

...Butler urged its defensive theory that the transaction involved the purchase and sale of a nonexempt security and that Canama could not seek compensation for the sale unless it or its principal, Terry Dorman, was a registered securities dealer under section 517.011, et seq., Florida Statutes (1983)....
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Birnholz v. 44 Wall Street Fund, Inc., 880 F.2d 335 (11th Cir. 1989).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 11873, 1989 WL 81670

PER CURIAM: This case presents several questions of first impression with respect to a former provision of the Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act, § 517.011, et seq., Fla.Stat....

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