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In a case recently handled by Kubicki Draper appellate attorneys Caryn L. Bellus and Bretton C. Albrecht, the Third District Court of Appeal issued a decision reversing the jury’s verdict and ordering a new trial. The appellate court reversed in
Recently, in Citizens Property Insurance Corp. v. Perdido Sun Condo. Ass’n, Inc., 40 Fla. L. Weekly S265 (Fla. May 14, 2015), the Florida Supreme Court held that Citizens, as a state-created insurer, was immune from liability for a statutory first-party
The Florida Supreme Court released its much anticipated decision in the case of Travelers Commercial Insurance Co. v. Harrington, SC12-1257. As discussed in last Fall’s edition of the KD Quarterly, the Florida Supreme Court granted review of the First District’s
By Jorge Santeiro, Jr. Co-Chair, Property Litigation Practice Group On April 30, 2014, the Florida Legislature unanimously approved Senate Bill 708. The bill was approved by Governor Scott on June 13, 2014, and took effect July 1, 2014. See Chapter
On August 13, 2014, a Miami-Dade County Circuit Court judge issued a 20 page decision and opinion which ruled that workers injured on the job may now "maintain a negligence suit versus a negligent employer without having to overcome the
On May 8, 2013, Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal issued a decision [Gira v. Wolfe, Case No. 2D11-6465] which reversed a trial court’s order granting a summary judgment in favor of defendant, that enforced a prior settlement under which
