42 Fla. L. Weekly D1311aTop of Form Torts — Punitive damages — Discovery — Trial court departed from essential requirements of law by construing section 768.73(2), governing successive awards of punitive damages, as permitting discovery of the amount of punitive damages defendants actually paid in post-judgment settlement of unrelated case — Statute speaks only in Read More »
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Workers’ compensation — Attorney’s fees — Stipulation — Judge of compensation claims denied claimant due process by denying approval of a stipulation for attorney’s fees payable by employer/carrier for past benefits secured without a proper evidentiary hearing affording opportunity to be heard
42 Fla. L. Weekly D1297aTop of Form Workers’ compensation — Attorney’s fees — Stipulation — Judge of compensation claims denied claimant due process by denying approval of a stipulation for attorney’s fees payable by employer/carrier for past benefits secured without a proper evidentiary hearing affording opportunity to be heard JOSE DELGADO, Appellant, v. CITY CONCRETE Read More »
Workers’ compensation — Employer-employee relationship — Claimant who participated in tryout with Arena Football League team was not an employee of the Arena Football League where standard player contract signed by claimant was not signed on the “League Signature” line
42 Fla. L. Weekly D1298aTop of Form Workers’ compensation — Employer-employee relationship — Claimant who participated in tryout with Arena Football League team was not an employee of the Arena Football League where standard player contract signed by claimant was not signed on the “League Signature” line — League’s decision to allow claimant to participate Read More »
Appeals — Certiorari — Insurance — Partial summary judgment holding automobile liability insurer liable, under supplemental payments provision of policy, for attorney’s fees judgment entered against its insureds in underlying personal injury litigation as result of rejection of injured party’s proposals for settlement by attorney assigned by insurer to defend its insureds is non-final, nonappealable order where interrelated count was still pending in trial court
42 Fla. L. Weekly D1287bTop of Form Appeals — Certiorari — Insurance — Partial summary judgment holding automobile liability insurer liable, under supplemental payments provision of policy, for attorney’s fees judgment entered against its insureds in underlying personal injury litigation as result of rejection of injured party’s proposals for settlement by attorney assigned by insurer Read More »
The Hague Service Convention – The Hague Service Convention does not prohibit service of process by mail
WATER SPLASH, INC. v. MENON CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS, FOURTEENTH DISTRICT No. 16–254. Argued March 22, 2017—Decided May 22, 2017 Petitioner Water Splash sued respondent Menon, a former employee, ina Texas state court, alleging that she had begun working for a competitor while still employed by Water Splash. Because Read More »