The Super Lawyers list recognizes no more than 5% of attorneys and The Rising Stars list recognizes no more than 2.5% of attorneys in the State of Florida. Our firm is honored to have two (2) of our attorneys included in this year’s Florida Super Lawyers and six (6) attorneys included in this year’s Florida Rising Stars. Super Lawyers Area Years Kristen M. Van der Linde Personal Injury Defense: General 2010-2014 Mark K. Eckels Transportation/Maritime 2014 Rising Stars Area Years Andrew Abramovich Insurance Coverage 2013-2014 Heather M. Byrer Carbone […]
Yearly Archives: 2014
Congratulations to Heather Byrer Carbone for becoming a BOARD CERTIFIED WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAWYER! Congratulations to Michael J. Childers for becoming a BOARD CERTIFIED CONSTRUCTION LAWYER! The firm is very proud of the extra effort and hard work put into their certification!
Boyd & Jenerette, P.A. is pleased to welcome Attorney, Patrick D Hinchey, to the Construction Department. Patrick is licensed to practice in both the State of Georgia and Florida and therefore we are now expanding our Construction Law Services to Georgia. Boyd & Jenerette, P.A. provides Construction Law Services for all aspects of your Project, including Contract Drafting/Review, Bid Protests, Liens/Bonds, Breach of Contract, Construction Defect, Insurance Coverage, Licensure Issues, and Delay. We are honored to work with clients from various backgrounds, including Architects/Engineers, Associations, General Contractors, Developers, Subcontractors, Material […]
Limitations of the “Beneficial Ownership” Exception Christensen v. Bowen, 39 Fla. L. Weekly S214 (Fla. Apr. 10, 2014). The Florida Supreme Court was asked to address the issue of whether a title co-owner may be vicariously liable under the dangerous instrumentality doctrine for the negligent use of a vehicle if he or she never intended to be an owner and had relinquished all access and control of such vehicle to the other co-owner at the time of the accident. In this case, a husband and wife had purchased a vehicle […]
Boyd & Jenerette, P.A. Partner and Construction Practice Group Leader Elizabeth B. Howard was recently elected to her second two-year term on the Board of Governors for the Jacksonville Bar Association. Ms. Howard’s election continues her long-standing service to the legal community and the Jacksonville Bar Association. Ms. Howard has served as an active member of the JBA since 2006 when she was elected to the Board of Governors for the YLS. Since that time, she has held multiple executive positions, including Treasurer, Secretary, and President-Elect, and President. She has […]
Timeliness of Post-Trial Motions and Notices of Appeal: Why Does it Matter? In the recent case Osthene v. Geico Indem. Co., 4D12-3424 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014), the Insureds filed suit for uninsured motorist benefits and the matter proceeded to trial. The jury only awarded minimal past medical expenses. The Insureds moved for additur nineteen days after the jury’s verdict. Before the motion was heard, the trial court entered final judgment in the amount of the jury’s verdict. Several months after the final judgment was entered, the trial court heard the […]
Boyd & Jenerette, P.A. Shareholder Ben Samuels is presenting at the IARP Northeast Florida Disability Management Forum April 30, 2014 in Jacksonville, FL. The Forum will take place from 8:00am-3:45pm at Brooks Rehabilition Hospital and provide 5 hours of CEU credits for CRC, RN, CCM, NCM and Adjusters. Click here for registration information.
Four Boyd & Jenerette, P.A. attorneys have been recognized by Jacksonville Magazine as part of the publication’s annual feature on lawyers in Northeast Florida as determined by The Best Lawyers in America and The Florida Bar. The following attorneys are included in the April 2014 Jacksonville Magazine Best Lawyers listing: Mark K. Eckels, Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers Kristen M. Van der Linde, Insurance Law & Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants These attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2014. Best Lawyers compiles […]
What Must be Pled Where the Insured Refuses to Submit to a CME? In State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Curran, SC12-157 (Fla. 2014), the Florida Supreme Court recently held that if an insured refuses to submit to a Compulsory Medical Examination, or otherwise breaches the CME provision in a policy, the insured is still entitled to coverage unless the UM carrier pleads and proves actual prejudice. In the UM context, a CME is a post-loss obligation of the insured. It is not a condition precedent to filing suit […]
Boyd & Jenerette, P.A. welcomes Associate, Jonathan M. Sang to the Firm. His practice focuses primarily on civil appeals, insurance coverage and bad faith/extra-contractual liability litigation. Prior to joining Boyd & Jenerette, Mr. Sang served as a law clerk for the Honorable Carole Y. Taylor at Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal. Mr. Sang graduated magna cum laude from the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law in 2010. While in law school he had the opportunity to intern for the Office of the State attorney for the Eighth Judicial […]