25 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D221aTop of Form Insurance — Uninsured motorist — Coverage — Denial — Bad faith — Declaratory judgment — Plaintiffs as personal representatives for estate of deceased insured filed complaint against insurer alleging claim for bad faith and seeking declaratory judgment to determine liability and damages — District court, in exercising […]

40 Fla. L. Weekly D2276aTop of Form Insurance — Automobile liability — Costs — Trial court did not err in adjudicating insurer jointly and severally liable with its insured for plaintiff’s taxable litigation costs — Insurer’s claim that cost judgment was defective because it did not contain sufficient findings to support court’s joinder of insurer […]

40 Fla. L. Weekly D2274dTop of Form Workers’ compensation — Medical benefits — One-time change in authorized treating physician — Judge of compensation claims erred in denying properly made request for one-time change in authorized treating physician on ground that there was no compensable injury where it was undisputed that sprain for which claimant was […]

40 Fla. L. Weekly D2240bTop of Form Workers’ compensation — Attorney’s fees — Amount of fees awarded affirmed — Court certifies that its disposition passes on a question certified in a previous case: Whether the award of attorney’s fees in this case is adequate, and consistent with the access to courts, due process, equal protection, […]

40 Fla. L. Weekly D2240aTop of Form Appeals — Certiorari — Workers’ compensation — Timeliness of petition — Even in workers’ compensation cases, deadline for filing petition for writ of certiorari is controlled by rule 9.100(c), which requires that petition be filed within 30 days after rendition of order to be reviewed — Petition filed […]