Professional liability claims impact a multitude of professions, including those in the legal, medical, financial and insurance industries. Claims for malpractice, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and related...more
9/13/2024
/ Attorney Malpractice ,
Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Duty ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Corrective Actions ,
Estoppel ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Liability ,
Malpractice Insurance ,
Mediation ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Professional Disciplinary Actions ,
Professional Liability ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Settlement Agreements
What’s the difference between too late and just in time? The Supreme Court of Florida just decided that a medical malpractice plaintiff who mails the required presuit notice before the expiration of the statute of...more
The Supreme Court of the United States recently held in Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C., 142 S. Ct. 1562 (2022), that damages for emotional distress are not recoverable in actions seeking to enforce the...more
6/22/2022
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Commerce Clause ,
Compliance ,
Cummings v Premier Rehab Keller PLLC ,
Damages ,
Federal Funding ,
Penalties ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
SCOTUS ,
Spending Clause ,
Title VI
The Florida Supreme Court has given the proverbial “green light” for insurance companies to sue attorneys for negligent representation of an insured. Historically, to bring an action against an attorney for legal malpractice...more
Until recently, there had been confusion regarding the application of Florida’s Medical Malpractice Act (the “Act”) as it pertains to (1) the proper appellate standard of review of a presuit expert’s qualifications, and (2)...more
10/8/2018
/ Bright-Line Rule ,
De Novo Standard of Review ,
Discovery ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Expert Testimony ,
Florida ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Negligence ,
Physicians ,
Standard of Review ,
State and Local Government ,
Statutory Requirements