Personal Jurisdiction | 1st Dist. Plaintiffs, an Illinois resident and an Illinois not-for-profit corporation, appeal the order of the trial court that granted the motion of defendants, an Ohio resident and an Ohio limited liability corporation, to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. The First District noted that the contract at issue was formed through Read More »
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Insurance — Settlement agreement — Enforceability against insurer — Fraud and collusion –District court properly applied framework set forth in Coblentz v. American Surety Co. to determine whether settlement agreement could be enforced against insurer
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Insurance — Uninsured motorist — Damages — Award of damages for future medical expenses was excessive, and court should have granted motion for remittitur
41 Fla. L. Weekly D2715aTop of Form Insurance — Uninsured motorist — Damages — Award of damages for future medical expenses was excessive, and court should have granted motion for remittitur — Because treating physician testified as to insured’s yearly cost of future medical expenses, but there was no testimony regarding insured’s life expectancy, case Read More »
Insurance — Commercial automobile policy — Pretrial stipulation — trial court erred in exceeding the scope of the pretrial stipulation by making separate finding that insured failed to establish damages after declaratory judgment had been entered in favor of insured
41 Fla. L. Weekly D2696aTop of Form Insurance — Commercial automobile policy — Pretrial stipulation — Where insured brought declaratory judgment action seeking declaration that there was a theft of insured’s truck under terms of policy, and parties’ joint pretrial stipulation established that the only issue for determination by jury was whether insured’s truck had Read More »
Attorneys — Disqualification — Certiorari — Defendant is not entitled to writ of certiorari to quash non-final order disqualifying defendant’s counsel on basis of conflict of interest
41 Fla. L. Weekly D2680aop of Form Attorneys — Disqualification — Certiorari — Defendant is not entitled to writ of certiorari to quash non-final order disqualifying defendant’s counsel on basis of conflict of interest where order of disqualification does not constitute the type of essential illegality and gross miscarriage of justice which is focus of Read More »