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TRIAL COURT ERRED IN GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT BASED ONLY ON PORTIONS OF THE PLAINTIFF’S DEPOSITION, WHERE OTHER EVIDENCE CREATED A GENUINE ISSUE OF MATERIAL FACT
Mar 06th, 2026 in by admin

Dunlap v. Needle Rush Point Owners’ Association, 50 Fla. L. Weekly D2545 (Fla. 1st DCA Dec. 3, 2025): In this slip and fall case, the trial court granted summary judgment based on the plaintiff’s deposition testimony that her foot “gave…


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ATTORNEY CHARGING LIENS; FIFTH DISTRICT REVERSES LIEN AMOUNT WHERE TRIAL COURT IMPROPERLY ANCHORED THE LIEN TO A PRIOR FEE JUDGMENT AND “REASONABLE RATE” FINDINGS, RATHER THAN THE ATTORNEY CLIENT CONTRACT; REMANDED FOR CORRECTED JUDGMENT BASED ON CONTRACT TERMS
Mar 03rd, 2026 in by admin

ATTORNEY CHARGING LIENS; FIFTH DISTRICT REVERSES LIEN AMOUNT WHERE TRIAL COURT IMPROPERLY ANCHORED THE LIEN TO A PRIOR FEE JUDGMENT AND “REASONABLE RATE” FINDINGS, RATHER THAN THE ATTORNEY CLIENT CONTRACT; REMANDED FOR CORRECTED JUDGMENT BASED ON CONTRACT TERMS Baldwin v.…


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