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Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

In Coverage Case, Florida Court Expansively Construes "Costs" to Include "Attorneys Fees"

In GEICO General Ins. Co. v. Hollingsworth, 2015 WL 376406 (Fla. 5th DCA January 30,...

Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

First DCA Denies Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Immunity From Bad Faith Claims

In Perdido Sun Condominium Association, Inc. v. Citizens Property Ins. Corp., Case No. 1D13-1951 (Fla....

Employment and Labor

10 Lessons Employers Can Learn from FLSA Lawsuits

The volume of collective actions brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) against large...

Employment and Labor

Body-Worn Cameras for Law Enforcement Officers: Many Questions, Few Answers

Public outcry for the wide-spread implementation of body-worn cameras (BWCs) by law enforcement officers is...

Employment and Labor

How The Misuse Of DAVID Can Bankrupt An Officer’s Career

What is DAVID? The Driver and Vehicle Information Database (DAVID) contains information on driver’s licenses,...

Commercial Litigation

CAREFUL WITH THAT ARBITRATION CLAUSE!

Earlier this month, a Florida appellate court issued a decision which illustrates the potential perils...

Product Liability

Biomechanical Experts may testify as to causation of an injury

In civil injury litigation, and products liability in particular, expert testimony regarding the mechanism of...

Bankruptcy and Restructuring

FDCPA: 11th Circuit Provide Warning/Encouragement to Creditors and Debt Collectors

Recent opinions from the Eleventh Circuit change the legal landscape for creditors, their attorneys and...

Cyber & Technology

Fishing in a Digital Ocean: 1st DCA Rules Defense May Discover “All Data” on Decedent’s Cellphone

Florida’s First District Court of Appeal recently upheld a trial court order allowing Defendants’ expert...

Casualty Litigation

First DCA Reinforces Plaintiff’s Burden in Constructive Knowledge Cases Involving Transitory Foreign Substances

October 2014 First DCA Reinforces Plaintiff’s Burden in Constructive Knowledge Cases Involving Transitory Foreign Substances...