41 Fla. L. Weekly D1626a Employer-employee relations — Termination of employment in retaliation for filing workers’ compensation claim — Error to award employee back pay and front pay on claim that employer unlawfully retaliated against him for filing workers’ compensation claim where employee was physically unable to work prior to and after employer’s alleged retaliation Read More »

41 Fla. L. Weekly D1600a Workers’ compensation — Discovery — Depositions — Psychotherapist-patient privilege — Order compelling claimant’s psychologist to testify at deposition did not depart from essential requirements of law where order, on its face, limited scope of deposition to inquiries about claimant/employee’s fitness-for-duty evaluations performed at request of employer   ROBERT SCOTT SANTANA, Read More »

41 Fla. L. Weekly D1651a Trusts — Discovery — Financial information of non-parties — Supplementary proceedings by former wife seeking to discover assets of former husband that may be used to satisfy former husband’s alimony obligation — Trial court departed from essential requirements of law in ordering production of information relating to distribution from family Read More »

41 Fla. L. Weekly D1633a Appeals — Certiorari — Review of order allowing amendment of complaint to allege punitive damages — Appellate court may not review order authorizing claim for punitive damages beyond determining whether trial court followed procedural requirements   TENET HIALEAH HEALTHSYSTEM, INC., a Florida corporation, d/b/a Hialeah Hospital, Petitioner, vs. YAILENIS GONZALEZ Read More »

41 Fla. L. Weekly D1618c Appeals — Order dismissing claims of age discrimination and disability discrimination is not appealable where claim of wrongful termination under Florida Workers’ Compensation law arising out of same transaction remains pending — Order not reviewable by certiorari where there is no showing of irreparable harm   MARIA ROBLES, Appellant, vs. Read More »