Six years after the tragic passing of University of Central Florida (UCF) football player, Ereck Plancher, the Florida Supreme Court has issued a ruling that dramatically affects the jury verdict amount the Plancher family was awarded in the summer of 2011. The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that the UCF Athletic Association, Inc. (“UCFAA”), a […]
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Case Law Update: Unemployment Compensation Benefits Do Not Get Set-Off
Doug / 12-02-2014 / Case Law
On November 26, 2014, the Fourth District Court of Appeal issued an opinion explaining that unemployment compensation benefits do not fall under the collateral source rule and are not to be set-off from a jury verdict. The case was Hurtado v. Desouza, (Fla. 4th DCA Nov. 26, 2014). Judge May delivered the opinion. The facts of […]
Facebook Post Costs Family Settlement Money
Doug / 03-25-2014 / Confidentiality
Breach of Confidentiality Agreement Costs Family Settlement Money In an odd twist of events, a Facebook post ended up costing a family $80,000 from a prior settlement. A case from Coral Gables made national headlines when a Plaintiff’s daughter posted on Facebook the regarding a confidential settlement. Patrick Snay was the former head at Gulliver […]
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