40 Fla. L. Weekly D2144 Insurance — Automobile liability — Uninsured motorist — Excess coverage — Priority of coverage — Accident involving permissive driver of car owned by another, following which owner’s liability insurer tendered its $100,000 policy limits to injured party and injured party sought coverage from its UM carrier after injured party had […]
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Torts — Automobile accident — Insurance — Nonjoinder of insurer in action against insured
40 Fla. L. Weekly D2090aTop of Form Torts — Automobile accident — Insurance — Nonjoinder of insurer in action against insured — Trial court departed from essential requirements of law by refusing to dismiss count against tortfeasor’s insurer alleging breach of contract based on insurer’s alleged presuit agreement with plaintiff to pay policy limits to […]
Contracts — Arbitration — Arbitration pursuant to arbitration provision in distributor agreement
40 Fla. L. Weekly D2110aop of Form Contracts — Arbitration — Arbitration pursuant to arbitration provision in distributor agreement between cell phone manufacturer and open-market distributor of smart phones — Claim by distributor that distributor agreement containing arbitration provision had never been formed because agreement had been signed by distributor but not by manufacturer is […]
Torts — Damages — Discovery — Under unusual facts of case, certiorari review of order sustaining plaintiff’s objections to defendant’s third-party subpoenas duces tecum is appropriate
40 Fla. L. Weekly D2115aof Form Torts — Damages — Discovery — Under unusual facts of case, certiorari review of order sustaining plaintiff’s objections to defendant’s third-party subpoenas duces tecum is appropriate — Where hospital’s billing supervisor could not explain why two invoices for plaintiff’s hospital care were paid by two separate entities, trial court […]
Workers’ compensation — Judge of compensation claims erred in compelling claimant’s attendance at a psychological evaluation where that issue was not submitted to JCC for determination
40 Fla. L. Weekly D2091a Workers’ compensation — Judge of compensation claims erred in compelling claimant’s attendance at a psychological evaluation where that issue was not submitted to JCC for determination BENJAMIN GUTIERREZ, Appellant, v. THE PORT ROYAL CLUB, INC., AND FCCI INSURANCE CO., Appellees. 1st District. Case No. 1D15-0002. Opinion filed September 9, […]