Kansas R. Gooden, a Board Certified Appellate Specialist and the firm’s Appellate Practice Group Leader, has earned an AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell®. An AV Rating is the highest rating granted to attorneys under the Martindale-Hubbell system. It […]
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The Supreme Court of Florida recently held that “a motion to enlarge does not toll the time to accept a proposal for settlement.” Koppel v. Ochoa, No. SC16-1474, 2018 Fla. LEXIS 1091, *1 (Fla. May 17, 2018). This Opinion […]
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The Fourth District Court of Appeal recently found improper a jury instruction concerning aggravation of a preexisting condition where no evidence had been presented at trial to support that instruction. Sanchez v. Martin, 4D17-1731 (Fla. 4th DCA, […]
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The law firm of Boyd & Jenerette is honored to have three of our Partners selected to the 2018 Florida Super Lawyers list and to also have two more of our Partners selected to the 2018 Florida […]
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The Second District Court of Appeal has again certified conflict with the Fourth District as to whether a motion for sanctions pursuant to section 57.105, Florida Statutes, which requires the party moving for sanctions to serve the […]
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Kansas R. Gooden and Kevin Franz recently prevailed on appeal on behalf of their insurance company client in a case of first impression. The case concerned application of the “racing exclusion” in a personal automobile insurance policy […]
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In Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Brown, 1D15-2337 (Fla. 1st DCA April 18, 2018), the First District Court of Appeal recently resolved an appeal where the jury – after much deliberation – was instructed to stop deliberating […]
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The Second District Court of Appeal continued the recent trend of discouraging trial courts and counsel from nitpicking proposals for settlement to search for ambiguities in Bright House Networks, LLC v. Cassidy, et al., 43 Fla. L. […]
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The Fifth District Court of Appeal recently reviewed a dismissal with prejudice as a sanction for failure to comply with a trial order in Faris v. Southern-Owners Ins. Co., 5D16-4037 (Fla. 5th DCA Mar. 9, 2018). Plaintiff, […]
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Tovar v. Russell, 2018 Fla. App. LEXIS 2940 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018) concerned a pre-suit settlement offer and acceptance in an auto accident case. Plaintiff’s counsel offered to settle the matter if State Farm (1) tendered its […]
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