41 Fla. L. Weekly D2757bTop of Form Jurisdiction — Non-residents — Minimum contacts — Contracts — Marketing agreement — Where plaintiff, a Florida corporation, solicited nonresident corporate defendant to have plaintiff broker sale of defendant’s aircraft, which was located in foreign state; no representative from defendant set foot in Florida; marketing agreement did not require Read More »
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Torts — Dangerous instrumentalities — Loader which caused injuries to plaintiff is not a dangerous instrumentality
41 Fla. L. Weekly D2755aTop of Form Torts — Dangerous instrumentalities — Loader which caused injuries to plaintiff is not a dangerous instrumentality — Loader does not transport persons or property on roads of state, is not an automobile, is not substantially regulated, does not impose a relatively high danger, and was not being operated Read More »
Workers’ compensation — Temporary benefits — Judge of compensation claims erred in denying additional temporary partial disability benefits and associated penalties, interest, costs, and attorney’s fees beyond 104-week cap imposed by statute
41 Fla. L. Weekly D2749cTop of Form Workers’ compensation — Temporary benefits — Judge of compensation claims erred in denying additional temporary partial disability benefits and associated penalties, interest, costs, and attorney’s fees beyond 104-week cap imposed by statute — Claimant entitled to benefits for weeks preceding attainment of MMI — Denial of temporary total Read More »
Civil procedure — Torts — Trial court erred in entering final summary judgment in favor of plaintiff where plaintiff failed to negate affirmative defenses or otherwise show how affirmative defenses were legally insufficient
41 Fla. L. Weekly D2740dTop of Form Civil procedure — Torts — Trial court erred in entering final summary judgment in favor of plaintiff where plaintiff failed to negate affirmative defenses or otherwise show how affirmative defenses were legally insufficient and, as to one cause of action to which no answer was filed, failed to Read More »
Insurance — Homeowners — Sinkhole loss — Bad faith — Trial court erred when it entered summary judgment in favor of insurer on first-party bad-faith complaint on ground that, by accepting insurer’s proposal for settlement on underlying breach of contract claim for amount less than policy limits, insureds had failed to obtain a determination of liability or the extent of their damages
41 Fla. L. Weekly D2736bop of Form Insurance — Homeowners — Sinkhole loss — Bad faith — Trial court erred when it entered summary judgment in favor of insurer on first-party bad-faith complaint on ground that, by accepting insurer’s proposal for settlement on underlying breach of contract claim for amount less than policy limits, insureds Read More »