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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of March 13, 2020
Apr 2, 2020 • Julie Littky-Rubin
Will The Playing Field Ever Be Level Again? FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 45, NUMBER 10 CASES FROM THE WEEK March 13, 2020 NO ABUSE OF DISCRETION IN DENYING MOTION FOR ADVERSE INFERENCE JURY INSTRUCTION ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of March 6, 2020
Mar 26, 2020 • Julie Littky-Rubin
Trial lawyers, you better read this! FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 45, NUMBER 9 CASES FROM THE WEEK March 06, 2020 SUPREME COURT ADOPTS NEW RULE REGARDING ADOPTION OF STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS. In Re: ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of February 28, 2020
Mar 18, 2020 • Julie Littky-Rubin
Supreme Court Solidifies Product Liability Jury Instructions FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 45, NUMBER 8 CASES FROM THE WEEK FEBRUARY 28, 2020 THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT AUTHORIZES NEW STANDARD JURY ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of February 21, 2020
Mar 10, 2020 • Julie Littky-Rubin
Is the Federal Summary Judgment Standard in Florida's Future? FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 45, NUMBER 7 CASES FROM THE WEEK FEBRUARY 21, 2020 SUMMARY JUDGMENT REVERSED WHEN DEFENDANT FAILED TO ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of February 14, 2020
Mar 4, 2020 • Julie Littky-Rubin
To e-file or not to e-file, that is the question. FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 45, NUMBER 6 CASES FROM THE WEEK FEBRUARY 14, 2020 ERROR TO GRANT MOTION TO STRIKE MOTION FOR FEES, §57.105 BECAUSE THE SAFE ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of February 7, 2020
Feb 26, 2020 • Julie Littky-Rubin
Big injustice, but not enough under Murphy . FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 45, NUMBER 5 CASES FROM THE WEEK FEBRUARY 7, 2020 TRIAL COURT ERRED IN ENTERING DIRECTED VERDICT ON LIABILITY AGAINST DEFENDANT ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of January 31, 2020
Feb 18, 2020 • Julie H. Littky-Rubin
Evidence comes in all shapes and sizes. FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 45, NUMBER 4 CASES FROM THE WEEK JANUARY 31, 2020 TRIAL COURT ERRONEOUSLY ENTERED SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN A TIRE BLOW OUT CASE RESULTING ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of January 24, 2020
Feb 12, 2020 • Julie Littky-Rubin
Immunity Check FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 45, NUMBER 3 CASES FROM THE WEEK JANUARY 24, 2020 FLORIDA SUPREME COURT AMENDS RULE 9.130 (a)(3)(C)(xi) REGARDING NON-FINAL APPEALS RELATED TO SOVEREIGN ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of January 17, 2020
Feb 4, 2020 • Julie Littky-Rubin
Can hands-free cell phone use be punitive? FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 45, NUMBER 2 CASES FROM THE WEEK JANUARY 17, 2020 PROHIBITION DENIED WHERE DEFENDANT ARGUED THAT JUDGE WAS BIASED AGAINST IT ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of January 10, 2020
Jan 28, 2020 • Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Prather & Littky-Rubin
Did I make myself clear? FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 45, NUMBER 1 CASES FROM THE WEEK JANUARY 10, 2020 OBJECTION IN VOIR DIRE DID NOT PROVIDE A CLEAR OR SPECIFIC ENOUGH LEGAL OBJECTION TO THE ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of December 27, 2019
Jan 22, 2020 • Julie Littky-Rubin
Duty v. Immunity FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 44, NUMBER 52 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 27, 2019 WHEN A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY HAS THE SAME COMMON LAW DUTY AS A PRIVATE PERSON, SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY IS ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of December 20, 2019
Jan 15, 2020 • Julie Littky-Rubin
What is an "original source"? FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 44, NUMBER 51 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 20, 2019 TRIAL COURT DEPARTED FROM THE ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS OF LAW BY ORDERING A HOSPITAL TO ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of December 13, 2020
Jan 8, 2020 • Julie Littky-Rubin
No non-delegable duty to repair FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 44, NUMBER 50 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 13, 2019 COURT REFUSES TO FIND A NON-DELEGABLE DUTY ON THE PART OF A MOTOR CARRIER WITH RESPECT ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of December 13, 2020
