39 Fla. L. Weekly D2068a Insurance — Homeowners — Conditions precedent to suit — Examination under oath ROBERTO SOLANO and MARLENE SOLANO, Appellants, v. STATE FARM FLORIDA INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee. 4th District. Case No. 4D12-1198. October 1, 2014. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Eileen O’Connor and John B. Read More »
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Attorneys’ Fees and Costs under 57.105 discretionary; Costs under 57.041 not discretionary
39 Fla. L. Weekly D2054b Attorney’s fees — Claim or defense not supported by material facts or applicable law — Trial court did not abuse discretion by denying defendant’s motion for attorney’s fees pursuant to section 57.105, Florida Statutes, where claim was not entirely devoid of merit — Costs — It was error to deny Read More »
Workers’ Compensation immunity — employee’s right to bring action against entity which provided work comp benefits
39 Fla. L. Weekly D2049a Torts — Workers’ compensation immunity — Trial court erred in finding that contractor was estopped from asserting workers compensation immunity to bar an action by the employee of a sub-subcontractor because defendant contractor failed to notify its workers’ compensation carrier of plaintiff’s injury — Defendant contractor was not liable for Read More »
Circuit Court Appellate Decision — Error to preclude insurance carrier from deposing medical provider regarding reasonableness of charges — Scope of discovery
21 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 992a Online Reference: FLWSUPP 2110OLIV Insurance — Discovery — Depositions — Error to prohibit insurer from deposing medical provider regarding reasonableness of charges UNITED AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. CORAL GABLES CHIROPRACTIC, PLLC, a/a/o Ricardo Olivera, Respondent. Circuit Court, 11th Judicial Circuit (Appellate) in and for Miami-Dade County. Case No. Read More »