40 Fla. L. Weekly D760c Torts — Premises liability — Slip and fall on slippery floor — Comparative negligence — Trial court erred in ruling that plaintiff was fifty percent comparatively negligent for wearing high-heel shoes JENNIFER BONGIORNO, Appellant, v. AMERICORP, INC., etc., et al., Appellees. 5th District. Case No. 5D14-267. Opinion filed March Read More »
Archives for April 2015
Wrongful Death – Electric utility – No Error in Refusing to Give Negligence Per Se Jury Instruction
40 Fla. L. Weekly D732b Wrongful death — Electric utility — Action against electric utility by personal representative of decedent who was electrocuted while trimming palm fronds in close proximity to power lines — Trial court did not err in refusing to give negligence per se jury instruction for violations of National Electric Safety Read More »
Tort – School Board – Duty of Care – High School Athlete
40 Fla. L. Weekly S182a Torts — Counties — School boards — Action on behalf of high school athlete who collapsed on field during high school soccer game and suffered brain injury when he was not resuscitated until emergency personnel arrived and used a defibrillator, alleging that school district was negligent in failing to maintain Read More »
Insurance — Homeowners — Sinkhole claims – FIGA – Question Certified
40 Fla. L. Weekly D764a Insurance — Homeowners — Sinkhole claims — Insolvent insurer — Florida Insurance Guaranty Association — Appraisal was not available under amended statute applicable to this case — Further, insureds waived right to appraisal by actively litigating case for more than two years prior to seeking appraisal — Questions certified: 1) Read More »