40 Fla. L. Weekly D1524a Employer-employee relations — Whistleblowers — Retaliatory discharge — Action by plaintiff who was employed as audit associate at hospital district, a governmental entity supported by tax dollars, alleging her position as audit associate was terminated in retaliation for her participation in certain audit investigation, in violation of Whistleblower Act — […]

40 Fla. L. Weekly D1508b Insurance — Homeowners — Sinkhole claims — Appraisal — Dispute involving method of repair is subject to appraisal — Waiver — Insureds acted inconsistently with their right to appraisal where they engaged in significant litigation during approximately one-year period between concession of coverage and claim for appraisal — FIGA’s admission […]

40 Fla. L. Weekly D1489d Administrative law — Agency for Health Care Administration — Medicaid lien — Wrongful death settlement — Where parties who received settlement filed petition with Department of Administrative Hearings acknowledging obligation to reimburse AHCA out of settlement funds designated for medical expenses but contesting amount designated as recovered medical expense damages […]

40 Fla. L. Weekly D1559c   Torts — Collision between motor vehicle and motorcycle — Vicarious liability of vehicle owner — Damages — Limitation — Where permissive user of vehicle who was liable for accident had insurance with limits less than $500,000 combined property damage and bodily injury liability, owner’s liability was limited by statute […]

40 Fla. L. Weekly D1500a Civil procedure — Discovery — Financial information of non-parties — Trial court departed from essential requirements of law in requiring production of financial information and documents for accounts that are jointly held by party and party’s wife and children to the extent documents from joint accounts might disclose financial transactions […]