A big win for injured workers was handed down recently by the Florida Supreme Court in Westphal v. City of St. Petersburg, wherein it was decided limitation on temporary total disability benefits violates the state constitution. So concludes a five-year legal…
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Women file birth injury lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories over Depakote
Some parents allege that their children suffered birth injuries because the mothers took the medication Depakote while they were pregnant. The parents filed the lawsuit on March 21, 2016 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois…
GEICO v. Macedo – Auto Insurer Must Pay Plaintiff Attorney Fees
A recent decision by Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court order requiring an auto insurer liable for a $200,000 car accident judgment to pay reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, in accordance with F.S. 768.79(6)(b). Normally, all…
Florida’s Dram Shop Law and the Undertaker’s Doctrine
Florida’s dram shop law, codified in F.S. 768.125, severely limits the circumstances under which injured third parties can recover damages from bars, restaurants and other establishments that serve patrons long past the point of impairment. When these patrons then get…
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Oil lawsuit filed in Texas court over alleged breach of joint operating agreement
In a lawsuit filed in Texas, a small oil company alleges that its partner drillers in Guinea breached a joint operating agreement on offshore drilling. Hyperdynamics Corp. filed suit claiming that Dana Petroleum PLC and Tullow PLC used a now-settled…
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Florida Supreme Court to rule on medical malpractice limits
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Florida Supreme Court, urging the court to uphold limits on damages in medical malpractice cases. In 2003, then-Gov. Jeb Bush, along with insurance companies, doctors and hospitals, urged…
Austin company files lawsuit alleging unfair competition
An unfair competition lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court in Austin, Texas. Yeti Coolers, an Austin company, accuses a Missouri company, Mammoth Coolers, of selling products that infringe on Yeti’s rights. Yeti alleges unfair competition, unjust enrichment, trade…
Former employee alleges unpaid overtime in Texas employment lawsuit
A former employee of an environmental services company, who claims that the company did not pay him for overtime worked, has filed an employment lawsuit in federal court in Texas. The collective action lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court…
Texas appeals court rules in lawsuit over gas well blowout costs
A Texas appeals court issued a ruling in a lawsuit over costs associated with the blowout of a gas well. The Eleventh Court of Appeals issued its opinion Aug. 31, 2015 in the case of St. Paul Fire & Marine…
Texas employment lawsuit claims company made employees work off the clock
An employee at a Texas call center has filed a lawsuit claiming that she and other employees were not paid for work that they were required to do off the clock. Elissa Shetzer filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court…
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