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Caryn Bellus and Barbara Fox, of the Miami office, prevailed on a Motion for Summary Judgment, on behalf of a construction defect insurer. Caryn and Barbara sought a declaratory judgment that the Insured, a general contractor, was not entitled to
Appellate attorneys Caryn Bellus and Barbara Fox, have just prevailed in a complex and high-profile case before the Third District Court of Appeal. In its opinion, the Court affirmed a dismissal with prejudice in favor of two (of several) homeowners
Several recent appellate decisions have called into question whether there is a strict 30-day deadline to accept a proposal for settlement, suggesting rather that the acceptance period may be extended at a court’s discretion, thereby delaying the enforceability of the
Valerie Dondero, of the Miami office, obtained an affirmative from the Third District Court of Appeal regarding a defense verdict in a products liability case that was tried in October of 2015. Valerie handled both, the trial and appeal.
Angela Flowers, of the Ocala office, obtained a new trial in a case where the jury awarded $1.25 million for punitive damages. The Fifth District Court of Appeals issued an opinion reversing the trial court’s decision and agreed with Angela,
Caryn Bellus and Barbara Fox, of the Miami office, prevailed in obtaining an affirmance of an order denying Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees. This was an underinsured/uninsured motorist case in which the Insurer, denied coverage but later tendered the policy
Caryn Bellus and Barbara Fox, of the Miami office, prevailed in a case before the Fifth District Court of Appeal. Thompson v. Avila, No. 5D15-2152, 2017 WL 1202715 (Fla. 5th DCA Mar. 31, 2017). Here, the jury awarded the Plaintiff
Angela Flowers, of the Ocala office, handled an appeal in front of the First District Court of Appeal regarding a case Stuart Poage and Brian Chojnowski, of the Tallahassee office, tried in October 2015. The main two issues on appeal
Caryn Bellus and Bretton Albrecht, of the Miami office, prevailed in getting a $1.6 million judgment reversed for a new trial on damages. Haney v. Sloan, 211 So. 3d 372 (Fla. 1st DCA 2017). This was an admitted liability auto
Caryn Bellus, of the Miami office, is slated to present at the Florida Bar’s 2017 Hot Topics in Appellate Law Seminar in Orlando, FL on May 4, 2017. She will be co-presenting “Let the Wookie Write: Friend-of-the-Court Briefs.” For more
