Legal Topics

COURT REVERSES ANOTHER ORDER ALLOWING AN AMENDMENT FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES –A TRAILER PIPE STRIKING A WORKER IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE MAY BE NEGLIGENCE, BUT THE PROFFERED “BAD FACTS” DID NOT CLEAR THE STATUTE’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE BAR AS TO EITHER THE DRIVER OR THE COMPANY
Oct 06th, 2026 in by admin

Mirlalda v. Mitchell, 51 Fla. L. Weekly D383 (Fla. 6th DCA Feb. 27, 2026): This comes arose near a jobsite incident on I-4. After work one evening, the defendant driver drove through the construction area unaware that a pipe on…


[ Click To Read The Rest ]

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
Oct 02nd, 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…


[ Click To Read The Rest ]