Submitted by Mariel Weber on 04 Dec, 2019
Effective January 1, 2020, are two key jurisdictional changes: (1) an increase in the jurisdictional limit for county court, and (2) the creation of a new appellate right from county court decisions when the amount in controversy is greater than $15,000. New County Courts’ Jurisdictional Limits For county court actions…
Submitted by Isam Alsafeer on 06 Nov, 2019
Recently the Eleventh Judicial Circuit sitting in its Appellate capacity considered several appeals brought by United Automobile Insurance Company regarding orders finding that its expert’s affidavit did not meet the criteria under Daubert in order to avoid the entry of summary judgment. United had employed a Dr. Dauer in order…
Submitted by Matthew Shilling on 23 Oct, 2019
A plaintiff seeking to hold a law enforcement agency liable for injuries resulting from a high speed vehicle pursuit confronts an onerous burden of proof under Florida law. While law enforcement agencies employed by government entities are generally entitled to sovereign immunity, Fla. Stat. §768.28(9)(d) provides for a limited waiver…