Coral Gables attorney Scot Strems averted sanctions in a contract dispute case as the Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled that he and two homeowner plaintiffs weren’t to blame for an elusive witness who never appeared for a deposition.

In a dispute with their insurance company, the plaintiffs claimed the only service address they could find for their witness, a loss consultant, was a Pembroke Pines UPS store. But defendant Prepared Insurance Co. suggested the plaintiffs hadn’t looked in earnest and alleged a deliberate attempt to stop the witness from being served.

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