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 »
Articles
Workers’ compensation — Temporary total disability benefits — Expiration of benefits period — Question certified
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 »
Insurance — Automobile liability — Uninsured motorist — Excess coverage — Priority of coverage
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 »
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 »
Contracts — Arbitration — Arbitration pursuant to arbitration provision in distributor agreement
40 Fla. L. Weekly D2110aop of Form Contracts — Arbitration — Arbitration pursuant to arbitration provision in distributor agreement between cell phone manufacturer and open-market distributor of smart phones — Claim by distributor that distributor agreement containing arbitration provision had never been formed because agreement had been signed by distributor but not by manufacturer is Read More »