41 Fla. L. Weekly D156a of Insurance — Uninsured motorist — Bad faith — Circuit court did not, at time of its actions, depart from essential requirements of law when, after entering partial final judgment for insured on UM claim after insurer tendered its policy limits, it simultaneously granted insured’s motion to amend complaint to Read More »
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Attorney’s fees — Proposal for settlement — Trial court properly denied award of attorney’s fees to plaintiffs where proposal for settlement failed to state whether attorney’s fees were part of claim and failed to state whether punitive damages were part of the claim
41 Fla. L. Weekly D200b Torts — Medical malpractice — Attorney’s fees — Proposal for settlement — Trial court properly denied award of attorney’s fees to plaintiffs where plaintiffs’ proposal for settlement failed to state whether attorney’s fees were part of claim and failed to state whether punitive damages were part of the claim, even Read More »
Torts — Defamation — Trial court properly awarded attorney damages in libel action against defendant who posted derogatory reviews of attorney on internet
41 Fla. L. Weekly D122a Torts — Defamation — Trial court properly awarded attorney damages in libel action against defendant who posted derogatory reviews of attorney on internet — Internet reviews containing false information did not constitute statements of opinion which were protected by First Amendment and not actionable as defamation — Defamation per se Read More »
Torts — Premises liability — Fall on stairs — Error to enter directed verdict in favor of defendant where there was conflicting evidence as to causation
41 Fla. L. Weekly D121b Torts — Premises liability — Fall on stairs — Error to enter directed verdict in favor of defendant where there was conflicting evidence as to causation — Although plaintiff could not testify as to exactly what made her fall, expert evidence and photos of steps established that steps on which Read More »
Torts — Evidence — Collateral source benefits — Evidence of future benefits from Medicare or Medicaid is inadmissible as collateral sources
41 Fla. L. Weekly D91a Torts — Medical malpractice — Brain injury to child — Evidence — Collateral source benefits — Trial court did not err in excluding evidence pertaining to free or low-cost medical care available to child where the cost of the care would be paid by Medicaid — Evidence of future benefits Read More »