Florida Justices Deal Blow to Insurer in ‘Bad Faith’ Dispute
In a case stemming from a fatal car accident a dozen years ago, a sharply divided Florida Supreme Court backed a jury’s conclusion that GEICO General Insurance Co. acted in “bad faith” in the way it handled a customer’s claim.
The 4-3 ruling came in a multimillion-dollar case that has been watched by the insurance industry and trial attorneys. The ruling reinstated... [...]
Why Florida law may shield companies behind deadly FIU bridge from criminal charges
Engineers working for Florida International University saw gaping cracks open in their brand-new bridge.
Someone thought the damage was sufficiently ominous to take a series of pictures. But no one thought to share the photos with employees at the Florida Department of Transportation, which could have ordered the road closed and traffic diverted.
When the... [...]
Law prevents police from naming juvenile homicide victims
When 16-year-old Jholie Moussa disappeared from her northern Virginia home in January, Fairfax County police publicized her name and her picture, hoping for a tip that would help locate her.
When Jholie's body was found a few days later, police found themselves banned from identifying her by name now that she was dead. They had to get permission from Jholie's grieving family to... [...]
Marlins denied arbitration over claims it owes city and country money
Miami-Dade County's attorney has denied the request of the Miami Marlins' current and former ownership groups to go to arbitration instead of fight in court over the county's and city's claims that they're both owed proceeds from Jeffrey Loria's $1.2 billion sale to financier Bruce Sherman and Yankees great Derek Jeter in October.
In the process, Miami-Dade... [...]
He got shot through a barbershop door. Florida’s self-defense law cleared the killer
Two seeming strangers went into a North Miami-Dade barbershop. One man, Robinson Fertulien, finished his haircut and walked to the bathroom to urinate. The other, Garry Garcon, was about to get his hair cut.
Suddenly, somewhere outside the barbershop, gunfire erupted on the street. Everyone inside scattered, including Garcon, who took refuge in a back... [...]
