Kansas Gooden and Lara Edelstein prevailed in an appeal of a summary judgment in favor of the carrier where the appellant, the homeowner’s mitigation service company, was seeking homeowner’s insurance proceeds for water mitigation services allegedly caused […]
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Kansas Gooden and Kevin Franz successfully defended against an appeal brought in the Third District Court of Appeal by a Plaintiff in a personal injury action. Plaintiff sued for damages after being struck as a pedestrian by […]
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Kansas Gooden and Lara Edelstein prevailed in an appeal involving a declaratory action in the First District Court of Appeal. The case involved a work-related injury. The insurance carrier sought a declaratory judgment that the worker’s bodily […]
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The case arises out of an automobile accident which resulted in a jury verdict of approximately $44 million. The underlying trial court remitted the verdict to $22 million, and no appeal was sought. The Estate filed a […]
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Boyd & Jenerette Shareholder Kansas Gooden recently served as a panelist on “Oral Argument Before the Florida Supreme Court.” Kansas discussed her experiences at the Court and provided tips and advice on how to successfully argue before […]
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Kansas Gooden recently prevailed in an admiralty appeal in the United States Court of Appeal for the Eleventh Circuit. The case involved a two-boat accident and competing Petitions for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability actions filed […]
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Shareholder Kansas Gooden recently filed an amicus brief in the Third District of Appeal on behalf of The Florida Defense Lawyers Association and is featured in a Florida Record article titled, “Appeals Court Orders Dismissal of Class […]
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Kansas Gooden and Josh Hartley recently obtained summary judgment. The plaintiff filed the UM action more than 5 years after the date of loss, but avoided an early motion to dismiss due to the insurance policy language. […]
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The firm recently prevailed in a personal injury case where the jury found that the Plaintiff did not prove that she was permanently injured. On appeal, the Plaintiff-Appellant challenged whether the trial court should have instructed the […]
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The firm’s appellate team recently won an appeal of a case involving a fatal automobile vs. motorcycle accident and conflicting evidence of fault. During her deposition, the defendant admitted to being intoxicated and causing the accident. At […]
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