In Ochoa v. Koppel, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 7726, *1 (Fla. 2d DCA May 20, 2016), Ochoa served Koppel with a proposed settlement pursuant to Florida Statute § 768.79 and Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.442. Ochoa’s […]
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Recently, Shareholder, Robert E. Schrader, III, Esquire, defended a local small business in a lawsuit involving a motor vehicle accident that occurred when our clients’ company vehicle backed into Plaintiff’s motorcycle. Plaintiff alleged injuries to his knee […]
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In State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Long, No. 5D14-3704 & 5D15-1749, 2016 WL 1600606 (Fla. 5th DCA Apr. 22, 2016), the Fifth District reversed a final judgment in favor of the Plaintiff. At trial, in […]
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In De La Torre v. Flanigan’s Enters., Inc., No. 4D15-195, 2016 WL 889334 (Fla. 4th DCA Mar. 9, 2016), the Plaintiffs filed a complaint against the restaurant that served the drunk driver that injured them in an […]
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Kansas R. Gooden is a Board Certified Appellate Attorney and the Firm’s Appellate Practice Group Leader. Kansas recently presented a CLE to a group of trial attorney’s on Fighting and Winning Attorney’s Fees. She discussed proposals for settlement […]
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In City of Miami v. Navarro, No. 3D14-3038, 2016 WL 825443 (Fla. 3d DCA Mar. 2, 2016), the Third District reversed a final judgment in favor of Navarro in a slip and fall case. At trial, in […]
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In Rojas v. Rodriguez, No. 3D15-277, 2016 WL 626148, at *1 (Fla. 3d DCA Feb. 17, 2016) the plaintiff filed a personal injury action against the defendant. The defendant admitted liability and the case proceeded to trial […]
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In Aris v. Applebaum, No. 3D14-2050, 2016 WL 403434 (Fla. 3d DCA Feb. 3, 2016), Aris objected to an improper question by Applebaum’s counsel at trial. The trial court sustained the objection and, upon Aris’s request, the […]
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In Rivera v. Bosque, No. 5D15-3755, the defendant, Rivera, moved to disqualify the trial court judge after a series of events leading him to believe that he would not receive a fair trial. First, the trial court […]
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FOURTH DISTRICT HOLDS CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CLOSING ARGUMENT AND JURY INSTRUCTIONS FOCUSING SOLELY ON INSURER’S LIABILITY AND CULPABILITY WARRANTS NEW TRIAL In State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Gold, No. 4D14-2362, 2016 WL 313993, at *1 […]
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