Recent Posts in The Week In Torts Category

The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of May 4, 2018

May 23, 2018 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 43, NUMBER 18 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF MAY 4, 2018 VERDICT AWARDING DAMAGES FOR PAST MEDICAL EXPENSES BUT NOTHING FOR PAST OR FUTURE PAIN AND SUFFERING WAS NOT LEGALLY ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of April 27, 2018

May 16, 2018 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 43, NUMBER 17 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF APRIL 27, 2018 ERROR TO ADMIT INTO EVIDENCE, SUBSEQUENT TREATING PHYSICIAN’S DEPOSITION WHERE HE TESTIFIED HOW HE WOULD HAVE TREATED ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of April 20, 2018

May 9, 2018 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 43, NUMBER 16 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF APRIL 20, 2018 ERROR TO AWARD ATTORNEY’S FEES PURSUANT TO A PROPOSAL FOR SETTLEMENT THAT WAS IN REALITY A JOINT PROPOSAL AND FAILED TO ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of April 13, 2018

May 2, 2018 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 43, NUMBER 15 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF APRIL 13, 2018 COURT REVIEWS ARBITRATION AWARD IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE--AFFIRMS PART, REVERSES PART FINDING SOME NON-ECONOMIC DAMAGES ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of April 6, 2018

Apr 25, 2018 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 43, NUMBER 14 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF APRIL 6, 2018 TRIAL COURT ERRED IN DENYING DEFENDANT PUBLIX’S MOTION FOR DIRECTED VERDICT, WHERE THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE ESTABLISHING THE ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of March 30, 2018

Apr 18, 2018 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 43, NUMBER 13 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF MARCH 30, 2018 ERROR TO GRANT SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANT DOG OWNER ON GROUNDS THAT SIGNS OUTSIDE THE DOG PARK LISTING RULES ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of March 23, 2018

Apr 12, 2018 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 43, NUMBER 12 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF MARCH 23, 2018 ONE EXPERT PER SPECIALTY--WHAT TESTIMONY IS CUMULATIVE? Guiterrez v. Vargas, 43 Fla. L. Weekly S143 (Fla. March 22, 2018): ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of March 16, 2018

Apr 4, 2018 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 43, NUMBER 11 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF MARCH 16, 2018 DISMISSAL OF PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM TOO HARSH A SANCTION WHEN PLAINTIFF HAD SURGERY BEFORE THE CME COULD BE COMPLETED. Faris v. ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of March 9, 2018

Mar 28, 2018 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 43, NUMBER 10 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF MARCH 9, 2018 PROPOSAL FOR SETTLEMENT WAS UNTIMELY WHEN IT WAS SERVED LATER THAN 45 DAYS BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF THE DOCKET ON WHICH THE ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of March 2, 2018

Mar 21, 2018 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 43, NUMBER 9 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF MARCH 2, 2018 COURT HOLDS THAT THE TERMS OF RULE 1.442 CANNOT TRUMP THE TERMS OF THE OFFER OF JUDGMENT STATUTE (SECTION 768.79). Castillo ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of February 23, 2018

Mar 14, 2018 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 43, NUMBER 8 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 23, 2018 WHEN A COMPLAINT CONTAINS SUFFICIENT ALLEGATIONS TO ACQUANT THE DEFENDANT WITH THE PLAINTIFF’S CHARGE OF WRONGDOING SO ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of February 16, 2018

Mar 7, 2018 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 43, NUMBER 7 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16, 2018 TRIAL COURT DEPARTED FROM ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS OF LAW IN ORDERING DEFENDANT TO PRODUCE A SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of February 9, 2018

Feb 28, 2018 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 43, NUMBER 6 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 9, 2018 TRIAL COURT ERRED IN OVERRULING OBJECTIONS TO DISCOVERY BASED ON ATTORNEY BEING LATE TO HEARING. Chipotle Mexican Grill ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of February 2, 2018

Feb 21, 2018 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 43, NUMBER 5 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2, 2018 SUPREME COURT AUTHORIZES AMENDMENTS TO MULTIPLE INSTRUCTIONS. In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases - Report ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of January 26, 2018

Feb 14, 2018 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 43, NUMBER 4 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF JANUARY 26, 2018 ALTHOUGH PROSECUTOR REQUESTED RACE-NEUTRAL EXPLANATION FOR CHALLENGE TO MALE JUROR, IT WAS CLEAR FROM CONTEXT THAT HE WAS ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of January 19, 2018

Feb 6, 2018 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 43, NUMBER 3 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF JANUARY 19, 2018 TRIAL COURT DID NOT ERR IN GRANTING A NEW TRIAL BASED ON THE TRIAL COURT’S FAILURE TO ALLOW DEFENDANTS TO QUESTION ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of January 12, 2018

Jan 31, 2018 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 43, NUMBER 2 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF JANUARY 12, 2018 JURY AWARD FOR PAST NON-ECONOMIC DAMAGES INADEQUATE AS A MATTER OF LAW--ARGUMENT REGARDING COMPROMISED VERDICT WAIVED ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of January 5, 2017

Jan 24, 2018 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 43, NUMBER 1 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF JANUARY 5, 2018 NO ABUSE OF DISCRETION IN TRIAL JUDGE DISMISSING PLAINTIFF’S CASE FOR FRAUD ON THE COURT. Willie-Koonce v. Miami Sunshine ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of December 22, 2017

Jan 17, 2018 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 42, NUMBER 51 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 22, 2017 TRIAL COURT PROPERLY ENTERED SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT IN A SLIP AND FALL CASE WHERE NO EVIDENCE WAS PRESENTED ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of December 15, 2017

Jan 10, 2018 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 42, NUMBER 50 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 15, 2017 CIRCUIT COURT DEPARTED FROM ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS OF LAW BY ORDERING THE DISCLOSURE OF TRADE SECRETS WHERE THE PARTY ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of December 8, 2017

Jan 3, 2018 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 42, NUMBER 49 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 8, 2017 DISMISSAL ON BASIS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS NOT A JUDGMENT OR RULING ON THE MERTIS IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANT, BUT MERELY A ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of December 1, 2017

Dec 20, 2017 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 42, NUMBER 48 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 1, 2017 This week was apparently low on torts, as there are no cases to report. That said, I would like to take this opportunity ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of November 17, 2017

Dec 6, 2017 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 42, NUMBER 46 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 17, 2017 TRIAL COURT ERRED IN FAILING TO GRANT POST-TRIAL MOTION FOR DIRECTED VERDICT IN A SLIP AND FALL CASE WHERE PLAINTIFF ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of November 10, 2017

Nov 29, 2017 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 42, NUMBER 45 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 10, 2017 SUPREME COURT RULES THAT CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE PRESUIT ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS OF THE ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of October 27, 2017

Nov 15, 2017 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 42, NUMBER 43 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 27, 2017 “ADVERSE MEDICAL INCIDENTS” UNDER AMENDMENT 7 ARE NOT LIMITED TO THOSE PREVIOUSLY PROTECTED BY STATUTE--AMENDMENT 7 WAS ...
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