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COURT AFFIRMS DAUBERT EXCLUSION OF PLAINTIFF’S CAUSATION EXPERTS; “NO LIVE HEARING” DOES NOT MAKE THE APPELLATE COURT’S REVIEW DENOVO, AND THE TRIAL COURT DID NOT ABUSE DISCRETION IN FINDING THE OPINIONS UNRELIABLE OR UNHELPFUL TO THE JURY ON “MORE LIKELY THAN NOT” CAUSATION
May 29th, 2026 in by admin

COURT AFFIRMS DAUBERT EXCLUSION OF PLAINTIFF’S CAUSATION EXPERTS; “NO LIVE HEARING” DOES NOT MAKE THE APPELLATE COURT’S REVIEW DENOVO, AND THE TRIAL COURT DID NOT ABUSE DISCRETION IN FINDING THE OPINIONS UNRELIABLE OR UNHELPFUL TO THE JURY ON “MORE LIKELY THAN NOT”…


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VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF THE EMPLOYEE DRIVER IS NOT AN “ADJUDICATION ON THE MERITS,” AND THUS DOES NOT TRIGGER THE “EXONERATION RULE” AND DOES NOT WIPE OUT THE VICARIOUS LIABILITY CLAIM AGAINST THE EMPLOYER
May 26th, 2026 in by admin

Roe v. NPC International, Inc., 51 Fla. L. Weekly D189 (Fla. 5th DCA Jan. 30, 2026). The plaintiff was on a bicycle when he was struck by a car driven by the defendant employer’s pizza-delivery employee in the course and…


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