41 Fla. L. Weekly D121b Torts — Premises liability — Fall on stairs — Error to enter directed verdict in favor of defendant where there was conflicting evidence as to causation — Although plaintiff could not testify as to exactly what made her fall, expert evidence and photos of steps established that steps on which Read More »

41 Fla. L. Weekly D91a Torts — Medical malpractice — Brain injury to child — Evidence — Collateral source benefits — Trial court did not err in excluding evidence pertaining to free or low-cost medical care available to child where the cost of the care would be paid by Medicaid — Evidence of future benefits Read More »

40 Fla. L. Weekly D75b Workers’ compensation — Medical benefits — Major contributing cause — In ordering facet injections recommended by pain management specialist, judge of compensation claims erred in discounting specialist’s attribution of seventy percent of need for facet injections to non-work-related degenerative condition of claimant’s spine — It does not matter whether a Read More »

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 »