SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 6D23-3327 Lower Tribunal No. 22-CA-003339 _____________________________ MICHAEL KATIN, Appellant, v. MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INC., and STEVEN KATIN, Appellees. _____________________________ Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lee County.

James Shenko, Judge.

May 7, 2024 PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

NARDELLA and SMITH, JJ., and LAMBERT, B.D., Associate Judge, concur.

Susan E. Raffanello, of Coffey Burlington, P.L., Miami, for Appellant.

Emily Y. Rottmann and Kathleen D. Kilbride, of McGuireWoods LLP, Jacksonville, for Appellee, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. No Appearance for Appellee, Steven Katin.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED