40 Fla. L. Weekly D2101aTop of Form Torts — Civil procedure — Discovery — Expert witness — Financial and business records — Inconsistencies between deposition responses of defense expert witness and interrogatory answers provided by defense counsel with respect to percentage of income the expert derived from working as an expert witness and the number Read More »
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Torts — Automobile accident — Insurance — Nonjoinder of insurer in action against insured
40 Fla. L. Weekly D2090aTop of Form Torts — Automobile accident — Insurance — Nonjoinder of insurer in action against insured — Trial court departed from essential requirements of law by refusing to dismiss count against tortfeasor’s insurer alleging breach of contract based on insurer’s alleged presuit agreement with plaintiff to pay policy limits to Read More »
Attorney’s fees — Proposal for settlement — Wrongful death — Clause stating that plaintiff was “willing to consider any suggested changes to the release” of liability did not render proposal for settlement unenforceable
40 Fla. L. Weekly D2072a Attorney’s fees — Proposal for settlement — Wrongful death — Clause stating that plaintiff was “willing to consider any suggested changes to the release” of liability did not render proposal for settlement unenforceable — Trial court erred in striking proposal as overly broad, vague, and ambiguous JANICE E. WALLEN, as Read More »
Insurance — Discovery — Claim file — Order overruling objections based upon claims of work product and attorney-client privilege quashed
40 Fla. L. Weekly D2064dTop of Form Insurance — Discovery — Claim file — Order overruling objections based upon claims of work product and attorney-client privilege quashed GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. LORI FELLER, ETC., ET AL., Respondents. 5th District. Case No. 5D15-505. Opinion filed September 4, 2015. Petition for Certiorari Review of Read More »
Insurance — Automobile — Bad faith — Third-party claim against insurer
25 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. C1539a Insurance — Automobile — Bad faith — Third-party claim against insurer — Plaintiff failed to provide sufficient evidence for reasonable jury to find that insurer acted in bad faith in handling plaintiff’s claim, which was only one of multiple claims against insured arising out of automobile accident — Although Read More »