39 Fla. L. Weekly D738b Dissolution of marriage — Attorney’s fees — Appeals — Order which addresses entitlement to fees but not the amount of fees is not ripe for appeal VALENTIN ALARCON, JR., Appellant, v. ALEXIS E. ALARCON, Appellee. 2nd District. Case No. 2D13-1476. Opinion filed April 9, 2014. Appeal from the Circuit Court Read More »

39 Fla. L. Weekly S214a Wrongful death — Automobile accident — Vicarious liability — Dangerous instrumentality doctrine — Beneficial ownership exception — A person whose name is on the certificate of title of a vehicle as co-owner cannot avoid vicarious liability under the “beneficial ownership” or “naked legal title” exception to vicarious liability under the Read More »

Bad Faith:  Proceed with Caution When a CRN Expires on a Weekend or Holiday Allison G. Mawhinney, Esq. Litigants have 60 days to cure or respond to bad faith allegations that are lodged in a Civil Remedy Notice filed pursuant to Section 624.155, Fla. Stat.  Often, the deadline expires on a Saturday, Sunday or legal Read More »

39 Fla. L. Weekly D659b Workers’ compensation — Administrative law — Penalties — Late payment of compensation — Department of Financial Services had jurisdiction to impose workers’ compensation-related administrative penalty against school board for late payments discovered during audit of claims-handling practices for multiyear period without first referring case to judge of compensation claims where Read More »

39 Fla. L. Weekly D629a Insurance — Homeowners — Water damage as result of roof leak — Appraisal — Error to grant insureds’ motion to compel appraisal without first resolving underlying coverage disputes in procedurally proper manner — To extent trial court’s order found coverage for loss, that ruling was not supported by competent evidence Read More »