25 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. C1444a Copyrights — Infringement — Creator and licensor of stock photographs tailored to yellow pages industry brought breach of contract and copyright infringement claims against phone book publisher and company that performed outsourcing work using photos received from creator, claiming that publisher’s transfer of creator’s stock photographs to outsourcing company Read More »

25 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D193a Insurance — Underinsured/uninsured motorist — Insureds’ action against insurer for injuries sustained in automobile accident — Federal jurisdiction — Diversity — Amount in controversy — Although face of complaint, which seeks coverage for breach of insurance contract and alleges only that amount in controversy exceeds $15,000, is insufficient to Read More »

40 Fla. L. Weekly D1887a Insurance — Homeowners — Trial court departed from essential requirements of law by staying insurer’s declaratory action on coverage pending resolution of underlying tort action against insured — The two actions are mutually exclusive — A determination of whether insurer has a duty to defend insured and indemnify her will Read More »

40 Fla. L. Weekly D1844b Torts — Automobile accident — Rear end collision — Comparative negligence — Plaintiff who was rear-ended by defendant while plaintiff was waiting for traffic to clear to make a left turn — Where there was no evidence that plaintiff breached any legal duty or failed to use reasonable care, jury Read More »

40 Fla. L. Weekly D1849b Insurance — Liability — Bad faith — Appeals — Insurer’s claim that circuit court erred in allowing plaintiffs to bring third-party bad faith claim against insurer in underlying tort action against insureds is not within scope of review in instant appeal, filed after final judgment determining coverage issue — Rulings Read More »