Dec 23, 2019 • Julie H. Littky-Rubin
No non-delegable duty to repair FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 44, NUMBER 50 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 13, 2019 COURT REFUSES TO FIND A NON-DELEGABLE DUTY ON THE PART OF A MOTOR CARRIER WITH RESPECT ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of November 29, 2019
Dec 18, 2019 • Julie H. Littky-Rubin
"Can we take the top dog's depo?" FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 44, NUMBER 48 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 29, 2019 COURT CERTIFIES QUESTION REGARDING GOVERNMENTAL “APEX DOCTRINE,” ASKS WHETHER IT ALSO ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of November 22, 2019
Dec 9, 2019 • Julie Littky-Rubin
Amendment 7 means "discoverable" but not admissible in the 5th DCA FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 44, NUMBER 47 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 22, 2019 TRIAL COURT PROPERLY FOUND HOSPITAL INCIDENT REPORTS ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of November 15, 2019
Dec 3, 2019 • Julie Littky-Rubin
$8,000 not so small anymore. FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 44, NUMBER 46 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 15, 2019 COURT AMENDS SMALL CLAIMS RULES TO INCREASE THE COURT’S JURISDICTIONAL AMOUNT. Amendments ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of November 8, 2019
Nov 19, 2019 • Julie Littky-Rubin
Post-offer settlements may get you PFS fees. FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 44, NUMBER 45 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 8, 2019 COURT INTERPRETS “POST-OFFER SETTLEMENT” TO MEAN A SETTLEMENT REACHED AFTER ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of November, 1 2019
Nov 19, 2019 • Julie Littky-Rubin
$12,500,000 award upheld for wrongful death of a child. FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 44, NUMBER 44 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 1, 2019 SECOND DISTRICT UPHOLDS $12.5 MILLION DOLLAR COMPENSATORY AWARD ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of October 25, 2019
Nov 13, 2019 • Julie Littky-Rubin
Is the crisis over? FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 44, NUMBER 43 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 25, 2019 COURT PONDERS WHETHER THE “CRISIS” WHICH RESULTED IN THE ONEROUS MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW PRECLUDING ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of October 18, 2019
Nov 6, 2019 • Julie Littky-Rubin
Small case not worth $350K in fees. FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 44, NUMBER 42 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 18, 2019 PROPOSAL AMOUNTS TO INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS ARE GENERALLY “SEPARATE”—REASONABLENESS OF ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of October 11, 2019
Oct 29, 2019 • Julie Littky-Rubin
Be careful if the Plaintiff was drinking. FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 44, NUMBER 41 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 11, 2019 COURT REVERSES DIRECTED VERDICT ENTERED FOR PLAINTIFF ON DRUG AND ALCOHOL ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of October 4, 2019
Oct 23, 2019 • Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Prather & Littky-Rubin
Who got the Judgment? FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 44, NUMBER 40 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 4, 2019 THE “PARTY RECOVERING JUDGMENT” AND NOT THE “PREVAILING PARTY” IS THE ONE ENTITLED TO RECOVERING ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of September 27, 2019
Oct 7, 2019 • Julie Littky-Rubin
I'm sorry! FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 44, NUMBER 39 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 TRIAL COURT ERRED IN DENYING MOTION FOR REHEARING WHEN MOTION STATED A COLORABLE ENTITLEMENT TO RELIEF ...
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The Week in Torts - Cases from the Week of September 20, 2019
Oct 7, 2019 • Julie Littky-Rubin
That's not too much! FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 44, NUMBER 38 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 NO ABUSE OF DISCRETION IN DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL OR REMITTITUR ON A VERDICT ...
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