39 Fla. L. Weekly S723a Standard jury instructions in civil, criminal, contract and business cases — Amendment — Jurors’ use of electronic devices IN RE: STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CIVIL, CRIMINAL, AND CONTRACT & BUSINESS CASES — JURORS’ USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES. Supreme Court of Florida. Case No. SC14-623. December 4, 2014. Original Proceeding — Read More »
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Scope of expert discovery — Personal injury litigant entitled to depose non-party representative of orthopedic center concerning cases in which doctor involved as expert or treating physician
39 Fla. L. Weekly D2473b Torts — Civil procedure — Discovery — Deposition duces tecum of non-party expert witness — No abuse of discretion in trial court’s denial of orthopedic center’s motion for protective order where trial court correctly held that plaintiff in personal injury case was entitled to depose the person from the orthopedic Read More »
First DCA reverses trial court order compelling production of litigation file in connection with claim for attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to OJ / PFS
39 Fla. L. Weekly D2487g Torts — Attorney’s fees — Discovery — Work product and attorney-client privilege — Trial court departed from essential requirements of law in compelling discovery of defendant’s litigation file which plaintiff claimed was necessary in order to properly defend defendant’s motion for attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to offer of judgment Read More »
U.S. Middle District of Florida Order — Abatement versus Dismissal of Premature Bad Faith Claim
25 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D52a Insurance — Automobile — Bad faith — Claim for damages based on statutory first-party bad faith in settlement of claims to be abated rather than dismissed pending resolution of underlying claim — Claim for declaratory judgment of liability for collision and total amount of plaintiff’s damages must be dismissed Read More »
Workers’ Compensation — Attorneys’ Fees — Section 57.105 does not provide a basis for award of costs / fees in original work comp proceedings
39 Fla. L. Weekly D2378a Workers’ compensation — Attorney’s fees — Costs — Judge of compensation claims properly denied award of attorney’s fees under section 57.105, as statute does not apply to original proceedings involving workers’ compensation claims brought under chapter 440 — JCC used improper standard when it denied reimbursement for any and all Read More »