A state appellate court has revived a malpractice suit against attorney and former Aventura Mayor Jeffrey Perlow in which he was accused of representing both sides in a derailed real estate deal.

The Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled the suit can proceed after an “unwarranted” dismissal and striking of plaintiffs’ pleadings by Palm Beach Circuit Judge Thomas H. Barkdull for failure to comply with a discovery request and attend a hearing.