40 Fla. L. Weekly D75a Workers’ compensation — Impairment income benefits — Late payment — Penalties and interest — Judge of compensation claims erred in concluding that IIBs were paid late because payment was made more than 20 days from date of maximum medical improvement for two permanent impairment ratings based on claimant’s workplace injuries Read More »

40 Fla. L. Weekly D49a Torts — Premises liability — Trip and fall — Error to enter summary judgment for defendant in action alleging that plaintiff tripped over a raised wooden plank while walking on a large wharf-like deck owned by defendant on the basis that the cause of the fall was a common design Read More »

40 Fla. L. Weekly D14b Insurance — Homeowners — Sinkhole claims — Policy at issue clearly and unambiguously excluded coverage for sinkhole loss — Fact that policy contains a provision describing the neutral evaluation process in the event of a sinkhole loss cannot reasonably be read as creating coverage for a loss that is unambiguously Read More »

40 Fla. L. Weekly D21a Insurance — Automobile — Excess coverage — Uninsured motorist — Trial court properly entered declaratory judgment determining that Florida Municipal Insurance Trust agreement with city-member provided excess insurance and not primary insurance for automobile accidents — Self-retention endorsement providing that Trust member would not only cover claims within self-retained limit Read More »

40 Fla. L. Weekly D48e Torts — Attorney’s fees — Offer of judgment — Trial court properly found that language in demands for judgment that “plaintiff agrees to settle any and all claims asserted against defendant,” rendered demands vague, ambiguous, and unenforceable because it is unclear whether the intent of the demands was to resolve Read More »