Boyd & Jenerette, P.A. are pleased to announce two new partners and a senior associate for 2015: Kansas R. Gooden is a partner practicing in Boyd & Jenerette’s Jacksonville office. Ms. Gooden is also the practice group leader of the Appellate Department. Her practice focuses primarily on civil appeals, insurance coverage and bad faith/extra-contractual liability litigation.     Billie Jo Taylor is a partner practicing in Boyd & Jenerette’s Jacksonville office. Ms. Taylor’s practice focuses on the defense of cases involving asbestos, trucking liability, negligence and uninsured motorist claims.   […]

BOYD & JENERETTE, P.A. has been ranked in the 2015 “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®in the following areas: Tier 2, Jacksonville, Insurance Law; Tier 2, Jacksonville, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants. Boyd & Jenerette, P.A. is honored to have been ranked by Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings for 5 consecutive years (2011 – 2015)! Firms included in the 2015 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a ranking signals a […]

Glen McClary, Jane Anderson and Kelly Downer achieve a quick and favorable resolution to complex litigation matter. An apartment complex owner and management company were sued by a family alleging that an apartment they leased had mold, causing all three of them various ailments and damages. The plaintiffs sought $2,000,000 including punitive damages setting out various claims against our clients, including fraud, negligence, negligent infliction of emotional distress, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and breach of contract. Working with our clients, a trial strategy was enacted which was successful in […]

Congratulations to Heather Byrer Carbone, Ben Samuels, and Mark Eckels were voted “Top Lawyers” for 2014 by 904 Magazine. Congratulations to Heather Byrer Carbone for being ranked as a “Top Lawyer” by American Lawyer Media.

Fourth District Court of Appeal Holds Abatement of Bad Faith Claim Did not Warrant Certiorari Relief In Safeco Ins. Co. of Ill. v. Beare, No. 4D13-3104 (Fla. 4th DCA Sept. 17, 2014), the Plaintiff filed a complaint alleging both a claim for uninsured motorist benefits and first-party bad faith. The insurance carrier moved to dismiss the bad faith claim as premature. The trial court denied the carrier’s motion and abated the bad faith count. The insurance carrier petitioned the Court for a writ of certiorari. It argued that it was […]

Fourth District Court of Appeal Holds UM Verdict Establishes Amount of Damages in First Party Bad Faith Action In Geico Gen. Ins. Co. v. Paton, No. 4D12-4606 (Fla. 4th DCA Sept. 17, 2014), the Fourth District Court of Appeal considered whether a UM plaintiff is required to prove damages in a first party bad faith trial, rather than being permitted to rely on the jury’s damage determination in the first trial. In the underlying UM action, the jury awarded $369,247 in excess of the policy limits. After judgment was entered […]

Boyd & Jenerette, P.A. Shareholder, Glen A. McClary has been invited by the Dean of the Law School to speak on September 08, 2014 to the current students about life after law school and what to expect in today’s legal markets. This is the second time Mr. McClary has been honored with an invitation to the College of Law to speak with students as part of the College’s programs to connect students with leaders in Florida’s legal field. Boyd & Jenerette, P.A. is committed to the development of future lawyers […]

Mark Eckels served as a panelist for the 69th Annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference and 26th Annual Safety & Health Conference’s “Longshore and Harbor Workers Act, Jones Act, and Defense Base Act” breakout session presented to adjusters, employers and attorneys on Occupational Exposure Injuries and Asbestosis Claims, a Legal and Toxicological Perspective. The panel discussed the legal standards and challenges of filing and defending claims arising from various industrial exposures such as asbestos, noxious vapors and other toxins

Congratulations to our Appellate and Worker’s Compensation groups on your latest win! In Tetterton v. Co-Op Oil Co., Inc./Retail First Insurance Company, Case No. 1D14-0060, the First District Court of Appeal considered whether the Employer/Carrier was entitled to move the Claimant from an independent living facility to an assisted living facility over Claimant’s objection. The Employer/Carrier sought to move the Claimant because the new facility provided a more medically safe environment and would save the carrier over $70,000 a year. The JCC found that the Employer/Carrier was entitled to move […]

Boyd & Jenerette, P.A. congratulates 2 of its partners for being listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2015 MARK K. ECKELS—Workers’ Compensation Law—Employers KRISTEN M. VAN DER LINDE—Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation—Defendants