Everglades Ecolodge at Big Cypress, LLP Sues Seminole Indian Tribe for $20,000,000.00

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West Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) March 30, 2011 -- Contact
Michael J. Pike, Burman, Critton, Luttier & Coleman
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West Palm Beach, FL – Partners J. Michael Burman and Michael J. Pike of Burman, Critton, Luttier & Coleman filed a $20,000,000.00 lawsuit today in the Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County, Florida on behalf of Everglades Ecolodge at Big Cypress, LLP against Seminole Tribe of Florida for breach of contract/lease.

Everglades Ecolodge at Big Cypress, LLP was under a 25-year lease with a 25-year renewable option agreement with Seminole Tribe of Florida to build and develop a full-service nature and ecological resort on a 15-acre parcel at West Boundary Road, Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation. The Seminole Tribe waived Sovereign Immunity pursuant to the contract.

Everglades Ecolodge attorney J. Michael Burman stated, “The lease terms were clear and agreed to by all parties; however, in November 2010, the Tribal Council rescinded the lease without notice and with no explanation to Everglades Ecolodge at Big Cypress, LLP.” He added, “The November 26, 2010, Seminole Tribune reported that during a Tribal Council meeting held on October 21, 2010, the Tribal Council passed “Resolution 35” rescinding Seminole Tribe of Florida Resolution No.: C-070-09, approved on November 20, 2008 – which resolution had approved the Lease. Our client has already expended (several-out) hundreds of thousands of dollars in performance of its obligations under the lease.”

The eco-friendly resort would include LEED PLATINUM certified buildings, sustainability, environmental, cultural and educational programs, plus recreational programs like wildlife viewing, kayaking, biking, and ecology tours of the everglades. The resort would also target the fast growing leisure ecotourism market and would encourage visits from international and domestic travelers looking for an eco-friendly resort and vacation destination.

“Our clients performed all their obligations in a timely manner,” said attorney Michael J. Pike. “The Resort was about uniting conservation, communities and cultures. Our clients invested a lot of time and money and therefore we are seeking restitution for damages, lost profits, permit costs, engineering and architectural expenses investigation, developmental and planning costs and the loss of value of the leasehold interest.”

Burman, Critton, Luttier & Coleman, a West Palm Beach Litigation Firm, focuses on Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Marital & Family Law, Insurance Bad Faith, Sexual Assault & Battery, RICO, Employment Law, and Legal Malpractice. The firm is headquartered at 303 Banyan Boulevard, Suite 400 and may be contacted at (561) 842-2820. Additional information about Mike Burman, Michael Pike Burman, Critton, Luttier & Coleman, LLP may be obtained from the firm’s website at http://www.bclclaw.com.

Big Cypress     Burman Critton Luttier     eco-friendly resort     Everglades Ecolodge     J. Michael Burman     LEED Platinum     Michael J. Pike     Seminole Indian Tribe