41 Fla. L. Weekly D213aTop of Form Jurisdiction — Non-residents — Tortious conduct in state — Evidentiary hearing required on jurisdictional issues where plaintiff alleged that defendant committed tortious conduct through communications with decedent in Florida and defendant denied any such communications TERUGOSHI KOTOURA a/k/a KATSURA KAN, Appellant, v. TIBOR STERN, as Personal Representative of Read More »

41 Fla. L. Weekly D261aTop of Form Jurisdiction — Non-residents — Contracts — Failure to pay on contract requiring payment in Florida is sufficient to satisfy Florida’s long-arm statute conferring jurisdiction over breach of contract actions — Minimum contacts — Where neither amended complaint nor testimony at hearing on jurisdiction showed that any act beyond Read More »

41 Fla. L. Weekly D278aop of Form Insurance — Discovery — Trial court departed from essential requirements of law in ordering insurer to produce portions of its adjusters’ claims files to medical provider in first-party non-bad-faith cases STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, vs. PREMIER DIAGNOSTIC CENTERS, LLC, (A/A/O SHERRY DUJON, DOLORES LANCASTER, MARIA Read More »

41 Fla. L. Weekly D276aTop of Form Appeals — Sanctions — Maintenance of indefensible position in trial court and on appeal — Rare circumstance in which appellee may be sanctioned — Appellee directed to show cause why appellant’s attorney’s fees should not be assessed against appellee HSBC Bank USA, N.A., Appellant, vs. BISCAYNE POINT CONDOMINIUM Read More »

41 Fla. L. Weekly D257aTop of Form Insurance — Uninsured motorist — Argument — Insurer entitled to new trial based on cumulative effect of statements by plaintiff’s counsel pointing out that plaintiff had done the right thing all along and that insurer had refused to pay the debt it owed to plaintiff, counsel’s use of Read More »