AIDS Foundation Managers File Whistleblower Lawsuit in Florida
Three former managers of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Inc. (AHF) have filed a whistleblower lawsuit under federal law and the Florida State Whistleblower Act against the country’s largest supplier of HIV/AIDS medical care, claiming that the company has been involved in illegal patient referral kickbacks. The managers allege that AHF has been defrauding Medicare,… Read More »
No Expectation of Privacy in Slip and Fall Case
Earlier this year, a Florida appeals court ordered that a plaintiff must turn over photos that she deleted from her private Facebook page in a slip and fall premises liability case. The court ruled that social media users should not expect that the information that they post on those websites to remain private. The… Read More »
Massive Product Liability Awards Making a Comeback
Companies being sued for defective products saw massive jury verdicts against them in 2014, and it is seen as a precursor to other major product liability cases currently within the courts. Verdicts rendered in the billions of dollars were given out last year which has not been seen in a courtroom in over a… Read More »
Woman Shot in Apartment Complex Loses Premises Liability Case
The Florida Court of Appeals recently reached a decision regarding a woman who sued under the theory of negligent security in a premises liability case when she was shot in the common area of an apartment complex. The court made a point in this case to differentiate between the different categories of people under… Read More »
Florida Courts Wrestling with Workers’ Compensation and Issues of Fraud
Recently, a set of cases have been working through the Florida court system that deal with issues of “workers’ compensation fraud.” This loaded term has often been misclassified only as a person who is trying to defraud the workers’ compensation system; however, the cases in Florida have dealt with the question of whether a… Read More »
Florida Court Makes Cruise Line Liable for Medical Malpractice
Earlier last month, the Eleventh Circuit Court overturned the longstanding rule that a cruise line company could not be sued for medical malpractice. This ruling is a complete change from the established law since 1988, when both state and federal courts ruled that injured parties could not sue the cruise lines for any medical… Read More »
Florida Leads the Nation in BUI – Boating Under the Influence
Florida is second only to Alaska in the miles of coastline outlining the state. So it should come as no surprise that with over 8,000 miles of coastline, 2,000 marinas, 1,700 miles of rivers, 3 million acres of lakes, and year-round good weather, Florida also has the largest number of registered recreational boats in… Read More »
Florida Court Upholds Medical Malpractice Reform
A federal appeals court has overturned the ruling of a U.S. District Court judge, stating that the new medical malpractice rule which requires ex parte communications in litigation does not violate patient privacy requirements. This ruling overturned the decision last year where U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle held that the law could lead to… Read More »
Florida Personal Injury Protection Insurance
Florida is one of ten states across the country that are considered “no fault” states and require drivers to carry personal injury protection (PIP) auto insurance. The intention of the legislature was to provide drivers with $10,000 in immediate medical coverage instead of waiting to assign fault through the court system. PIP insurance is… Read More »
