Submitted by Jessica Gregory on 16 Oct, 2020
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida recently issued Administrative Order 2020-71, with amendments to its Local Rules. The Amendments will go into effect on December 1, 2020. The following is a brief summary of some of the changes to the Local Rules: Rule 5.1 FILING…
Submitted by Sandra Rodrigue on 13 Oct, 2020
Recently the Fourth District Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Plantation Open MRI v. Infinity Indemnity Insurance Company which ruled favorably for the insurer on whether a PIP insurance policy requires the insurer to pay more than 80% of the statutory fee schedule if one part of the policy…
Submitted by Jessica Glickman on 04 Apr, 2020
Last week the Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion in Florida Highway Patrol v. Jackson, SC 18-4698, 2020WL370366 (Fla. Jan. 23, 2020) which clarified a government entities ability to appeal orders denying its right to sovereign immunity interlocutory (i.e. before a final judgment is entered in the case). Jackson involved…