J. James Rowsey, M. D. v. Board of Regents of the State of Florida, Through Its Successor in Interest, University of South Florida Board of Trustees
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledJuly 16, 2021
Docket2D19-3837
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA
SECOND DISTRICT
J. JAMES ROWSEY, M.D.,
Appellant,
v.
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, through its
successor in interest, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA BOARD
OF TRUSTEES,
Appellee.
No. 2D19-3837
July 16, 2021
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County; Elizabeth G.
Rice, Judge.
Kevin C. Ambler of Ambler Law Group, Tampa; and Mark S. Howard
of Mark S. Howard, P.A., Tampa, for Appellant.
Peter W. Zinober and Vanessa A. Patel of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash,
Smoak & Stewart, P.C., Tampa, for Appellee.
PER CURIAM.
Dr. J. James Rowsey, the prevailing plaintiff in a breach of
contract action, appeals from an order granting in part and denying
in part his motion for prejudgment interest related to the damages
awarded to him in that case. Because this court reversed the final
judgment entered in favor of Dr. Rowsey in Board of Regents v.
Rowsey, 46 Fla. L. Weekly D1201 (Fla. 2d DCA May 26, 2021), the
issue presented in the instant appeal has become moot. See
Rouhani v. Superior Fence & Rail of Pinellas Cnty., Inc., 268 So. 3d
130 (Fla. 2d DCA 2019). Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed as
moot.
Dismissed.
VILLANTI, ROTHSTEIN-YOUAKIM, and SMITH, JJ., Concur.
Opinion subject to revision prior to official publication.
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