Directed Verdict Obtained After Close of Plaintiffs’ Case Against Property Management Company

Prevailed at trial in Broward County in defense of a property management company of a tax-credit housing community in Lauderhill. The plaintiff, the corporate owner of the property, brought claims for negligence, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and statutory breaches in the management and operation of the property. The case was litigated over seven years, and the plaintiff had sought millions of dollars in damages. After a week of the plaintiff’s testimony, and eviscerating cross-examinations, we were successful in obtaining a directed verdict.   

In a psychological injury case involving an allegation of sexual assault, the Workers’ Compensation Judge was within his jurisdiction to make a finding that implicated criminal conduct resulting in the claimant’s injury.

The claimant, a corrections officer, alleged that she suffered a work-related psychological injury as a result of being sexually assaulted while in the course of employment. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers.

Appellate Division found the claimant’s injury was not compensable as there was a lack of requisite “work connection.”

The petitioner appealed the dismissal, with prejudice, of her workers’ compensation claim for temporary disability and medical benefits. She worked as a school nurse for the respondent. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers.