Rebecca Young (Partner-Birmingham, AL) won an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit on behalf one of the nation’s largest commercial real estate and financial organizations. The Court affirmed the district court’s order dismissing all claims brought against the Wilson Elser client, including Fair Housing Act violations, breach of contract, fraud, harassment, retaliatory eviction, bad faith and malicious prosecution. In addition to winning at the district court level, Rebecca previously obtained favorable determinations for the real estate group in response to a 2020 HUD complaint and 2021 HUD complaint, both brought by the appellant plaintiff. The plaintiff’s lease was not renewed after the 2020 and 2021 HUD complaints, which led to new claims of retaliation. In arguing for dismissal and in seeking affirmance on appeal, Rebecca pointed out that the complaint and subsequent amendments were “shotgun” pleadings that warranted dismissal under Eleventh Circuit precedent. The Eleventh Circuit agreed.