Category: Business Litigation

  In a July 20, 2011 en banc opinion, the Third District Court of Appeal withdrew its previous opinion in State Farm Florida Ins. Co. v. Seville Place Condominium Association, — So. 3d —, 2009 WL 3271300 (Fla. 3d DCA …

  On July 13, 2011, the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County Florida, acting in its appellate capacity in the case of State Farm Fire and Casualty Company v. Suncare Physical Therapy, Inc., Case …

  While acknowledging statistical and sociological evidence that Wal-Mart’s discretionary management philosophy opened the door to individual supervisor bias against women, the U.S. Supreme Court did not find the Plaintiffs’ evidence sufficient to sustain a class-action approach in its recent …

  In rulings issued today, July 8, 2011, the Florida Supreme Court found that the Florida Legislature acted unconstitutionally in 2005 by placing new restrictions on lawsuits filed by asbestos exposure victims.  Specifically, the 2005 Legislature addressed these claims with …

  Recently, in Estate of McCall ex rel. McCall v. U.S., No. 09-16375, 2011 WL 2084069, at *1 (11th Cir. May 27, 2011), the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion upholding the constitutionality of Florida’s limitation on noneconomic …

  Even though it acknowledged sociological evidence that Wal-Mart’s discretionary management philosophy opened the door to individual supervisor biases against women, the U.S. Supreme Court did not find the evidence sufficient to sustain a class-action approach in its highly publicized …

  The following article was posted to the CNN website on June 17, 2011:  Supreme Court rules for Wal-mart in massive job discrimination lawsuit   www.cnn.com By Bill Mears   The Supreme Court put the brakes on a massive job …

    FLORIDA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION, Appellant, v. JAMES SMOTHERS, Appellee. No. 4D09-4597. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. June 8, 2011.   MAY, J. The Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (FIGA) appeals an award of attorney’s fees against …

  On May 25, 2011, the Florida Third District Court of Appeal issued an opinion in Universal Property and Casualty Insurance Company v. Colosimo, — So. 3d — 2011 WL 2031332 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011) (Third District Case No. 3D11-180), …

  On May 18, 2011, the Supreme Court of Florida entered an order denying United Automobile Insurance Company’s (“UAIC”) motion for rehearing and request for oral argument in Custer Medical Center v. United Automobile Insurance Company, 2010 WL 4340809 (Fla. …