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Jasmine Floyd

Jasmine Floyd

Jasmine Floyd is a South Florida litigation reporter with the Daily Business Review at ALM. You can reach her at [email protected] or 678-472-8947.

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October 29, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Attorney Who Had Sex With Defendant Among 7 South Florida Lawyers Disciplined Before High Court

As an assistant state attorney, the attorney assisted the woman by giving her advice, and providing confidential information.

By Jasmine Floyd

4 minute read

October 28, 2021 | Daily Business Review

'Making Things Right': These Florida Lawyers Just Helped Set An Innocent Man Free

"We hope this case is a siren call to defense and prosecution lawyers to look more critically at their eyewitness testimony, and challenge it before proceeding to trial," defense counsel Craig Trocino said.

By Jasmine Floyd

5 minute read

October 27, 2021 | Daily Business Review

How to Overcome the Jury's Misperception of a Plaintiff Who 'Appears OK' in Personal Injury Litigation

"I think in a lot of situations like this, they don't want to take anyone's pain or suffering seriously at all and put a real dollar value to it, unless the jury tells them so," plaintiff counsel Stacy Yates said.

By Jasmine Floyd

4 minute read

October 25, 2021 | Daily Business Review

$2 Million in Attorney Fees: This Miami Firm Just Earned a Huge Pay Day and a 7-Figure Settlement for Widow

"Until our case, CMI has been successful in either pointing to other factors or keeping those cases from getting to trial, so this is important in that all of the evidence was put in front of the jury," plaintiffs counsel said.

By Jasmine Floyd

4 minute read

October 21, 2021 | Law.com

A Shadow Over Science? How the Pandemic Changed—Or Didn't Change—Jurors

Some lawyers who have handled trials this year say the COVID-19 pandemic has clouded how jurors perceive scientific and medical testimony, but others aren't convinced that juries have changed that much. More apparent, lawyers say, is that the political polarization surrounding the pandemic has seeped into the jury pool.

By Amanda Bronstad | Scott Graham | Jasmine Floyd

13 minute read

October 18, 2021 | Daily Business Review

It Took Years of Work by Lawyers, But Florida Jury Returned a Near $1 Million Verdict in Personal Injury Case

"I don't believe in demanding the jury for a certain amount, because it's not how I present to a jury. We give them a lot of elements on how they can go back and then come back with a number for the pain and suffering," attorney Connell said.

By Jasmine Floyd

5 minute read

October 14, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Florida Appellate Ruling Ensures Chiropractors Can Be Reimbursed for Services by PIP

The appellate panel reversed the trial court's decision due to the clause in the personal injury protection statute—Section 627.736 Florida Statutes, according to the ruling.

By Jasmine Floyd

2 minute read

October 11, 2021 | Daily Business Review

'We Just Took Notice': How a Miami Law Firm is Growing Its Class-Action Practice

Among dozens of cases is Lowry v. RTI Surgical Holdings, in Illinois, where litigants reached a multimillion-dollar settlement.

By Jasmine Floyd

5 minute read

October 11, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Meet Miranda Soto, New Chair of the Miami-Dade Judicial Nominating Commission

"Miranda is one of our go-to people in the office whether we are working to develop strategy, or working through an issue for a client," Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney shareholder Jennifer Olmedo-Rodriguez said. "She's a critical member of our team."

By Jasmine Floyd

6 minute read

October 07, 2021 | Daily Business Review

After a Law Firm Rejected Case, Florida Jury Returns $1.3 Million Verdict for Personal-Injury Plaintiff

"Anytime we're in trial against a law enforcement officer it's difficult. "They thought we were going to accept what was given, because a lot of firms that take these cases dont try the police, they don't put the effort, resources or time into trying the case, they take the last best offer," attorney Grant Gillenwater said. "We fight through all case types."

By Jasmine Floyd

3 minute read