41 Fla. L. Weekly D2463cTop of Form Workers’ compensation — Attorney’s fees — Employer/carrier is not liable for attorney’s fees under section 440.34(3)(b), Florida Statutes, if the employer/carrier accepts responsibility for medical expenses within thirty days after the employer/carrier receives the petition for benefits but does not actually pay medical bills until after the thirty-day Read More »
Archives for November 2016
Workers’ compensation — Apportionment — Judge of compensation claims erred in apportioning awards of medical benefit and temporary disability benefits — Evidence was insufficient to satisfy statutory requirements for employer/carrier’s affirmative defense of apportionment
41 Fla. L. Weekly D2424cTop of Form Workers’ compensation — Apportionment — Judge of compensation claims erred in apportioning awards of medical benefit and temporary disability benefits — Evidence was insufficient to satisfy statutory requirements for employer/carrier’s affirmative defense of apportionment MICHAEL BOWMAN, Appellant, v. GOODWILL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND PATRIOT RISK SERVICES, Appellees. 1st District. Read More »
Criminal law — Evidence — Automobile accident privilege — Statute which excludes from evidence statements made by persons involved in automobile accident to law enforcement officer for purpose of completing accident report does not confer any benefit on defendant who fled scene of automobile crash that resulted in death
41 Fla. L. Weekly D2405aop of Form Criminal law — Evidence — Automobile accident privilege — Statute which excludes from evidence statements made by persons involved in automobile accident to law enforcement officer for purpose of completing accident report does not confer any benefit on defendant who fled scene of automobile crash that resulted in Read More »
Attorney’s fees — Civil procedure — Proposal of settlement — Ambiguity in proposal — Where plaintiff proposed settlements with defendants, and plaintiff’s wife made separate offers to defendants for loss of consortium but voluntarily dismissed her cause of action prior to trial, plaintiff’s offers of settlement were sufficiently free of ambiguity to entitle the offeror to attorney’s fees after obtaining favorable judgment
41 Fla. L. Weekly S500aTop of Form Attorney’s fees — Civil procedure — Proposal of settlement — Ambiguity in proposal — Where plaintiff proposed settlements with defendants, and plaintiff’s wife made separate offers to defendants for loss of consortium but voluntarily dismissed her cause of action prior to trial, plaintiff’s offers of settlement were sufficiently Read More »