Month: August 2014

Concrete Repairs – Some Matters to Consider

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http://www.floridaconstructionlawauthority.com/2014/08/artic... Concrete Repairs – Some Matters to Consider Concrete generally consists of three components: (a) water, (b) an aggregate material such as sand, gravel, or stone, and (c) cement. In condominiums, concrete is often used in the formation of the shell of the building, with further support and strength being provided by reinforcing steel located within a condominium’s... [...]

Florida Supreme Court on Material Breach, Conditions Precedent and Subsequent, and Insurer Prejudice

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http://floridacontractlaw.blogspot.com/2014/03/florida-supre... Florida Supreme Court on Material Breach, Conditions Precedent and Subsequent, and Insurer Prejudice The Florida Supreme Court had a busy day today. They decided in McCall v. U.S., No. SC11-1148 (Fla. Mar. 13, 2014), that the legislature's cap on noneconomic damages in wrongful death cases violated the equal protection guarantee of the Florida Constitution, because there... [...]

Ethics charges reveal new details in case of judge who punched public defender

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http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge_who_challenged_... Ethics charges reveal new details in case of judge who punched public defender  A Florida judge who struck an assistant public defender in a hallway outside his Viera courtroom is now facing a legal ethics case. Assistant public defender Andrew Weinstock was representing a client before Brevard County Judge John Murphy when they got into the argument that led to the... [...]

Florida Supreme Court to rule on Plancher, UCF Athletic Association appeal

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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/knights/os-ere... Florida Supreme Court to rule on Plancher, UCF Athletic Association appeal  The family of former UCF football player Ereck Plancher may still be able to collect millions in damages directly from the school's athletic department. The Florida Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to consider arguments in the ongoing litigation between the Plancher family and the UCF Athletics... [...]

Injured employees cheated by workers’ comp law, Miami-Dade judge says

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http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/08/13/4288124/injured-employ... Injured employees cheated by workers’ comp law, Miami-Dade judge says  A Miami judge declared Florida’s long-controversial workers’ compensation law unconstitutional Wednesday, saying successive state legislatures had so diminished medical care and wage-loss benefits for injured workers that the statute now violates employees’ “fundamental” rights. In a case... [...]