David Minsky — Law 360 — April 30, 2026. — The Florida Supreme Court declined to hear a case involving a Maltese citizen’s challenge of email service in a law firm’s lawsuit to collect fees, validating a recent state law that allows parties to bypass the Hague Convention to serve legal documents to foreign entities electronically.
The high court denied on Tuesday a petition for certiorari brought by Nicolas Suarez and his companies, Wepard Corp. Ltd. and Forsum Boats Ltd. The denial allows Miami law firm Diaz Reus & Targ LLP to serve its former clients via email in a lawsuit seeking to collect at least $71,200 the firm says it’s owed in separate litigation.
The petitioners are represented by Carlos E. Alvarez and Karel Suarez of The Legal Team PLLC.
Diaz Reus & Targ is represented in-house by Gary E. Davidson and Prince-Alex Iwu.
The case is Wepard Corporation Limited et al. v. Diaz Reus & Targ LLP, case number SC2026-0300, in the Supreme Court of Florida.
