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42 Fla. L. Weekly D79a Appeals — Timeliness — Appeal was untimely where notice of appeal was not filed within thirty days of rendition of order — Order was rendered when signed, written order was filed with clerk — Appeal dismissed for lack of jurisdiction DERRICK G. AMOS, Appellant, vs. ALEXANDER REICH, Appellee. 3rd District. Read More »

42 Fla. L. Weekly D70a Torts — Medical malpractice — Discovery — Trial court departed from essential requirements of law in entering protective order preventing plaintiffs from taking deposition of defendant on basis that defendant had previously been deposed as a fact witness by plaintiffs’ counsel in a separate lawsuit against different defendants concerning the Read More »

42 Fla. L. Weekly D86c Civil procedure — Amendment of complaint — Trial court abused discretion in denying plaintiff’s motion for leave to file amended complaint before entering summary judgment where allowing amendment would not prejudice defendant, there had been no prior requests to amend, and amendment would not be futile AHMAD Y. SAIDI, Appellant, Read More »

42 Fla. L. Weekly D66f Wrongful death — Punitive damages — Trial court departed from essential requirements of law by granting leave to amend complaint to add claim for punitive damages without holding hearing WG EVERGREEN WOODS SH, LLC, ATRIA MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, VENTAS SENIOR HOUSING, LLC, VENTAS AOC OPERATING HOLDINGS, INC., VTR EVERGREEN WOODS, Read More »

42 Fla. L. Weekly D11b Workers’ compensation — Discovery — Work product — Video claimant commissioned to be made of independent medical examination by employer/carrier’s IME doctor constituted work product — Determination that claimant waived work product privilege by intending to use video at trial was premature, and disclosure of video would cause irreparable harm Read More »