Category: Business Litigation
May 20, 2011
In an opinion released (Trinidad v. Florida Peninsula Ins. Co.) on May 18, 2011, Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal held that a carrier is not required to pay overhead and profit as a part of its replacement cash …
May 19, 2011
Kingsway Amigo Insurance Company, Appellant v. Ocean Health, Inc., a/a/o Belizaire Gomez, Case No. 4D10-4887 In a recent opinion, the 4th District Court of Appeal appears to have precluded PIP carriers from using the Medicare Part B Fee Schedules …
Apr 8, 2011
The U.S. Department of Justice released a report on civil trials concluded in 2005 in which punitive damages were requested or awarded. A summary of the report is printed below. The view the entire report, click here. This …
Apr 8, 2011
The U.S. Department of Justice has released statistics compiled from 1993 to 2009 on workplace violence. A summary of the report is printed below. To view the entire report, click here. From 2002 to 2009, the rate of …
Apr 4, 2011
PropertyCasualty360 published the following article on April 1, 2011: Recognizing victims is as important as recognizing abusers, expert says April 1, 2011 By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com www.propertycasualty360.com “Status-blind harassment”-more commonly known as workplace bullying-is a growing concern to employers …
Mar 31, 2011
The following is reprinted from FindLaw.com: CHRISTOPHER v. SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION DBA Michael Shane CHRISTOPHER; Frank Buchanan, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION, DBA GlaxoSmithKline, Defendant-Appellee. No. 10-15257. Argued and Submitted …
Feb 17, 2011
The following article was published in Business Insurance News on February 17, 2011: EEOC weighs how hiring affects protected groups By Judy Greenwald http://www.businessinsurance.com/ WASHINGTON-The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received conflicting testimony on whether …
Jan 28, 2011
PropertyCasualty360 (formerly National Underwriter) published the following article on January 28, 2011: Third-Party Retaliation Barred By U.S. Supreme Court January 28, 2011 By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com A company may not retaliate against an employee by firing a third …
Dec 20, 2010
By Maria Elena Abate, Shareholder Colodny Fass Judge Eldon E. Fallon of the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana has issued a December 16, 2010 Order (“Order”) in the ongoing multi-district litigation (“MDL”) relating …
Nov 27, 2010
On November 24, 2010, Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal issued an opinion in Citizens Property Insurance Corporation v. Galeria Villas Condominium Association, Inc., 2010 WL 4740049 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2010), in which it re-established that policy conditions and post-loss obligations …