39 Fla. L. Weekly D2149a Wrongful death — Automobile accident — Discovery — Cell phone — Trial court did not depart from essential requirements of law in entering order permitting defendants’ expert to inspect decedent’s cell phone data from day of accident where defendants’ motion to inspect the cell phone was supported by specific evidence Read More »

39 Fla. L. Weekly D2134a Insurance — Homeowners — Sinkhole claim — Florida Insurance Guaranty Association — Limitation of actions — Trial court properly entered summary judgment for FIGA in insureds’ breach of contract and declaratory judgment action on ground that action was barred by one-year statute of limitations MADELINE BETANCOURT and NIVIA MALGAREJO, Appellants, Read More »

25 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. C522a Civil rights — Public employees — Speech — Retaliation — Public employee’s subpoenaed trial testimony was protected by First Amendment — Truthful testimony under oath by a public employee outside the scope of his ordinary job duties is speech as a citizen for First Amendment purposes — Community college Read More »

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 »