39 Fla. L. Weekly D289a Torts — Automobile accident — Jurisdiction — Trial court erred in denying New York state automobile dealers’ motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction regarding complaint that dealers had sold defendant a defective automobile in New York which caused an accident in Florida four years later — Minimum contacts […]
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Workers’ compensation – Temporary Partial Disability Benefits – Denial of medical recommendation for pain management, etc
39 Fla. L. Weekly D259a Workers’ compensation — Temporary partial disability — Error to fail to rule on claim for temporary partial disability beginning on specified date and continuing given uncontested evidence that claimant had not reached maximum medical improvement at time of hearing and that he was medically restricted from performing his work for […]
Duty to Defend – Liability carrier had an obligation to attempt to set aside a default judgment entered after insured failed to notify carrier of the lawsuit such that a defense could be provided
39 Fla. L. Weekly D266a Insurance — General liability — Insured’s breach of policy condition by failing to notify insurer that suit had been filed against insured, with result that default was entered against insured and plaintiff in underlying suit moved for writ of garnishment against insurer — Although insured breached its obligations under its […]
Judge erred in ruling on motions two days prior to recusing himself when grounds for recusal were known at the time of such rulings
39 Fla. L. Weekly D256c Judges — Disqualification — Judge erred in ruling on motions two days before he recused himself on his own initiative where grounds for recusal were known to court at time of rulings — Relief not available on appeal, as party is not entitled to have disqualified judge’s orders vacated as […]
Federal Court: Outstanding motion for fees and costs does not preclude judgment on the merits from becoming final for purpose of appeal; appellate time-clock commenced upon entry of the judgment on the merits despite later / subsequent rendition of order concerning fees and costs
24 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S517a Appeals — Final orders — Whether a claim for attorney’s fees is based on a statute, contract, or both, the pendency of a ruling on an award for fees and costs does not prevent, as a general rule, the merits judgment from becoming final for purposes of appeal — […]