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Casualty Litigation

Medicare Set Asides and Their Application to Liability Litigation

The Medicare Secondary Payor Act (“MSPA”) defines the federal government’s rights to recover benefits it...

Casualty Litigation

Florida Premises Statute Reintroduces the Notice Requirement for Plaintiff to Plead and Prove into Premises Liability Actions

On April 14, 2010 Governor Crist signed into law Florida Senate Bill 1224 “Relating to...

Casualty Litigation

"Corporate Clients in Explaining Excusable Neglect"

Pubished in Lawyer Magazine, May 2009 Courts have a liberal policy of setting aside clerk’s defaults...

Casualty Litigation

Medicare Secondary Payer Act (MSP): What Is It? and What Impact Will It Have?

Introduction Beginning January 1, 2010, 1 insurers and self-insured entities will be required to report claims...

Casualty Litigation

Proposals for Settlement: A Valuable Tool in a Litigant's Arsenal

Proposals for Settlement have become valuable tools in a litigant’s arsenal. When they are accepted, they...

Casualty Litigation

Tractor-Trailer ECM Data Plays Part in Spoliation of Evidence

Failing to take immediate action to protect electronic data following an accident not only can...

Casualty Litigation

The Front to Back of the Rear-End Rebuttable Presumption of Negligence

Florida courts have created a rebuttable presumption of negligence on the rear driver. Due to...

Casualty Litigation

Litigating in Foreign Jurisdictions vs. in Florida

U.S.-based product manufacturers and service providers routinely do business throughout Latin America. This subjects them...