The Shakespeare Foundation and its developer accused George Jackson, Kerry Jackson and their real estate company of fraud in a lawsuit filed over a property deal. The suit alleged the Jacksons had misrepresented the presence of wetlands on the property. The Jacksons argued the suit should be dismissed because of an arbitration provision in the sales contract. The trial court agreed but the First District Court of Appeal reversed that ruling. The 1st DCA also ruled that its opinion was in conflict with an opinion issued by the Fifth District Court of Appeal in a similar case.