by Dan Bushell | Aug 30, 2011 | Florida Supreme Court, Insurance Coverage
The Florida Supreme Court returned from its summer hiatus last week with its first regular release of opinions since July 8, and sent this message: when the grandkids come to visit, don’t let them drive your car! Among the new opinions released on...
by Dan Bushell | Aug 8, 2011 | Florida District Courts of Appeal, Florida Supreme Court, Tort/Injury Litigation
Arbitration is thought to be a way to resolve disputes more quickly and without the burdens of litigation and appeals in court proceedings. More than 10 years ago, assisted living facilities and nursing homes in Florida began including arbitration agreements among the...
by Dan Bushell | Aug 2, 2011 | Florida District Courts of Appeal, Florida Supreme Court, General Civil Litigation
Losing at trial hurts. Getting hit with the bill for your adversary’s attorney’s fees makes it hurt ever-so-much more. That’s why fee-shifting under Florida Statutes Section 768.79 — available to parties that make a proposal for settlement...
by Dan Bushell | Jul 12, 2011 | Florida Supreme Court, Products Liability, Tort/Injury Litigation
Long before foreclosure lawsuits flooded Florida court dockets, chief judges here and throughout the country were fretting over how to deal with the even more daunting “asbestos-litigation crisis” [Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor, 521 U.S. 591, 597...
by Dan Bushell | Jul 4, 2011 | Criminal Law, Family Litigation, Florida Supreme Court, General Civil Litigation, Insurance Coverage, Probate Litigation, Products Liability, Real Estate & Foreclosure Litigation, Tort/Injury Litigation
Real electronic filing may finally make its way to Florida courts in the not-too-distant future. But before that happens, the Florida Supreme Court wants to make sure that there isn’t too much private information in court filings for the public to access....
by Dan Bushell | Jun 27, 2011 | Florida Supreme Court, Tort/Injury Litigation
It must be a trial lawyer’s worst nightmare. You’re in the middle of the trial you spent months preparing for. Your opening went well. Your witnesses are doing great. You can see that your client’s case is resonating with the jury. Your clients are...
