42 Fla. L. Weekly D1666aTop of Form Torts — Motorcycle accident — Evidence — Accident report privilege — Trial court erred in concluding that accident report privilege applied to statement made by witness to investigating officer where witness was herself involved in a fender bender that was causally connected to motorcycle accident — Witness’s Fifth […]
Archives for July 2017
Insurance — Commercial general liability — Duty to defend — Appeals — Order granting motion for summary judgment declaring that insurer has duty to defend claims against insured is a non-final, non-appealable order where order merely grants summary judgment but does not enter judgment
42 Fla. L. Weekly D1649aTop of Form Insurance — Commercial general liability — Duty to defend — Appeals — Order granting motion for summary judgment declaring that insurer has duty to defend claims against insured is a non-final, non-appealable order where order merely grants summary judgment but does not enter judgment MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY COMPANY, Appellant, […]
Insurance — Appeals — Order granting judgment for insured in insured’s breach of contract claim against insurer is not an appealable partial final judgment where insured’s negligence per se claim remains pending in trial court and is interdependent with facts giving rise to breach of contract claim
42 Fla. L. Weekly D1648dTop of Form Insurance — Appeals — Order granting judgment for insured in insured’s breach of contract claim against insurer is not an appealable partial final judgment where insured’s negligence per se claim remains pending in trial court and is interdependent with facts giving rise to breach of contract claim GULFSTREAM […]
Workers’ compensation — Forfeiture of benefits — Misrepresentation — Judge of compensation claims erred in rejecting employer/carrier’s misrepresentation defense — Because of his multiple false and misleading statements made for purpose of obtaining workers’ compensation benefits, claimant is not entitled to benefits
42 Fla. L. Weekly D1643bTop of Form Workers’ compensation — Forfeiture of benefits — Misrepresentation — Judge of compensation claims erred in rejecting employer/carrier’s misrepresentation defense — Because of his multiple false and misleading statements made for purpose of obtaining workers’ compensation benefits, claimant is not entitled to benefits CAL-MAINE FOODS/BROADSPIRE, Appellant, v. ROBERT HOWARD, […]
Wrongful death — Action based on incident in which severely intoxicated driver’s car swerved from roadway, traveled across sidewalk and through bushes, and collided with hotel’s pool cabana with enough force to cause collapse of cabana’s steel-reinforced concrete columns and death of hotel guest who was in cabana — Trial court erred in denying hotel’s motion for directed verdict on issue of negligence — Duty of care
42 Fla. L. Weekly D1605aTop of Form Wrongful death — Action based on incident in which severely intoxicated driver’s car swerved from roadway, traveled across sidewalk and through bushes, and collided with hotel’s pool cabana with enough force to cause collapse of cabana’s steel-reinforced concrete columns and death of hotel guest who was in cabana […]