40 Fla. L. Weekly D814a Wrongful death — Automobile accident — Failure to wear seatbelt — Evidence — Hearsay — Exceptions — Admissions of party opponent — No error in allowing defense counsel to read into evidence a portion of deposition in which decedent’s daughter testified that her sister/decedent’s personal representative had told her that Read More »

  40 Fla. L. Weekly D848c Torts — Attorney’s fees — Proposal for settlement — Current statute and rules do not require that proposal for settlement contain certificate of service — Trial court properly found that proposal for settlement, notice of servicing such proposal, and e-mails produced for the hearing on motion to tax costs Read More »

40 Fla. L. Weekly D798a Civil procedure — Sanctions — Default — No abuse of discretion in entering default due to defendant’s willful discovery violations, including deletion of emails, concealment of material witnesses, lying during depositions, providing false testimony before the trial court and more — Other orders, including final judgment and pre-trial orders granting Read More »

40 Fla. L. Weekly D801a   Insurance — Attorney’s fees — Insured was entitled to recover statutory attorney’s fees in connection with declaratory judgment action he filed regarding uninsured motorist coverage — Where insurer initially disputed insured’s entitlement to “stacking” of UM benefits, its later concession on that issue was tantamount to a confession of Read More »

40 Fla. L. Weekly D798a Civil procedure — Sanctions — Default — No abuse of discretion in entering default due to defendant’s willful discovery violations, including deletion of emails, concealment of material witnesses, lying during depositions, providing false testimony before the trial court and more — Other orders, including final judgment and pre-trial orders granting Read More »