When doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other medical professionals make mistakes, the repercussions can be life-altering or even fatal. Patients literally put their lives in their doctors’ hands, and as a result, medical...
Fri 21st Jun | 2019
The Week in Torts – Cases from the Week of June 14, 2019
Better Open The JA’s Email! FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 44, NUMBER 24 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF June 14, 2019 TRIAL COURT ABUSED DISCRETION IN DENYING A MOTION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF TIME TO FILE A MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S...
Mon 17th Jun | 2019
The Florida Justice Association Presents Attorney Mark Clark with EAGLE Centurion Award
Mark Clark, West Palm Beach personal injury attorney and managing partner at Clark, Fountain, Littky-Rubin & Whitman, received the EAGLE Centurion Award at the 2019 Florida Justice Association (FJA) Convention. The EAGLE...
Fri 14th Jun | 2019
Autonomous Vehicles Can Drive Without Humans in Florida
Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill this week that will drastically expand the testing and use of autonomous – or driverless – vehicles in Florida. The bill, which is now a law, removes the need for a human operator in an...
Thu 13th Jun | 2019
The Week in Torts – Cases from the Week of June 7, 2019
Defer To Trial Judge’s Sense Of Touch FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 44, NUMBER 23 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF June 7, 2019 COURT REVERSES DENIAL OF ADDITUR WHERE JURY FOUND PERMANENT INJURY AND AWARDED PAST MEDICAL EXPENSES BUT...
Tue 4th Jun | 2019
The Week in Torts – Cases from the Week of May 24, 2019
“It’s Frye…No, It’s Daubert” FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 44, NUMBER 21 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF May 24, 2019 DAUBERT REDUX. In re: Amendments to Florida Evidence Code, 44 Fla. L. Weekly S170 (Fla. May 23,...
It’s no doubt that swimming is one of the most popular summertime activities in South Florida. Everyone knows that swimming comes with the danger of drowning, but swimming pools also present liability concerns for...
Tue 28th May | 2019
The Week in Torts – Cases from the Week of May 17, 2019
It’s O.K… FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 44, NUMBER 20 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF May 17, 2019 ERROR TO DISMISS COMPLAINT WHEN MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE PARTY WAS NOT SERVED WITHIN NINETY DAYS AFTER SUGGESTION OF DEATH–...
Thu 23rd May | 2019
The Week in Torts – Cases from the Week of May 10, 2019
Impact Rule Still Alive And Well FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 44, NUMBER 19 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF May 10, 2019 A PLAINTIFF CANNOT SEEK EMOTIONAL DISTRESS DAMAGES WHEN THERE IS NO CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EMOTIONAL SUFFERING AND A...
Wed 22nd May | 2019
The Week in Torts – Cases from the Week of May 3, 2019
Sorry, I Lost It. FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 44, NUMBER 18 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF May 3, 2019 A NON PARTY IN A SPOLIATION CASE DOES NOT HAVE A STATUTORY OR CONTRACTUAL DUTY TO PRESERVE EVIDENCE, WHEN THE EVIDENCE IS ALREADY...