Galerie Bijan v. Menten Trust - Appeal Affirmed
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Florida District Court of Appeal affirmed the lower court ruling in Galerie Bijan, Inc. v. Menten Trust (No. 1D2024-1217). The appeal was dismissed with costs assessed against appellants. The First District panel (Roberts, Winokur, Nordby, JJ.) upheld the prior decision involving trust disputes and Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
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The Florida First District Court of Appeal affirmed the lower court's ruling in the Galerie Bijan v. Menten Trust case, upholding the decision in favor of the trustee and Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The appellate panel concurred with the lower court's findings without modification.
For compliance and legal professionals, this affirmed ruling signals that the original environmental and trust-related obligations remain in effect. Parties seeking further relief would need to pursue extraordinary appellate remedies or alternative legal channels.
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Galerie Bijan, Inc., a Florida Profit Corporation, and Katayoun Abae v. Peter J. Menten, as Trustee of the Family Trust Created Under the 2012 Qualified Personal Residence Trust of Deborah Menten, Etc. Al
District Court of Appeal of Florida
- Citations: None known
- Docket Number: 1D2024-1217
Disposition: Affirmed
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Affirmed
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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
No. 1D2024-1217
GALERIE BIJAN, INC., a Florida
Profit Corporation, and
KATAYOUN ABAE,
Appellants/Cross-Appellees,
v.
PETER J. MENTEN, as Trustee of
the Family Trust created under
the 2012 Qualified Personal
Residence Trust of Deborah
Menten, dated December 20,
2012, and DEBORAH MENTEN, as
Trustee of the Family Trust
created under the 2012
Qualified Personal Residence
Trust of Peter J. Menten, dated
December 20, 2012, JOHN and
DENICE KELLY, and FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,
Appellees/Cross-Appellants.
On appeal from the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection.
Shawn Hamilton, Secretary.
April 8, 2026
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED.
ROBERTS, WINOKUR, and NORDBY, JJ., concur.
Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
Susan Roeder Martin and Stephen Luis Conteaguero of Nason,
Yeager, Gerson, Harris & Fumero, P.A., Boca Raton, for
Appellants/Cross-Appellees.
Lauren Vickroy Purdy, Luna Ergas Phillips, Deborah Kay
Madden, and Michael Brandon Green of Gunster, Yoakley &
Stewart, P.A., Fort Lauderdale; Justin George Wolfe, General
Counsel, Kelley Francesca Corbari, Kathryn Lewis, and Jeffrey
Brown, Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, for
Appellees/Cross-Appellants.
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