Boyd & Jenerette is pleased to welcome Attorney, Sam D. Smart. She joins the firm as an Associate in our Jacksonville office. She practices auto liability defense, general litigation, and insurance defense. Sam was born and raised in […]
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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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As attorneys and claims representatives, we are always mindful of Proposals for Settlement. We often get questions concerning what is the last day the client can safely serve the Proposal. In Meyrowitz v. Schwartz, 2018 Fla. App. […]
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The Honorable Ralph Humphries entered a Final Compensation Order on February 23, 2018 denying temporary partial disability benefits. Following the claimant’s compensable accident, the employer repeatedly offered the claimant work by way of certified letters and verbal […]
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The Second DCA recently issued an opinion concerning contingent fee multipliers. “In setting reasonable attorneys’ fees, Florida courts use the federal lodestar approach which requires a determination of the number of hours reasonably expended multiplied by the […]
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Boyd & Jenerette attorneys Kristie Schrader, Kathryn Oughton and their team obtained a zero verdict for their clients in a personal injury action in a North Florida court. The Plaintiff, who was only 20 years old at the […]
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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 […]
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Kansas R. Gooden, a Board Certified Appellate Attorney and Boyd & Jenerette’s Appellate Practice Leader, has been selected for Attorney At Law Magazine‘s Top Ten Attorneys Under 40 list. Ms. Gooden specializes in all types of state […]
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Florida Statute § 90.408 generally precludes all evidence of settlements and offers, as well as any conduct or statements made during the course of those negotiations, to prove liability or the absence thereof. Such evidence is viewed […]
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Nunez v. Allen, Case No. 5D14-4386 (Fla. 5th DCA June 24, 2016) involved a motor vehicle accident where a son was operating a vehicle owned by his father. The Plaintiff filed a complaint alleging negligence against the […]
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