38 Fla. L. Weekly D2508c Attorney’s fees — Appeals — Jurisdiction — Non-final orders — An order finding entitlement to attorney’s fees but not setting an amount is a non-final, non-appealable order — Appeal dismissed for lack of jurisdiction KLING CORPORATION, etc., et al., Appellants, vs. HOLA NETWORKS CORPORATION, etc., et al., Appellees. 3rd District. Read More »

Thank you JR Harding, Ed.D. for an inspirational and eye-opening discussion regarding employment of persons with disabilities. Deborah attended the Walgreens Bayside Business Forum focusing on disabilities in the workplace sponsored by Walgreens and Franklin Templeton Investments, presented by USF St. Pete College of Business

38 Fla. L. Weekly D2378a Civil procedure — Discovery — Work product — Deposition of non-testifying expert — Trial court departed from essential requirements of law in ordering deposition of expert who had been employed by plaintiff in preparation for litigation, and who had initially been listed as a testifying witness but subsequently withdrawn as a Read More »

38 Fla. L. Weekly D2318a Workers’ compensation — Limitation of actions — Estoppel — Where employer/carrier sent claimant, a law enforcement officer, an initial claim packet which included the informational brochure approved by the Department of Financial Services as required by statute, judge of compensation claims erred in finding that E/C was estopped from asserting Read More »

38 Fla. L. Weekly D2302a Torts — Premises liability — Slip and fall — Discovery — Trial court did not depart from essential requirements of law in compelling plaintiff’s deposition prior to production of defendant’s store security video of the slip and fall JUDITH McCLURE, Petitioner, v. PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC., Respondent. 4th District. Case Read More »