41 Fla. L. Weekly D240b Civil procedure — Discovery — Trial court departed from essential requirements of law by ordering petitioner to provide information regarding her cell phone number and her cell phone carrier — Order directing petitioner to reveal information regarding her cell phone violates petitioner’s Fifth Amendment rights   VIVIAN RESTREPO, Petitioner, v. Read More »

41 Fla. L. Weekly D237a  FormTorts — Premises liability — Trip and fall — Trial court did not err in entering summary judgment for defendant in action alleging that plaintiff tripped on a step leading from the pavement to a building owned by defendant where there was no evidence of any defect in the step Read More »

41 Fla. L. Weekly D156a of Insurance — Uninsured motorist — Bad faith — Circuit court did not, at time of its actions, depart from essential requirements of law when, after entering partial final judgment for insured on UM claim after insurer tendered its policy limits, it simultaneously granted insured’s motion to amend complaint to Read More »

41 Fla. L. Weekly D200b Torts — Medical malpractice — Attorney’s fees — Proposal for settlement — Trial court properly denied award of attorney’s fees to plaintiffs where plaintiffs’ proposal for settlement failed to state whether attorney’s fees were part of claim and failed to state whether punitive damages were part of the claim, even Read More »

41 Fla. L. Weekly D122a Torts — Defamation — Trial court properly awarded attorney damages in libel action against defendant who posted derogatory reviews of attorney on internet — Internet reviews containing false information did not constitute statements of opinion which were protected by First Amendment and not actionable as defamation — Defamation per se Read More »