The Supreme Court of Florida recently examined the rule of completeness and impeachment of hearsay declarants.  While this was a criminal case, the holding as to the rule of completeness applies in a civil context as well. […]

Boyd & Jenerette, P.A.  is honored to announce the firm’s ranking in the 2019 “Best Law Firms” list published by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®. Boyd & Jenerette is recognized for its outstanding work regionally […]

The Supreme Court of Florida recently issued a significant opinion, which affirmed that the proper test for Florida courts to determine the reliability of expert testimony for admissibility of evidence comes from Frye v. U.S., 293 F. […]

Gindel v. Centex Homes, No. 4D17-2149, 2018 Fla. App. LEXIS 13019 (4th DCA Sep. 12, 2018). The Fourth District Court of Appeal in Florida recently struck a blow to the state’s Statute of Repose in construction defect […]

Boyd & Jenerette is pleased to welcome Attorney, Meghan K. Bradley. She joins the firm’s Jacksonville office as an Associate. She focuses her practice on defending employers and insurance carriers in state workers’ compensation and federal longshore […]

The Third District Court of Appeal recently issued an opinion concerning the danger of joint proposals for settlement.  In Atlantic Civil, Inc. v. Swift, 3D15-1594, 43 Fla. L. Weekly D2253a (Fla. 3d DCA Oct 3, 2018) Atlantic […]

On October 5, 2018, Kansas R. Gooden moderated a panel on U.S. Supreme Court Practice in Washington, DC.  The panel included U.S. Supreme Court practitioners: Beth Brinkmann, Esq. of Covington & Burling, LLP, Benjamin Mizer, Esq. of […]

Harvey v. Geico, Case No. SC17-85, 2018 Fla. LEXIS 1705 (Fla. S.Ct. September 20, 2018) The Florida Supreme Court reversed a decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal that held that there was insufficient evidence to support a bad […]

Attorney Fees as Sanction for Untimely Discovery Responses In a recent JCC case out of Ft. Lauderdale, OJCC 17-025338, the Employer/Carrier failed to comply with a JCC’s order compelling discovery, and as a result the Claimant filed […]

In Antigoni Stavrakis v. Underwriters at Lloyds London, (27 Fla. L. Weekly D101a M.D. Fla. June 29, 2018), Judge Kovachevich ruled on the amount of attorney’s fees that a plaintiff was entitled to as the prevailing party […]