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Daily Business Review

Florida Justices Back Punitive Damages Change

The Supreme Court in 2020 directed a committee of The Florida Bar to draw up the rule, which then needed approval by justices.
3 minute read

Law.com

Appellate Court: Employee's Parking Lot Fall on the Way Into Work 'Arose Out of and in the Course' of Employment

While injuries sustained going to or coming from work are not compensable, the Oregon Court of Appeals recently sided with an employee who was injured after tripping on a portion of cracked pavement while walking into work because her employer had "some control" over that area.
3 minute read

Law.com

Inaccurate Statement of Law, 'Confusing' Coverage Options Doom Insurer on Appeal in UM/UIM Case

The plaintiff's attorney said the decision may spur other insurance companies and their attorneys to take another look at their compliance functions.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Securing Punitive Damages for Medical Negligence Isn't Easy. Here's How These South Florida Attorneys Did It

"Pay attention to [the prison] population as well, and to those complaints and the people who are calling your phones saying, 'My son died at this jail or my daughter was not provided medical care.' They're people too, and they count and they matter," Leesfield Scolaro partner Thomas Scolaro said.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Keeping 7 Figures on the Table: How a Florida Lawyer Scored a $2 Million Arbitration Award

"We gave Angels Senior Living every opportunity to resolve this case fairly, even after the award, yet they persisted in trying to vacate it. Now that the award has been confirmed by the court, my clients look forward to the closure they deserve," plaintiffs counsel said.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Looking Back on The Legal's Top Verdicts of 2021

Pandemic-related court closures meant the beginning of 2021 was rife with stalled litigation, but as courts brought back juries Pennsylvania's attorneys were able to secure some big-ticket verdicts in the second half of the year.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Appellate Court: Slip-and-Fall Plaintiff's Claims Built on 'an Inference Upon an Inference,' Leaving Jury to Speculate

A Florida Fourth District Court of Appeals panel reversed an award for a woman who slipped and fell in a Speedway gas station parking lot, finding that a jury would have to speculate about how long a gasoline spill existed and whether the company failed to address an apparent slippery buildup on the concrete.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Jury Awards $300M in Damages on 1 Surviving Allegation: 'The Easiest Count to Prove'

A trio of Coral Gables attorneys picked up $300 million in a federal jury verdict for their transport network client in a cautionary tale that balanced power and legal strategy.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

'The Jury Came Up With the Value': $2.96M Miami Verdict After 71-Year-Old Cancer Patient's Death

"The jury understood the testimony of our urology expert that at 71 years of age and with a low grade and low aggression cancer a guy who had a lot of medical issues going on was a bad candidate to take into surgery where more than the usual amount of bleeding was expected,'' Mariano Garcia said.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Adopting Court of Appeals Ruling, 2nd Circuit Says Private Party Can't Sue for Medical Record Overcharges

The ruling dooms a lawsuit seeking damages for excessive fees charged for copies of medical records.
2 minute read

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