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COURT REVERSES AND REMANDS FOR NEW TRIAL WHERE TRIAL COURT EXCLUDED A RULE 1.310(b)(6) DEPOSITION ON IMPROPER GROUNDS; COURT ALSO HOLDS AN APPELLATE COURT CANNOT DO A RULE 90.403 BALANCING ANALYSIS FOR THE FIRST TIME UNDER THE TIPSY COACHMAN RULE, CERTIFYING CONFLICT
Jul 28th, 2026 in by admin

Caballero-Quinones v. Wilder, 51 Fla. L. Weekly D821 (Fla. 6th DCA Apr. 17, 2026): The plaintiff, a USPS mail carrier, was stopped at a red light in his mail truck at a busy intersection when a Polk County Sheriff’s deputy…


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TRIAL COURT ERRED IN REFUSING TO GRANT NEW TRIAL OR REMITTITUR WHEN JURY AWARDED A $1,000,000 VERDICT AND DIDN’T EVEN FIND PERMANENCY FINDING-COURT REVERSES AND REMANDS FOR NEW TRIAL ON PERMANENCY AND ALL DAMAGES WHERE THE DAMAGES ISSUES WERE INTERRELATED AND THE JURY SEEMED TO HAVE COMPROMISED ITS VERDICT
Jul 24th, 2026 in by admin

Dolan v. Negron, 51 Fla. L. Weekly D795 (Fla. 4th DCA Apr. 15, 2026): The case arose from a crash where the defendant pulled onto the right shoulder and then suddenly turned back onto the road, colliding with the plaintiff’s…


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