UNPUBLISHED ORDER Online Reference: FLWFED 2317CHAN   Insurance — Mediation — Appearance by telephone — Defendant is not entitled to appear by telephone at court-ordered mediation, requiring each party to be physically present, based on claim that “it is a significant burden for the litigation manager handling this matter to travel to Florida to attend Read More »

40 Fla. L. Weekly D1291c Workers’ compensation — Evidence — Opinion — Expert scientific testimony — Discussion of steps necessary for analysis of whether expert scientific testimony is admissible under Daubert test — Judge of compensation claims did not err in finding claimant’s Daubert objection to the admission of the opinion of independent medical examiner Read More »

40 Fla. L. Weekly D1289a Insurance — Uninsured motorist — Rejection of coverage — Evidence supported insurer’s contention that wife, who was listed as additional driver under policy, was acting as agent of husband, who was named insured, when she modified policy to reject UM coverage   PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. JOHN GROSSI Read More »

40 Fla. L. Weekly D1218a Insurance — Uninsured motorist — Collateral estoppel — Where wife who was a named insured under policy obtained a favorable judgment in her declaratory action against insurer which claimed that insurer waived its right to cancel policy for non-payment of premium and that it was estopped to deny coverage, and Read More »