40 Fla. L. Weekly D1822a Workers’ compensation — Costs — Prevailing party — Medical record review — Failure to show that costs attributable to medical record review and conference were reasonably necessary either to defend or prosecute case at the time the action precipitating the cost was taken BRENDA NEALY, Appellant, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF […]

40 Fla. L. Weekly D1810a Insurance — Excess liability — Misrepresentations on application — Error to enter judgment in declaratory judgment action finding that there was coverage under policy for an accident in which insureds’ son was involved where insureds failed to disclose in application that their son was a licensed operator living in the […]

40 Fla. L. Weekly D1687a Wrongful death — Nursing homes — Jury trial — Denial — Appeals — Certiorari — Order striking request for jury trial based on express waiver in nursing facility residency agreement is not reviewable by certiorari   TRICIA ANN WALTER, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Norine C. Walter, Petitioner, […]

25 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. C1372a Wrongful death — New trial — Inconsistent verdicts — Plaintiff who brought wrongful death action against cigarette manufacturer for her husband’s tobacco-related death did not preserve for appeal a claim that she is entitled to a new trial because zero damages verdict rendered by jury was the result of […]

40 Fla. L. Weekly D1788a Wrongful death — Workers’ compensation immunity — Intentional torts exception — Action by personal representative and estate of asphalt surveyor who was killed while working on Florida Turnpike against his employer, the general contractor on the project — Trial court properly entered summary judgment for defendant on basis of workers’ […]