Shortly after the recently issued Florida Supreme Court decision in QBE Ins. Corp. vs. Chalfonte Condominium Apartment Association ...
- DEFENSE AND SPECIAL INDEMNITY IN FLORIDA CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS2012-06-07
As a service to our clients and colleagues, Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A., from time to time, will advise as to significant cases and/or ...
Hal Weitzenfeld went to law school with his sights set on becoming a sports agent, but was more drawn to transactional work after ...
Paula Parisi says she had all the characteristics of a good lawyer at a very young age; she argued, caused trouble and was never wrong.
The construction industry is not only riddled with a web of technical rules, regulations, and contractual scenarios, the lawyers in this ...
CSK announces video conferencing capabilities from any office to any client -- up to 13 locations. CSK is constantly innovating to ensure ...
Although Florida courts are split on whether Florida Statute § 768.0755 (2010), Premises Liability for Transitory Foreign Substances ...
Punitive damages are frequently sought in all types of tort claims. Punitive damages are those damages that are intended to punish or ...
On June 20, 2011, the United States Supreme Court (hereinafter “Supreme Court”) decided what has been deemed as one of the largest ...
In the summer of 2008, Makimba Mimms, a former Navy information systems technician, sued a Manassas, Virginia gym alleging that he ...
- RISK AND EXPENSE SHIFTING IN THE CONSTRUCTION ARENA - CURRENT TRENDS2012-05-14
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently issued an opinion which has, in essence, confirmed the steps ...
Building green is the practice of reducing the negative effects construction has on the environment by increasing the efficiency with ...
CSK is proud to announce that it now has an iPhone app. Please follow the link in order to download it ...
- TEACH INSURANCE ADJUSTERS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF BAD FAITH AND THE TYPES OF BAD FAITH CLAIMS, INFORM ADJUSTERS ABOUT EXPOSURE TO BAD FAITH AS ...
- CURRENT TRENDS IN CONSTRUCTION SPECIFIC LEGISLATION, RELATED LITIGATION, AND HOW IT AFFECTS THE HANDLING OF CONSTRUCTION DEFECT ...
- EDUCATE CLAIMS PROFESSIONALS ABOUT CONSTRUCTION SPECIFIC CGL POLICIES AND TEACH EFFECTIVE WAYS TO LIMIT RISK THROUGH COVERAGE ...
- HOW TO PROPERLY EVALUATE RISK AND RISK-TRANSFER THROUGH A MORE COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THEIR INSUREDS TO ...
Largent v. Reed, No. 2009-1823, slip op. (Pa. C.P. Franklin Co. Nov. 8, 2011). Trial courts continue to allow discovery of social network ...
Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A. is proud to announce that Partner, David Salazar, of the Miami office will be published in the upcoming ...
A Primer on the difficulties a Contractor Faces When Dealing With Change Work
(published in Magazine of University of Florida's School of ...
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"Causation Defense Prevails"
To prevail in a medical malpractice action the plaintiff must establish the following as to each ...
SUPREME COURT OF UNITED STATES ALLOWS THIRD PARTY RETALIATION CLAIMS UNDER TITLE VII
Description of Third Party Retaliation Claims
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Affidavits and Declarations must reflect an individual's personal knowledge, and terms such as "belief" and "understanding" do not ...
In Irizarry v. Moore (click for full text of case), the Fifth District Court of Appeal determined that counsel for appellees stepped ...
The First District Court in Harbor Landing Condominium Owners Association, Inc. v. Harbor Landing, L.L.C., et al. determine d that ...
CSK Construction Division - January 2012 Legal Spotlight
Happy New Year! This Month's Construction Law Email Blast will focus on recent ...
In Rippy vs. Shepard(<--click for full case), the Florida Supreme Court determined that because a farm tractor is a motor vehicle and because it is of such size and character as to be peculiarly dangerous in its operation, a farm tractor is a dangerous instrumentality.
NEW MANDATE FOR REDACTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY, BANK ACCOUNT, DEBIT, CHARGE AND CREDIT CARD NUMBERS
Effective January 1, 2012, FS ...
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In Gavin's Hardware vs. Federated Mutual Insurance (click on case name to view Order), the Middle District of Florida held that an ...
- 2 HOUR ON ETHICAL DILEMMAS FACED BY ADJUSTERS AND HOW TO AVOID BAD FAITH.
State Farm Insurance Company vs. Silber -- Fourth District Court of Appeal determined that an insured is not entitled to attorney's ...
In Rahabi vs. Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, Inc. (click on case name for pdf version), the Fourth District Court of Appeal ...
Recently, the Supreme Court issued an opinion upholding the US “cat’s paw” theory of employer liability, under which an employer ...
Insureds have increasingly used Florida’s informal mediation program, set forth in §627.7015, Florida Statutes, as a defense to an ...
With the rapid growth of the use of technology in business comes great risk to consumers private information, and a concomitant risk to ...
On January 11, 2011, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) reported that the filing of Charges alleging ...
On May 17, 2011, Governor Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 408 (the “Bill”) and significantly changed the landscape of sinkhole claims. ...
In Jupiter Medical Center, Inc. v. Visiting Nurse Association of Florida (full case here), the Appellant brought the action to vacate an ...
In Jeffrey Jones v. Publix Supermarkets, Inc., the Plaintiff filed a proposal for settlement that provided in part that "This proposal ...
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