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Chandler Black and Amy Klotz prevailed on a motion to dismiss for fraud on the court in a premises liability action. Based on records from medical providers, which the plaintiff failed to disclose, Chandler and Amy showed that the plaintiff provided false interrogatory responses and deposition testimony regarding her alleged injuries. The plaintiff argued that she inadvertently failed to disclose prior complaints of pain in an area of her body she claimed sustained injury in the accident due to her age (70). She also took positions inconsistent with  information contained in the medical records. Chandler and Amy pointed out that, in her deposition, the plaintiff provided detailed information regarding medical treatment unrelated to her claim but failed to disclose any pertinent medical treatment. 

Sean C. Barber a partner in the firm's Jacksonville office, recently secured a summary judgment in a slip-and-fall case on behalf of a janitorial services provider. The Court found that there was no evidence of actual or constructive notice on the part of the defendant regarding a transitory foreign substance. Evidence showed the defendant’s employee had properly placed warning signs and a red-light indicator, and even provided a verbal warning that the floor was wet before the plaintiff entered the area. Because the plaintiff failed to establish a dispute of material fact, the Court granted the motion, and the firm is now entitled to recover costs. 

We are pleased to announce that Miles A. McGrane, IV, a Partner in our Hollywood Office, was recently sworn in as President of the Fort Lauderdale Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).  ABOTA is an invitation only, national association of experienced trial lawyers and judges. ABOTA and its members are dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the civil jury trial right provided by the Seventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. ABOTA membership consists of more than 7,300 lawyers—equally balanced between plaintiff and defense—and judges spread among 94 chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. 

Conroy Simberg, a premier insurance and litigation defense firm with offices in Florida and Georgia, has elected six attorneys to partnership.

Jeffrey Rubin, a partner, and Glory Robinson, an associate, in the West Palm Beach office prevailed on a motion for final summary judgment for a beekeeper in a case where a plaintiff was stung by a bee on his property. The court dismissed the claims, holding that the client was fully protected by the statutory immunity provided under the Florida Right to Farm Act.