As part of our commitment to community service, Boyd & Jenerette participated in the national “Wreaths Across America Day” on Saturday, December 16th at the Jacksonville National Cemetery. Volunteers placed Remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country’s fallen heroes.

Boyd & Jenerette is pleased to welcome Attorney, Christina N. Wachs. She joins the firm as a Partner in our Jacksonville office. She handles all aspects of personal injury litigation in both state and federal court.  Christina focuses her practice on defending claims involving automobile negligence, premises liability, products liability, wrongful death, and negligent security claims as well as bad faith and coverage issues. Christina N. WachsPartnerDirect: 904.309.6786 Email: cwachs@boydjen.com

Attorney At Law Magazine has named Kansas R. Gooden to its Top Ten Attorneys Under 40 for a second year in a row.  The selection is based on nominations from peers and is meant to highlight young attorneys who have differentiated themselves from others early in their career. Ms. Gooden is a Board Certified Appellate Attorney by The Florida Bar and the leader of the firm’s appellate practice group. She has extensive experience in all types of state and federal appeals and extraordinary writ proceedings. She also provides trial and […]

Boyd & Jenerette Partner and Workers’ Compensation Practice Group Leader, Linda Wagner Farrell presented at the 2017 Annual Holiday Conference which was held in Tampa, FL on Thursday, November 30, 2017. She spoke on “The Impact of Medical Marijuana in Workers’ Compensation Claims and in the Workplace.”  Linda’s panel also included Kevin Glennon, RN, BSN, CDMS, CWCP, QRP, Vice President of Clinical Programs at One Call Care Management. Kevin has over 30 years of experience in healthcare, encompassing clinical and claims management for workers’ compensation, auto and general liability.

Boyd & Jenerette’s Board Certified lawyers by The Florida Bar were recently listed in 904 Magazine’s 2017 Fall Issue. The magazine highlighted the following lawyers in Jacksonville’s 2017 Board Certified Lawyers list: Workers’ Compensation Heather Byrer Carbone Partner Direct: 904.493.3769 Email: hcarbone@boydjen.com

The First District Court of Appeal recently issued a per curiam affirmance opinion in favor of our client.  The Claimant had alleged that her carpal tunnel injury was related to her work.   Several doctors initially found it was related; however, after viewing a video showing the Claimant’s work duties, the doctors changed their opinions.  The JCC followed the opinions of those doctors and found that the injury was not related, and therefore, not compensable.  The Claimant challenged this ruling on appeal arguing that the video invalidated their opinions and was […]

In Joyce v. Federated National Insurance Company, No. SC16-103 (Fla. Oct. 19, 2017), the Court addressed the issue regarding whether a contingency fee multiplier can be applied to an attorney’s fee award to a prevailing party only in “rare” and “exceptional” circumstances.  The trial court applied a 2.0 contingency fee multiplier to the award of attorney’s fees to the insureds that prevailed in action against their homeowners’ insurance carrier.  The insureds sought to recover fees under section 627.428, Florida Statutes.  Relying on Standard Guar. Ins. Co. v. Ouanstrom, 555 So. […]

Boyd & Jenerette is honored to announce the firm’s ranking in the 2018 “Best Law Firms” Edition published by U.S. News – Best Lawyers. Boyd & Jenerette is recognized for its outstanding work regionally in the following practice areas: Metropolitan Tier 2 – Jacksonville Insurance Law Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants.

The Supreme Court of Florida recently accepted jurisdiction in Wheaton v. Wheaton, Case No. SC17-716, to review a conflict among the District Courts regarding whether a party is required to strictly comply with the service requirements set forth in Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.516 in order to enforce a proposal for settlement.  In Wheaton v. Wheaton, 217 So. 3d 125 (Fla. 3d DCA2017), the Third District found that a proposal for settlement, which was not served in accordance with these requirements, was invalid.  On the other hand, the Second […]

Boyd & Jenerette is pleased to announce that Kathryn M. Oughton has been named Partner. Kathryn’s practice focuses on civil litigation with an emphasis on the defense of cases involving automobile liability, premises liability, and wrongful death, trucking liability, as well as bad faith and coverage issues. Kathryn M. OughtonPartnerDirect: 904.493.3767 Email: koughton@boydjen.com