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COURT AFFIRMS SUMMARY JUDGMENT BASED ON DEFENDANT’S SHOWING OF AN ABSENCE OF PROOF TO SUPPORT THE MOVANT’S CASE
Jun 13th, 2025 in by admin

COURT AFFIRMS SUMMARY JUDGMENT BASED ON DEFENDANT’S SHOWING OF AN ABSENCE OF PROOF TO SUPPORT THE MOVANT’S CASE Septentriona Domus, LLC v. Keystone Morgan Real Estate, 50 Fla. L. Weekly D663 (Fla. 3rd DCA Mar. 19, 2025): As the non-movant…


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EVIDENCE THAT DEFENDANT WAS A REGULAR USER OF MARIJUANA DID NOT PROVIDE A REASONABLE BASIS FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHERE THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT DEFENDANT HAD USED MARIJUANA ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT, OR THAT HE WAS IMPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT — THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT THAT A TRIAL COURT MAKE AFFIRMATIVE FINDINGS WHEN PERMITTING A PLAINTIFF TO PLEAD PUNITIVE DAMAGES
Jun 10th, 2025 in by admin

Amazulu Transport Inc. v. Dinkins, 50 Fla. L. Weekly D630 (Fla. 6th DCA Mar. 14, 2025): The defendant appealed the trial court’s ruling allowing the plaintiff to amend to add a claim for punitive damages. The case arose out of a…


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