The following article was published in the Wall Street Journal on May 1, 2012: Overtime Lawsuit Leads to $4.8 million Settlement By Shelly Banjo The U.S. government has ordered Wal-Mart to pay $4.8...
In the case of Geico v. Virtual Imaging, No. 3D11-581, the Third District Court of Appeal has certified the following question to the Florida Supreme Court as being one of great public importance: “WITH RESPECT...
On April 3, 2012, in the case of Nunez v. Geico, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal certified the following question to the Florida Supreme Court: “Whether, under FLA. STAT. § 627.736, an insurer can...
Judge Ursula Ungaro of the Southern District of Florida denied class certification today, March 7, 2012, in a case brought against State Farm Mutuel Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”) by a class of...
In Cruz v. Cooperativa De Seguros Multiples De Puerto Rico (Fla. 2d DCA, December 30, 2011), the Second District Court of Appeal has upheld the neutral evaluation process for sinkhole claims established in section...
On December 7, 2011, in Bay Farms Corp. v. Great American Alliance Ins. Co., 2011 WL 6099367, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida granted an insured’s motion for partial summary...
In Geico Indemnity Co. v. Virtual Imaging Services, Inc., a succinct opinion issued yesterday, November 30, 2011, by the Third DCA, the court ruled that insurers may not limit provider reimbursement to...
The Office of Florida Governor Rick Scott issued the following news release on September 21, 2011: Governor Rick Scott Appoints Five to Fifth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission Tallahassee,...
The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced today, September 19, 2011, that it, along with seven states and various state agencies, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Internal...
The following article was posted to the Inc.com website on September 12, 2011: A diabetic employee grabbed a bag of chips to stabilize her blood sugar and paid for them as soon as she could. Walgreens fired her. ...