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While the news stories you hear or read about will most likely contain a ...Another high-profile case regarding sexual harassment claims surfaced this past week at ABC News with allegations against the former ...
It is well known that the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure are patterned after the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Both the Federal Rules ...
On August 10, 2021, the United States Senate passed a massive $1 trillion infrastructure bill, known as the Infrastructure Investment ...
In today’s world, more and more organizations have come under fire for failing to respond or for improperly responding to allegations ...
In a long anticipated ruling, a split panel of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a 2017 judgment that Winn-Dixie Stores’ ...
On March 16, 2021, the Third District Court of Appeal, in Priority Medical Center, LLC v. Allstate Insurance Company, No. 3D20-291 (Fla ...
Challenging the sufficiency of pre-suit demand letters based on the specificity requirements of section 627.736(10), Florida ...
- Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.250(a)(1) enumerates the time standards of a civil matter from the filing of a complaint to ...
Punitive damages in Florida are meant to punish a defendant for wrongful conduct and deter similar conduct in the future. Once a claim for ...
Guided by a federal standard, the Third District Court of Appeal recently clarified the factors relevant to calculating the amount of a ...
A common issue arising with first-party insurance litigation is when a homeowner alleges her or she did not receive payment of an ...
A pure bill of discovery is an equitable remedy, rarely used since the adoption of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. This ...
CSK’s nationally recognized bad faith attorneys hold vast experience in defending, guiding and consulting all types of clients in bad ...
In addition to briefing and arguing appeals, CSK’s Appellate Practice Group routinely provides litigation support at the trial level ...
It is very common for Florida claimants to change attorneys during litigation. Invariably, the now former attorney will immediately ...
In May 2019, the Florida Supreme Court found the standard set forth in Daubert v. Merrell-Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993 ...
Ask most Florida Construction Law practitioners, and you will likely hear that liability may not be apportioned in “pure” breach of ...
The Supreme Court of Florida issued its opinion in Florida Highway Patrol v. Jackson, 2020 Fla. LEXIS 108 (Fla. Jan 23, 2020), which ...
On April 3, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 20-91, the Safer At Home Order, restricting all “movements and ...
In an effort “to promote efficient resolution of claims and reduce litigation,” Florida House Bill 295 (related Senate Bill 1488 ...
The United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, recently took a close look at the application of a “controlled insurance program ...
Recently, in Vanacore Construction, Inc. v. Osborn, 2018 Fla. App. LEXIS 18068, 2018 WL 6579205, the 5th District Court of Appeal ...
If construction defect claims are not timely filed, Florida Statutes provide design and construction companies with a formidable ...
Prior to the Fourth District Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Robert Gindel, et al. v. Centex Homes, et al., 43 Fla. L. Weekly D2112d ...
Despite the best safety practices implanted con construction jobsites, injuries occasionally occur during construction. If ...
The Florida Supreme Court is grappling with a determination of jurisdiction on a matter that arises out of a construction and design ...
In a recent decision, Valiente v. R.J. Behar & Company, Inc., 43 Fla. L. Weekly D1277c (Fla. 3d DCA June 6, 2018), Florida’s Third ...
A new amendment to §95.11, Florida Statutes, may impact Construction Law in Florida. The revision to §95.11(3)(c) was approved by ...
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida recently issued an order in Morette Company v. Southern-Owners ...
Commercial General Liability (CGL) policies typically include a “your work” exclusion, excluding coverage for “’property ...
The situation is one all too familiar to construction defect litigants. A homeowner contracts with a roofing contractor to install a new ...
While considered procedural, the “relation back doctrine” has a substantive effect that can either be a life-saver or a frustration ...
The concept of betterment has long been used by defendants in cases involving defective design or construction to limit the damages ...
Due to the damage caused by Hurricane Irma, and as directed by Governor Rick Scott’s Executive Order 17-245, the Florida Department of ...
Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeal recently addressed the issue of retroactive application of a construction subcontract on ...
The independent tort doctrine is a prohibition against tort actions that are calculated to recover solely economic damages for one in ...
As part of Florida’s increasing efforts to achieve energy efficiency in new construction, changes have been made to the methodology of ...
Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal (“Third District”) recently addressed the applicable statute of limitations for ...
Insurance carriers can breathe a little easier. The Eleventh Circuit recently ruled, in EmbroidMe.com, Inc. v. Travelers Property & ...
It is a fairly common fact pattern in construction defect claims: A design professional, such as an architect or engineer, is contracted ...
The Southern District of New York recently made the importance of notice requirements in a claims-made policy abundantly clear.[1] ...
I n recent years, assignment of benefits claims have become one of the biggest problems facing homeowners’ insurance carriers in ...
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Let’s face it, accidents happen. But, when they do, we hope for a host of reasons that the injuries are not severe enough to warrant a visit ...
Transgender discrimination has increasingly become a topic of concern for employers and insurance professionals who handle these ...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule September 28, 2016, that prohibits nursing home facilities that ...
Most, if not all, commercial general liability policies contain a workers’ compensation exclusion, which have been widely ...
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