August 22, 2022 | Verdicts and Settlements

Reversal of Attorney’s Fee Award In PIP Case Involving Claim of $.14 In Interest

Conroy Simberg's Hinda Klein obtains a reversal of a trial court‘s award of attorney fees in a PIP suit filed over pennies of interest.On August 17, the Fourth District Court of Appeal issued its opinion in Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. PAN AM Diagnostic Services Inc. d/b/a PAN AM Diagnostic of Orlando a/a/o Claudine Jean, 4D21-2156, (Fla. 4th DCA 2022), reversing an attorney fee award of $24,028.27 in a suit filed over $0.14 cents of statutory interest.

August 15, 2022 | Verdicts and Settlements

Summary Judgment in Wrongful Death Case Obtained

Dale L. Friedman, a partner in the firm’s Hollywood Office, and Diane H. Tutt, an appellate partner in the firm’s Hollywood Office, recently obtained summary judgment in a wrongful death case brought by the personal representative (mother) of an intellectually disabled adult who was residing in a group home and was struck and killed by a vehicle as he walked across a roadway to get a snack.  The Plaintiff was represented by a very well respected personal injury law firm in Palm Beach. 

August 10, 2022 | Legal Alerts

Florida's Senate Bills 2D and 4D Signed into Law: What It Means for Insurers

Florida has been known as one of the most difficult states for insurance companies to do business in. However, recently, Governor Ron DeSantis signed two important bills, Senate Bills 2D and 4D, into law that will change how insurance companies do business in Florida and the legal climate they may face. Given that the new laws take aim at some of the worst abuses propagated by plaintiffs’ lawyers, they can be thought of as consumer-friendly.

August 4, 2022 | Verdicts and Settlements

Hollywood Attorney uses Daubert Standard to Dismiss Case Before Trial

Noelia Vaccaro, an associate in the firm’s first party property & coverage practice, was successful in a first-party property Tropical Storm Gordon claim. The Defense filed a Daubert motion to strike the plaintiff’s expert. The court agreed that the plaintiff’s expert testimony did not meet the Daubert standard as the methodology was conclusory. As a result of the Court granting defendant’s Daubert motion, the plaintiffs dismissed the action on the eve of trial.

July 25, 2022 | Legal Alerts

Navigating Georgia's Premises Liability Laws

Property owners owe a duty of care to those who come onto their property when they hold their premises open to the public. Whether you own a business or any other type of establishment, someone who is injured on your property may try to sue you. Georgia law does not hold you automatically responsible by the mere fact that an injury occurred on your premises. Instead, a plaintiff would need to prove you were negligent. If they cannot meet their burden of proof, they cannot be awarded financial compensation. Below, we discuss Georgia’s premises liability laws in greater detail.