40 Fla. L. Weekly S553aop of Form Insurance — Uninsured motorist — Evidence — Collateral source benefits — Evidence of future Medicare benefits is not admissible — Court recedes from decision in Physician’s Insurance Reciprocal v. Stanley to the extent that it supported the admission of social legislation benefits as an exception to the evidentiary […]

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, […]