The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated a $1.2 million negligence award to a man who was injured when he fell out of a law firm’s chair during a consultation about filing a car crash lawsuit.
The court split 5-2 in favor of Robert Friedrich, ruling the Fourth District Court of Appeal “impermissibly reweighed” the testimony of expert witnesses. The majority said the Fourth District should not have ordered the trial court to set aside the jury verdict and enter a decision in favor of the defendant.
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