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Posted on May 19, 2011 By Layman Law Firm, P.L.
On May 19, 2011, the Florida Supreme Court issued its decision in the case of Wald v. Grainger , 36 Fla.L.Weekly S211b (Fla. May 19, 2011). The Supreme Court held that although the determinations ...
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Posted on May 6, 2011 By Layman Law Firm, P.L.
On May 6, 2011, the 2nd District Court of Appeals held that it was error to enter summary judgment in favor of defendant, whose vehicle was rear-ended by vehicle driven by plaintiff, based on ...
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Posted on Apr 21, 2011 By Layman Law Firm, P.L.
Florida Statute Section 324.021(9)(b)2 imposes vicarious liability on short-term lessors of motor vehicles but places caps on the amount of damages for which short-term lessors can be held vicariously ...
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Posted on Mar 24, 2011 By Layman Law Firm, P.L.
"The other driver caused the accident. Why is his/her insurance company not paying the full amount to repair my damaged or totaled car?" This is a question we hear repeatedly in our representation of ...
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Posted on Feb 14, 2011 By Layman Law Firm, P.L.
In State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Curran , 36 Fla. L. Weekly D195b (Fla. 5th DCA 2011), the Fifth District Court of Appeals held that an insured who refused to attend a compulsory medical ...
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