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The appellate department handled the appeal in Lee Memorial Health System v. Victoria Select Ins. Co., which concerned the constitutional validity of a special law that allowed a public hospital to attach liens to the proceeds of insurance settlements between
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
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
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.
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
In a certiorari proceeding before Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeal, Betsy Gallagher and Michael Clarke of Kubicki Draper’s Tampa office, were successful in obtaining an opinion which will assist no-fault insurers in defending law suits filed seeking payment of
Sharon Degnan, a shareholder in the Ft. Lauderdale office, is on a roll. At a time when the trend in the courts seems to be generally unfavorable toward the defense, and especially toward insurance companies, Ms. Degnan has managed to
