43 Fla. L. Weekly D855b Insurance — Appeals — Appellate court has no jurisdiction to review trial court’s denial, without elaboration, of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s motions to dismiss claims on basis of sovereign immunity — Trial court’s orders did not state as a basis for denial of motions that Citizens was not entitled to Read More »
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Torts — Premises liability — Action against defendant which ran softball tournament at rented softball fields at public park owned by county by plaintiff who was injured in a fight between members of two teams that occurred in common area of park outside softball fields — Because defendant exercised no control over common area of park where plaintiff was injured, it had no duty to provide adequate security to protect plaintiff
43 Fla. L. Weekly D833a Torts — Premises liability — Action against defendant which ran softball tournament at rented softball fields at public park owned by county by plaintiff who was injured in a fight between members of two teams that occurred in common area of park outside softball fields — Because defendant exercised no Read More »
Workers’ compensation — Death benefits and funeral expenses — Judge of compensation claims’ denial of death benefits and funeral expenses on ground that employee’s death was primarily occasioned by his intoxication was not supported by competent, substantial evidence
43 Fla. L. Weekly D808b Workers’ compensation — Death benefits and funeral expenses — Judge of compensation claims’ denial of death benefits and funeral expenses on ground that employee’s death was primarily occasioned by his intoxication was not supported by competent, substantial evidence — Employer/carrier were not entitled to statutory presumption that death was caused Read More »
Insurance — Uninsured motorist — Bad faith — Civil remedy notice — Estate of motorist who was killed when a dump truck owned by an underinsured company struck the taxi he was driving filed action against motorist’s automobile insurer, seeking underinsured motorist benefits and asserting claim for statutory bad faith — Insurer is entitled to summary judgment as matter of law on statutory bad faith claim filed by motorist’s girlfriend, as personal representative of motorist’s estate — Under Florida law, civil remedy notice submitted by plaintiff, which lists automobile insurance policy on vehicle owned by plaintiff, did not support statutory bad faith claim based on insurer’s failure to pay underinsured motorist benefits on separate automobile policy covering vehicle owned by motorist –
27 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D67a Insurance — Uninsured motorist — Bad faith — Civil remedy notice — Estate of motorist who was killed when a dump truck owned by an underinsured company struck the taxi he was driving filed action against motorist’s automobile insurer, seeking underinsured motorist benefits and asserting claim for statutory bad Read More »
Torts — Insurance — Automobile liability — Settlement agreement — Where defendant’s automobile liability insurer complied with essential terms of plaintiff’s settlement demand and tendered a check for the full limits of policy, the fact that settlement check included hospital which may have had a lien for medical services as a co-payee did not convert the acceptance of plaintiff’s offer into a counteroffer — Trial court properly enforced settlement and dismissed plaintiff’s action
43 Fla. L. Weekly D425b Torts — Insurance — Automobile liability — Settlement agreement — Where defendant’s automobile liability insurer complied with essential terms of plaintiff’s settlement demand and tendered a check for the full limits of policy, the fact that settlement check included hospital which may have had a lien for medical services as Read More »