40 Fla. L. Weekly D2654aTop of Form Torts — Automobile accident — Evidence — Trial court abused discretion in excluding testimony of expert biomedical engineer where proffered testimony was relevant to disputed issues concerning velocity and directional forces involved in accident, and thus, to issue of causation JOHN LEE TAYLOR, Appellant, v. SEKETA CULVER, Appellee. […]
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Torts — Automobile accident — Dismissal — Fraud on court
40 Fla. L. Weekly D2649cTop of Form Torts — Automobile accident — Dismissal — Fraud on court — In dismissing case and entering judgment in favor of defendants, trial court did not reweigh evidence or substitute its own findings for those of the magistrate, but instead correctly determined that magistrate’s findings of fact regarding plaintiff’s […]
Torts — Automobile accident — Damages — Past and future medical expenses — Additur — Error to grant plaintiff’s motion for additur without including in order an explanation why additur was warranted or providing option for new trial in lieu of additur
40 Fla. L. Weekly D2636aTop of Form Torts — Automobile accident — Damages — Past and future medical expenses — Additur — Error to grant plaintiff’s motion for additur without including in order an explanation why additur was warranted or providing option for new trial in lieu of additur — Moreover, additur was not appropriate […]
Insurance — Automobile liability — Bad faith — Failure to settle — District court did not err in excluding from evidence offered in support of bad faith claim a settlement opportunity letter which would have required insurer to enter into consent judgment in excess of policy limits
25 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. C1802aTop of Form Insurance — Automobile liability — Bad faith — Failure to settle — District court did not err in excluding from evidence offered in support of bad faith claim a settlement opportunity letter which would have required insurer to enter into consent judgment in excess of policy limits […]
Workers’ compensation — Where claimant filed third petition seeking additional impairment benefits prior to hearing on first petition for benefits, judge of compensation claims went beyond the scope of issues before her when she essentially denied additional impairment benefits sought in third petition after having reserved jurisdiction over claim raised in third petition
40 Fla. L. Weekly D2602bTop of Form Workers’ compensation — Where claimant filed third petition seeking additional impairment benefits prior to hearing on first petition for benefits, judge of compensation claims went beyond the scope of issues before her when she essentially denied additional impairment benefits sought in third petition after having reserved jurisdiction over […]