May 8, 2023 | Verdicts and Settlements

Tallahassee Attorneys Prevail on Motion for Summary Judgment in Wrongful Death Case

Joshua C. Canton, a partner in the firm's Tallahassee, Florida office, along with Justin B. Hales, an associate in the firm’s Tallahassee, Florida office, recently prevailed on a motion for summary judgment in a wrongful death action where the Plaintiff claimed Defendant committed an intentional tort during the course and scope of Plaintiff’s employment which caused the decedent to contract COVID-19 and perish in Leon County, Florida. Mr. Canton and Mr. Hales successfully argued Plaintiff was not a survivor under the wrongful death act and had no claim.

May 3, 2023 | Announcements

Neil Ambekar Appointed as Vice Chair to Florida Bar Committee

Neil Ambekar, a partner in the firm’s Orlando office, has been reappointed as Vice Chair of the Workers' Compensation Rules Advisory Committee effective July 1, 2023. The scope and function of the Workers’ Compensation Rules Advisory Committee is to carry out the mandate of the Florida Bar concerning the proposal of new rules of procedure and changes to existing rules.

April 27, 2023 | Legal Alerts

Georgia Launches New Portal to Combat Insurance Fraud

Recently, the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud (CAIF) released updated numbers that show the cumulative impact of insurance fraud. CAIF estimated that insurance fraud costs the economy upwards of $300 billion each year, and this figure may be a conservative estimate. Fraudsters get the upper hand because they tend to stay one step ahead of the authorities.

April 26, 2023 | Legal Alerts

Fourth District Court of Appeal Issues Important Ruling on Determining the Proper Medicare Fee Schedule for Purpose of PIP Reimbursement, Receding from Its Prior Ruling and in Conflict with the Third District

On April 26, 2023, the Fourth District Court of Appeal addressed the ever expanding litigation over the proper Medicare Fee Schedule, overturning a trial court’s ruling that insurers must pay the higher 2007 Non-Facility Limiting Charge, and holding the proper reimbursement rate was the lower 2007 non-facility participating price, in Progressive Select Insurance Company v. In House Diagnostic Services, Inc., a/a/o Darryl Frazier, No. 4D21-2581. In doing so, the entire Court, not just a three-judge panel, officially receded from its own prior precedent.

April 14, 2023 | Verdicts and Settlements

Summary Judgment Secured in Homeowner’s Insurance Case

Jesse C. Dyer and Augusto M. Vaccaro recently prevailed on a motion for final summary judgment in a homeowner’s insurance case in Miami-Dade County, in which the Plaintiffs alleged that the insurer materially breached the insurance policy by failing to make payment for property damage resulting from a plumbing failure. The Court agreed with the insurer that a $10,000 sublimit applied to the entirety of Plaintiffs’ insurance claim and that coverage under the sublimit had been exhausted. Plaintiffs contended that the $10,000 sublimit did not apply because the plumbing failure resulted in mold, but the Court rejected this argument both because there was not any timely, competent evidence supporting it and Plaintiffs’ mold theory was not alleged in the Complaint.