Defending Liability, Workers' Compensation, Employment Claims and Appeals Since 1982

21 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 810a Online Reference: FLWSUPP 2108RAMI Insurance — Personal injury protection — Discovery — Depositions — At deposition of insurer’s corporate representative, medical provider may inquire as to reimbursement levels in community as reflected by amounts insurer has paid other similarly placed providers in community — Insurer is required to bring […]

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39 Fla. L. Weekly D1483a Workers’ compensation — Compensable accidents — Heart disease — Law enforcement officer — New period of disability arising out of treatment of non-compensable cardiac condition — Res judicata — Collateral estoppel — Both law and competent substantial evidence support judge of compensation claims’ conclusion that claimant’s cardiac condition on new […]

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39 Fla. L. Weekly D1491c Insurance — Liability — Duty to defend and indemnify — Declaratory judgment — Error to enter summary judgment finding that insurer which issued commercial general liability policy and umbrella policy to residential community association had duty to defend and indemnify individual association member in wrongful death action alleging member negligently […]

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39 Fla. L. Weekly D1505c Civil procedure — Stay — Plaintiff is not entitled to certiorari review of order staying action pending litigation of other actions containing similar claims — Trial court’s order was a stay of the action, and not an abatement GUNTHER FLAIG in a representative capacity on behalf of and in the […]

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39 Fla. L. Weekly D1438a Torts — Discovery — Psychological examination — Although court could properly compel plaintiff who claims damages for mental anguish after being bitten by defendant’s dog to submit to psychological examination, it was a departure from essential requirements of law to require plaintiff to submit to psychological examination without specifying the […]

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