The Florida Supreme Court heard arguments in DeLisle v. Crane on March 6, 2018 regarding the Daubert standard which is used in all federal and most state courts. Boyd & Jenerette Partner Kansas Gooden, is quoted in […]

Boyd & Jenerette is pleased to welcome Attorney, C.J. Gomes. She joins the firm as an Associate in our Jacksonville office. Her practice focuses primarily on insurance defense litigation, including complex coverage issues, insurer bad faith/extra-contractual liability, […]

The Second District Court of Appeal recently issued an opinion, which examines when a filing constitutes “a statement of fact of death” under Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.260.  That Rule provides that a motion for substitution […]

The First District Court of Appeal recently examined how service of process on the Chief Financial Officer of the State of Florida (CFO) – in a suit against an insurer –  impacts time limitations for proposals for […]

In GEICO v. Macedo, the Florida Supreme Court held that the trial court was correct in ruling that GEICO was required to pay taxable fees and costs awarded against its insured pursuant to an offer of judgment. […]

Kansas R. Gooden, a Board Certified Appellate Attorney and the leader of the firm’s Appellate Practice, presented at the Jacksonville Association of Defense Counsel’s Annual Retreat in Amelia Island on August 4, 2017. Her presentation was called […]

On July 7, 2017, Boyd & Jenerette sponsored the Third District Court of Appeal’s Passing of the Gavel Ceremony where the new Chief Judge Leslie Rothenberg was sworn in. Boyd & Jenerette handles all types of civil […]

In Bottini v. Geico, No. 15-12266 (11th Cir. June 17, 2017), the insurer challenged an order granting partial summary judgment on the binding effect of the verdict in the UM case. A jury returned a verdict in […]

Boyd & Jenerette congratulates Kansas R. Gooden on her appointment by the President-Elect of The Florida Bar to the Appellate Practice Board Certification Committee for a term of three years.  Kansas is the leader of the firm’s […]

In Atl. Civ., Inc. v. Swift, Case No. 3D15-1594 (Fla. 3d DCA Mar. 1, 2017), the Third District considered the plaintiff’s single proposal for settlement made to both of the defendants in an action for conversion.  The […]