The April 10 hearing is for both sides' summary judgment motions.Okay, now I'm confused. Can they, or can they not, start building after the hearing in April?
If the judge finds that there's no issue that requires trial and one side has proper legal interpretation of the situation, then he can grant that side side summary judgment and the case would end by the end of April/May (whenever the judge issues the ruling).
So it's possible yeah. I think it's 50-50 though.
Universal has a strong argument for summary judgment based on Florida law, but the judge may require a trial to sort out the facts of when the covenants were changed and whether they allow Universal to build a theme park/attractions.
Either way I think this will end up sorted out by the end of this year.