Superior Court affirms IAB decision enforcing workers’ compensation settlement agreement and rejected claimant’s attorney’s argument of entitlement to common law “attorney’s charging lien” that was not a term of the settlement.

Mr. Webb workers’ compensation claim was denied, and he filed a petition with the Industrial Accident Board that sought acknowledgment of the accident, medical expense benefits and temporary total disability (TTD) benefits. Mr. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 28, No.

Third District Court quashes order granting motion for protective order relating to a corporate representative’s deposition.

The petitioner in this matter (the plaintiff below) sought certiorari review of a discovery order granting a motion for protective order filed below by the defendant. Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – June 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal develo

Circuit Court of Appeals finds Fla. Stat. § 627.70132 does not require notice of a supplemental claim to include an estimate of damages.

In this unpublished opinion, the Eleventh Circuit was presented with the issue of whether Florida Statute § 627.70132 required the insured’s notice of a supplemental claim to its insurance carrier include an estimate of damages. Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – June 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal develo

Appellate court affirms ruling a sworn proof of loss and estimate related to later claim was inadmissible as hearsay and irrelevant.

The insured reported a claim to Universal Casualty & Property Insurance Company in February 2016 for water damage from a roof leak, allegedly occurring in January 2016. Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – June 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal develo