41 Fla. L. Weekly D381aTop of Form Insurance — Trial court erred in dismissing insureds’ breach of contract action against insurer on basis of counsel’s failure to appear at case management conference without findings that counsel’s failure to appear was flagrant, willful, persistent, or aggravated DONNA MARIE JENKINS and RAYMOND MURDOCK, Appellants, v. ALLSTATE PROPERTY […]
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Workers’ compensation — Medical benefits — Judge of compensation claims utilized incorrect legal standard in determining that claimant was entitled to diagnostic evaluation of cervical spine four years after accident in which claimant sustained compensable shoulder injury
41 Fla. L. Weekly D358aTop of Form Workers’ compensation — Medical benefits — Judge of compensation claims utilized incorrect legal standard in determining that claimant was entitled to diagnostic evaluation of cervical spine four years after accident in which claimant sustained compensable shoulder injury — JCC improperly conflated claimant’s burden to prove entitlement to an […]
Insurance — Homeowners — Post-loss assignment of benefits — Trial court erred in finding that insured was precluded from assigning benefits of homeowners policy to emergency water mitigation company without consent of insurer
41 Fla. L. Weekly D349aTop of Form Insurance — Homeowners — Post-loss assignment of benefits — Trial court erred in finding that insured was precluded from assigning benefits of homeowners policy to emergency water mitigation company without consent of insurer — Language of policy merely prohibited insured’s unilateral assignment of the entire policy, not a […]
Insurance — Discovery — Trial court departed from essential requirements of law in ordering disclosure of insurer’s claims file and related materials prior to any coverage determination
41 Fla. L. Weekly D352b Top of Form Insurance — Discovery — Trial court departed from essential requirements of law in ordering disclosure of insurer’s claims file and related materials prior to any coverage determination THE DOCTORS COMPANY, Petitioner, v. JAMES RANDALL THOMAS a/k/a Randy Thomas, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Mildred Thomas, […]
Labor relations — Fair Labor Standards Act — Overtime
25 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D285a Labor relations — Fair Labor Standards Act — Overtime — Former hourly-paid, full-time paralegals, on behalf of themselves and other similarly situated employees who were not paid overtime wages, filed complaint against employer law firm for violations of FLSA, unjust enrichment, and violations of Florida Whistleblower’s Act — Unjust […]