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38 Fla. L. Weekly D2302a Torts — Premises liability — Slip and fall — Discovery — Trial court did not depart from essential requirements of law in compelling plaintiff’s deposition prior to production of defendant’s store security video of the slip and fall JUDITH McCLURE, Petitioner, v. PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC., Respondent. 4th District. Case Read More »

38 Fla. L. Weekly D2313a Insurance —  Foreign forum selection clause — Insured failed to show that mandatory foreign forum selection clause at issue in this case violated any of the factors set forth by Florida Supreme Court inManrique v. Fabbri — Trial court erred in denying motion to dismiss based upon improper forum ILLINOIS Read More »

Florida Supreme Court Revises Proposal for Settlement Rule, 1.442 (among others) The Court amended Rule 1.442(c)(2)(B), which previously provided that “A proposal shall…identify the claim or claims that the proposal is attemting to resolve.”   Under the amendment,”A proposal shall…state that the proposal resolves all damages that would otherwise be awarded in a final judgment Read More »

38 Florida Law Weekly D2262b Notable cases from Florida Courts, Florida Law Weekly,  Volume 38 / Issue 45  Jurisdiction — Civil procedure — Service of process — Evidentiary hearing — Although summons was regular on its face in contradiction of defendant’s allegation, trial court erred in not holding an evidentiary hearing after defendant submitted affidavit Read More »