In S. Fla. Pool & Spa Corp. v. Sharpe Inv. Land Trust, Case No. 3D15-102, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 17089, *1 (Fla. 3d DCA Nov. 16, 2016), a Landlord sued Pool & Spa for eviction alleging that it […]

In Gil v. Tenet Healthsystem N. Shore, Case No. 4D15-3216, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 17127, *4 (Fla. 4th DCA Nov. 16, 2016), the Plaintiff’s husband worked as a carpenter at a hospital and was exposed to hazardous […]

A Leon County Circuit Court Judge issued a ruling on 11/23/16 which held that NCCI failed to comply with Florida’s Sunshine Law and open meeting requirements. NCCI approved a rate increase of 14.5%. The Florida Office of […]

In G4S Secure Solutions USA, Inc. v. Golzar, Case No. 3D14-2588 (Fla. 3d DCA Nov. 9, 2016), the Defendant, a private security company, hired Mr. Owens as a security officer.  Owens lied about previously being convicted for […]

In State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Bailey, Case No. 2D15-3487 (Fla. 2d DCA Nov. 9, 2016), the Plaintiff was driving a crane truck – a flatbed vehicle with a crane attached for lifting heavy items.  […]

The Boyd & Jenerette bad faith trial team successfully defended a major insurance company in Duval County Circuit Court against allegations of bad faith in handling a property claim involving damage to a Lotus sports car. Attorneys […]

Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.442 sets forth that a proposal “shall state whether the proposal includes attorneys’ fees and whether attorneys’ fee are part of the legal claim.”  However, Florida Statute 768.79 does not contain such […]

A recent decision rendered by the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that after settling with plaintiff, defendants were obligated to directly reimburse Humana for medical expenses paid on behalf of an enrollee’s accident related injury.  […]

HealthIE Network is contacting claimants directly, even those represented by counsel, and obtaining their signature on a form letter that appears to request medical care.  The letter is being mistaken for requests for one-time changes.  In our […]

Please note that the Department of Financial Services investigators are out and about ensuring that Employers, primarily in the construction industry, are in compliance with the Florida’s workers’ compensation laws.  Especially during the post Hurricane Matthew clean-up […]