40 Fla. L. Weekly D1732a Worker’s compensation — Attorney’s fees — Ruling of Judge of Compensation Claims, declining to approve a stipulation for a claimant’s attorney’s fee to be paid by the Employer/Carrier on grounds that the defense counsel and the carrier acquiesced to the structuring of a settlement so as to maximize unearned fees […]

40 Fla. L. Weekly D1724a Insurance — Commercial general liability — Coverage — Declaratory judgment — Appeals — Partial final judgment in declaratory judgment action which determined insurer’s duty to defend insured, but did not determine its duty of indemnification, is not a final appealable order or an appealable nonfinal order   FLORIDA FARM BUREAU […]

25 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D193a Insurance — Underinsured/uninsured motorist — Insureds’ action against insurer for injuries sustained in automobile accident — Federal jurisdiction — Diversity — Amount in controversy — Although face of complaint, which seeks coverage for breach of insurance contract and alleges only that amount in controversy exceeds $15,000, is insufficient to […]

40 Fla. L. Weekly D1703a Attorney’s fees — Proposal for settlement — Where, prior to expiration of time within which it could properly accept defendant’s proposal for settlement, plaintiff filed a motion for extension of time to accept the proposal for settlement, but defendant did not agree to the extension and plaintiff took no steps […]

40 Fla. L. Weekly D1696b Civil procedure — Default — Abuse of discretion to enter judicial default against defendants as sanction for failure by defendants and their counsel to respond to discovery, failure to appear at court-ordered mediation, and failure to appear for calendar call without considering factors enumerated in Kozel v. Ostendorf and making […]