40 Fla. L. Weekly D2164b Torts — Discovery — Work product privilege — Trial court improperly entered order compelling defendant to disclose to plaintiff post-accident photographs of area where plaintiff was injured where plaintiff failed to exercise due diligence to obtain substantially equivalent materials to the privileged photographs SEABOARD MARINE LTD., Petitioner, vs. FARCONELLY CLARK, Read More »

40 Fla. L. Weekly D2155b Insurance — Homeowners — Attorney’s fees — Award to insureds who prevailed in action against insurer which had denied request for appraisal — Trial court did not abuse discretion in finding that $400 was a reasonable blended hourly rate for various attorneys who were involved in case — 200 hours Read More »

40 Fla. L. Weekly D2153a Insurance — Uninsured motorist — Torts — Automobile accident — Damages — Noneconomic — Past and future pain and suffering — Remittitur — Trial court abused its discretion when it reduced jury awards for past and future pain and suffering against UM insurer by nearly $1 million without explaining what Read More »

40 Fla. L. Weekly D2146c Workers’ compensation — Temporary total disability benefits — Expiration of benefits period — Question certified: Is a worker who is totally disabled as a result of a workplace accident, but still improving from a medical standpoint at the time temporary total disability benefits expire, deemed to be at maximum medical Read More »

40 Fla. L. Weekly D2144 Insurance — Automobile liability — Uninsured motorist — Excess coverage — Priority of coverage — Accident involving permissive driver of car owned by another, following which owner’s liability insurer tendered its $100,000 policy limits to injured party and injured party sought coverage from its UM carrier after injured party had Read More »