39 Fla. L. Weekly D339a Employer-employee relations — Retaliatory discharge for filing of workers’ compensation claim — Error to enter summary judgment in favor of former employer where genuine issues of material fact existed as to whether discharge of plaintiff and plaintiff’s filing of workers’ compensation claims were causally related — Reasons given by employer Read More »
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First party bad faith — procedure for objecting to discovery on basis of scope of discovery versus substantive legal objections
39 Fla. L. Weekly D334b Insurance — Bad faith — Discovery — Circuit court did not depart from essential requirements of law by failing to conduct in-camera review to address insurer’s objections to discovery requests based on scope of discovery requested and on attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine — General denial of insurer’s motion Read More »
Discovery of a plaintiff’s posts to social networking site
39 Fla. L. Weekly D277b Torts — Construction contractor — Failure to use reasonable care in keeping site safe for pedestrians — Action against construction contractor and subcontractors seeking damages for injuries minor suffered when he was struck by oncoming vehicle in front of construction site and damages for loss of parental consortium — Discovery Read More »
Florida Courts’ Jurisdiction Over of Non-Florida Entities: New York automobile seller was not subject to jurisdiction of a Florida court upon a personal injury claim against them arising from a Florida auto accident
39 Fla. L. Weekly D289a Torts — Automobile accident — Jurisdiction — Trial court erred in denying New York state automobile dealers’ motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction regarding complaint that dealers had sold defendant a defective automobile in New York which caused an accident in Florida four years later — Minimum contacts Read More »
Workers’ compensation – Temporary Partial Disability Benefits – Denial of medical recommendation for pain management, etc
39 Fla. L. Weekly D259a Workers’ compensation — Temporary partial disability — Error to fail to rule on claim for temporary partial disability beginning on specified date and continuing given uncontested evidence that claimant had not reached maximum medical improvement at time of hearing and that he was medically restricted from performing his work for Read More »
