25 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. C1493a Civil rights — Schools — Student-on-student sexual harassment — Deliberate indifference — Qualified immunity — Action against school board, principal, and others asserting Title IX sexual harassment claim and section 1983 equal protection claims filed by student who was raped in bathroom after school officials decided to use her Read More »
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Attorney’s fees — Offer of judgment — Fact that a co-defendant was liable for payment of defendant’s attorney’s fees pursuant to an indemnification agreement was not a valid reason for denying an award of fees to defendant pursuant to defendant’s offer of judgment which met statutory requirements for entitlement to fees
40 Fla. L. Weekly D2052b Attorney’s fees — Offer of judgment — Trial court erred in denying award of attorney’s fees and costs to prevailing defendant where there was no finding that offer of judgment was not made in good faith — Fact that a co-defendant was liable for payment of defendant’s attorney’s fees pursuant Read More »
Wrongful death — Workers’ compensation immunity — Exceptions to immunity
40 Fla. L. Weekly D2047b Wrongful death — Workers’ compensation immunity — Exceptions to immunity — Action by estate of decedent, who was killed when he was run over by a truck owned and operated by his employer, the contractor on a road project, while he was working at night on the project, against subcontractor Read More »
Civil procedure — Bifurcation of proceedings
40 Fla. L. Weekly D2045a Civil procedure — Bifurcation of proceedings — Because all claims and defenses arose from single set of intertwined facts, and resolving limited issues would not tend to resolve the whole case, but would create risk of inconsistent verdicts by two different triers of fact, bifurcation order quashed ROCKET GROUP, Read More »
Insurance — Proposal for settlement — Motion to extend time for response to proposal is denied
Online Reference: FLWSUPP 2301JORT Insurance — Proposal for settlement — Motion to extend time for response to proposal is denied NAPLES MEDICAL & REHAB, LLC a/a/o JERRY ORTIZ, Plaintiff, vs. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. County Court, 20th Judicial Circuit in and for Collier County. Case No. 2015-CC-275. May 19, 2015. Honorable Read More »