39 Fla. L. Weekly D1259a Criminal law — Judges — Disqualification — Motion to disqualify was not legally sufficient — Motion was ruled upon within 30-day period prescribed by rule, as extended by five-day mailing period applicable because motion was served by mail — Explanation of proper way to compute additional time under rule 2.514(b) Read More »

39 Fla. L. Weekly D1257a Insurance — Sinkhole claims — Neutral evaluation — Trial court improperly sustained insured’s objection to insurer’s notice of stay of breach of contract litigation pending neutral evaluation of sinkhole claim — Insurer did not waive right to neutral evaluation by participating in litigation CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION, a Florida government Read More »

39 Fla. L. Weekly D1213a Workers’ compensation — Medical benefits — Hindrance-to-recovery doctrine — Judge of compensation claims’ erred in determining that surgical repair of claimant’s left shoulder condition was compensable based on the hindrance-to-recovery doctrine where findings did not establish that the purpose of the left shoulder surgery was to remove a hindrance to Read More »

39 Fla. L. Weekly D1197b Torts — Bankrupt defendant — Where defendant in plaintiff’s negligence action filed for bankruptcy, and bankruptcy court granted plaintiff’s motion for relief from bankruptcy stay in negligence action, modifying automatic stay to permit plaintiff to commence, prosecute, complete, and liquidate through final judgment her claims against defendant for the purpose Read More »

39 Fla. L. Weekly D1181c Insurance — Automobile liability — Nonjoinder of insurers — Joinder of city’s insurer, prior to entry of judgments, based on an accident involving a city vehicle — Where trial court had previously erred in entering amended final judgments and adding insurer without first determining whether plaintiff met the condition precedent Read More »