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Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Florida Supreme Court Expands Responsibility of Titled Vehicle Owners and May Have Created an Uninsured Risk

 In Christensen v. Bowen, decided April 10, 2014, the Florida Supreme Court imposed vicarious liability...

Toxic Torts

Functional Foods: Science is Ahead of the Law

Originally published in the ABA Section of Litigation, Products Liability News and Developments, April 7,...

Casualty Litigation

Must Medical Treaters Be Paid for Their Testimony?

Originally published in the Florida Defense Lawyers Association Trial Advocate Quarterly, Fall 2013 (Volume 32,...

Government and Administrative

Supreme Court Resolves Conflict Regarding the Testing of Individually Packaged Controlled Substances in Drug Trafficking Cases

In October 2013, the Florida Supreme Court resolved a conflict between Florida appellate courts regarding...

Employment and Labor

When The Playground Bully Becomes an Adult Workplace Bully

The recent high-profile example of bullying in the workplace comes from the National Football League...

Product Liability

Beware of Attorney Charging Liens

Attorneys’ fee liens, commonly referred to as “charging liens,” pose a difficult problem for defendants. ...

Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

The Fifth District Court of Appeal Addresses Number of Occurrences in Dog Bite Case

Maddox v. Florida Farm Bureau General, Case No. 5D12-3577; 2013 WL 4859249 (Fla. 5th DCA...

Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

First DCA Holds Father’s Selection of Non-Stacking UM Coverage Was Not Binding On Daughter

 In Horace Mann Ins. Co. v. Allison Chase, et. al, . Case No. 1D12-32132; 2013...

Aviation

Preemption of State Court Causes of Action in Montreal Convention Cases

Defense counsel is often faced with the decision of how to respond to a Complaint,...

Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Second District Upholds Exclusion For Bodily Injury To Non-Resident Relative Insured

 In Motzenbecker v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., the Second District Court of Appeal...