The firm recently scored appellate wins in a pair of related PIP cases involving transfer of venue for inconvenient forum. Unlike the typical PIP case, these cases involved allegations of fraud that required fact witnesses. The trial court granted Defendant’s motions to transfer venue to the county where the auto accident occurred and the witnesses were located. On appeal, the Plaintiff-Appellants challenged the sufficiency of the affidavit supporting transfer and argued their choice of venue was appropriate. The appellate court rejected these arguments and affirmed the transfer in both cases. […]

Boyd & Jenerette is pleased to welcome Associate Attorney Austin J. Lewis to the firm’s Jacksonville office. Austin J. Lewis Associate Direct: 904.643.2252 Email: alewis@boydjen.com Austin Lewis is an associate attorney in Boyd & Jenerette’s Jacksonville office. Austin’s practice focuses on litigating automotive, trucking, premises, and general liability matters. He also has experience facilitating United States security clearance disputes and other federal employment matters. After undergraduate studies at the University of Florida, Austin graduated from the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College, in Portland Oregon, where he […]

In a recent decision, the Georgia Court of Appeals held that the act of an insurance company leaving a voicemail to seek clarification was in fact a rejection and counteroffer of the claimant’s time-limited O.C.G.A. § 9-11-67.1 demand.  White v. Cheek, 2021 WL 2024866 (Ga. App. 2021). After receiving a time-limited Holt / O.C.G.A. § 9-11-67.1 demand from claimant’s counsel, a GEICO claims professional called claimant’s counsel to arrange a recorded statement of the claimant to determine the extent of GEICO’s insured’s liability.  When making these phone calls, the GEICO […]

Shareholder Kansas Gooden is featured in a Law360 article titled, “Fla. Justices Told Rule Would Change Game for Defendants,” published on August 31, 2021. Kansas represented the Florida Defense Lawyers Association at oral argument before the Florida Supreme Court to amend its appellate rules to allow for a nonfinal appeal of an order granting or denying a motion for leave to file a punitive damages claim. The article states: “A representative for the Florida Defense Lawyers Association urged the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday to adopt a rule that would […]