40 Fla. L. Weekly D2475aTop of Form Jurisdiction — Non-residents — Contracts — Torts — Dismissal — Trial court improperly denied defendant’s motion for dismissal grounded on lack of personal jurisdiction where allegations do not allege defendant committed a tort in Florida or that he failed to perform a contractual obligation that he was personally Read More »

40 Fla. L. Weekly D2500aTop of Form Attorney’s fees — Insurance — Prevailing party — Trial court properly awarded attorney’s fees to insured pursuant to section 627.428 following insurer’s voluntary dismissal of declaratory judgment action in which insurer asserted that insured was not entitled to defense of underlying tort action under policy where insurer had Read More »

40 Fla. L. Weekly D2490bTop of Form Torts — Medical malpractice — Jurors — Post-trial interview of jurors — Trial court departed from essential requirements of law in granting plaintiff’s motion for post-trial interviews of jurors who allegedly misrepresented their litigation histories during voir dire where jurors’ litigation histories were immaterial and irrelevant to jury Read More »

40 Fla. L. Weekly D2485cTop of Form Torts — Automobile accident — Evidence — Trial court erred in excluding evidence that plaintiff was involved in a subsequent accident in which his golf cart collided with an automobile, that plaintiff was involved in a physical altercation with police at scene of that accident, and that plaintiff Read More »

40 Fla. L. Weekly D2477aTop of Form Wrongful death — Product liability — Tobacco — Engle progeny case — Action against tobacco company alleging causes of action for strict liability, fraudulent concealment, conspiracy, negligence, and gross negligence arising out of death from lung cancer caused by decedent’s addiction to cigarettes — Damages — Trial court Read More »