Kimberly Berman

March 15, 2024 | Daily Business Review

The appellate courts are serving as well-needed checkpoints to ensure the trial courts are performing their gatekeeper duties, and a call has been sounded for the Florida Supreme Court to address conflicts that have surfaced in the different district courts of appeal.

By Kimberly Berman and Gabrielle Wright

8 minute read

February 09, 2022 | Daily Business Review

On Jan. 6, 2022, the Florida Supreme Court amended Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.130 to allow for interlocutory review of nonfinal orders granting or denying leave to amend to add claims for punitive damages. The short opinion left many with questions as to how this new rule would change the landscape of Florida's appellate law.

By Kimberly Berman and Holly Hamilton

8 minute read

July 30, 2021 | Daily Business Review

The Supreme Court quashed the Fourth District's decision and held that an insurer has standing to maintain a legal malpractice action against counsel hired to represent the insured where the insurer is contractually subrogated to the insured's rights under the insurance policy.

By Kimberly Berman

6 minute read