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Professional Liability

COVID-19 General Liability Legislation Extension to Healthcare Providers

For latest update on this legislation, click here. Shortly after the introduction of the COVID-19...

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Casualty Litigation

Florida Car Accident Lawsuits: How to Apply the Brakes on Plaintiffs

Looking for the Most Generous County When a Canadian is sued in Florida, moving the...

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Education

Student-Athlete’s Signed Release Insulates School Boards From Personal Injury Claims

In January of 2021, the Fourth District joined the Third District and ruled that a...

Commercial Litigation

Texas Federal Court Ruled Federal Government Has No Constitutional Power Over Foreclosures and Evictions

A federal court in Texas has ruled that the federal government has no constitutional power...

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Commercial Litigation

Alabama Governor Signs Into Law an Act to Provide Businesses Some Protection from COVID Litigation Claims

On February 12, 2021, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed Act No. 2021-4 into law.  The...

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Product Liability

30(b)(6) Discovery in the Age of COVID-19

Defending corporate representative depositions in the new reality. If there is one lesson all trial...

Cyber & Technology

Third DCA Defines Scope of Duty for Security Services Contracts

When it comes to defining a security company’s obligations, words may speak louder than actions....

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Professional Liability

11th Circuit Clarifies Standard of Care Required Under Eighth Amendment for Hepatitis-C Inmates in Florida Prisons

Does the Eighth Amendment require Florida prison officials to treat all inmates with chronic Hepatitis-C with...

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Education

Florida Supreme Court Limits Amount of Recovery in Mass Events

In Barnett v. State Department of Financial Services, No. SC19-87, ––– So.3d ––––, 2020 WL...

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Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Florida Supreme Court Rules Extra-Contractual, Consequential Damages Are Not Recoverable in a First-Party Breach of Contract Action

On January 21, 2021, the Supreme Court of Florida issued an important decision in Citizens...