39 Fla. L. Weekly S665a Rules of Appellate Procedure — Amendment IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE. Supreme Court of Florida. Case No. SC14-227. November 6, 2014. Original Proceeding — Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure Committee. Counsel: Wendy S. Loquasto, Chair, Appellate Court Rules Committee, Fox & Loquasto P.A., Tallahassee, Eduardo Read More »
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Appellate Practice — appeal of judgment for costs and fees; although viability of judgment for costs / fees to prevailing party necessarily predicated on affirmance of underlying substantive judgment, reversal of cost / fee award should be argued in initial brief
39 Fla. L. Weekly D2220a Contracts — Real property sale — Breach of warranty — Fraudulent misrepresentation — Complaint alleging that defendant made fraudulent misrepresentations and breached warranty that there existed no violations of land use plans, zoning, restrictions, prohibitions and other requirements imposed by governmental authority by selling to buyer a building that was Read More »
Fourth DCA reiterates attorney / client privilege between carrier and its own counsel in underlying action remains intact for purposes of later bad faith action
39 Fla. L. Weekly D2215b Insurance — Bad faith — Discovery — Attorney-client privilege — Documents from insurer’s attorney’s litigation file in underlying coverage case — Trial court departed from essential requirements of law in requiring production of attorney-client privileged material on grounds that the privileged information did not pertain to bad faith aspects of Read More »
Homeowners’ Insurance — sinkhole claim — Federal Court — Middle District of Florida clarifies meaning of “structural damage”
25 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D41a Insurance — Homeowners — Sinkhole claim — Claim by insurer that insured building did not suffer “structural damage” as defined by statute — Where policy did contain a definition of “structural damage” or refer to the statutory definition, “structural damage” should be given its plain meaning as “damage to Read More »
Trial Court Order granting motion for extension of time to respond to Offer of Judgment / Proposal for Settlement
22 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 132b Online Reference: FLWSUPP 2201LAHE Insurance — Attorney’s fees — Proposal for settlement — Enlargement of time for response TOTAL INJURY CHIROPRACTIC LLC, a/a/o JEAN CLAUDE LAHENS, Plaintiff, v. PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. County Court, 15th Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County, County Civil Division. Case No. Read More »