Today’s airbags are not designed to inflate in every crash, inflate at certain impact speeds, or even prevent all injuries. The way airbags inflate is not always ideal, and in some crashes may do more harm than good....
Wed 24th Aug | 2016
The Week in Torts – Cases from the Week of August 12, 2016
FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 41, NUMBER 32 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF AUGUST 12, 2016 NEW TRIAL IN CASE INVOLVING HABITUAL DRUNKARD UNDER SECTION 768.125–TRIAL COURT ERRED IN ALLOWING EVIDENCE AND INSTRUCTING THE JURY ON THE...
Wed 17th Aug | 2016
The Week in Torts – Cases from the Week of August 5, 2016
FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 41, NUMBER 31 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF AUGUST 5, 2016 COURT AFFIRMS NEW TRIAL IN CASE WHERE PLAINTIFF DRIVER WAS NOT FOUND TO BE AT ALL AT FAULT–HOWEVER, THE NEW TRIAL LIMITED TO ISSUES OF...
When the heat gets nearly unbearable in Florida, it makes it difficult to want to do anything outside. However, adults often don’t have a choice when it comes to running errands, going grocery shopping, or doing anything...
Wed 10th Aug | 2016
The Week in Torts – Cases from the Week of July 29, 2016
FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 41, NUMBER 30 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF JULY 29, 2016 DEFENSE COUNSEL’S MISCONDUCT WAS SO PREJUDICIAL AS TO WARRANT A NEW TRIAL FOR THE PLAINTIFF. Boyles v. Dillard’s, 41 Fla. L. Weekly D1709 (Fla....
Wed 3rd Aug | 2016
The Week in Torts – Cases from the Week of July 22, 2016
FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 41, NUMBER 29 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF JULY 22, 2016 TRIAL COURT DID NOT ABUSE DISCRETION IN DISMISSING COMPLAINT FOR FRAUD ON THE COURT, WHERE PLAINTIFF LIED REGARDING PRIOR INJURIES. Diaz v. Home...
Tue 2nd Aug | 2016
Four Attorneys from Clark Fountain Selected to Florida Legal Elite
We are proud to announce that four of our attorneys at Clark, Fountain, Littky-Rubin & Whitman have been selected to the Florida Legal Elite by Florida Trend. Partners Don Fountain, David Prather, and Hampton Keen were...
Wed 27th Jul | 2016
The Week in Torts – Cases from the Week of July 15, 2016
FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 41, NUMBER 28 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF JULY 15, 2016 TRIAL COURT DID NOT ERR IN AWARDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AGAINST COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF WHO FAILED TO COMPLY WITH REASONABLE PRESUIT INVESTIGATION...
One of the most devastating types of injuries a person can sustain is damage to the brain. Recent news stories and lawsuits have highlighted repetitive traumatic brain injuries known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy or...
Wed 20th Jul | 2016
The Week in Torts – Cases from the Week of July 8, 2016
FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY VOLUME 41, NUMBER 27 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF JULY 8, 2016 PARTY CAN GO BACK AND STRIKE A PROSPECTIVE JUROR BUT CANNOT “UNSTRIKE” AN ALREADY STRICKEN ONE. McCray v. State, 41 Fla. L. Weekly D1514 (Fla....