On April 13, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 360, known as “An act relating to causes of action based on three improvements to real property.” Like other recent tort law changes, including those...more
On March 24, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law House Bill 837, “Civil Remedies.” This Act moved quickly through the Florida Legislature process, after having been introduced in February of 2023. The Act is...more
We’ve all heard the phrase: Time is Money. Sometimes, this phrase pops up in strange ways in a subrogation investigation. One example is when the insured wants to be paid for his or her time following a loss. ...more
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In November 2018, we reported that the Florida Supreme Court inDelisle v. Crane Co., 258 So. 3d 1219 (Fla. 2018), found that “Frye, not Daubert, is the...more
The ongoing debate in Florida over which expert standard — the Daubert standard or the Frye standard — for admitting expert testimony has now been resolved by the Florida Supreme Court. On October 15, 2018, in Delisle v....more
Florida imposes a statutory requirement to provide pre-suit notice to recovery targets when the potential claim involves construction defects. While the required notice tolls the statute of limitations for such claims, an...more
The Amendments to Rule 26 -
In 2010, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 was amended to provide new limitations on the discovery allowed for testifying experts in federal court cases. The most significant changes with...more
We have all seen the Herculean deeds of a superhero on television or in the movies. They knock over buildings, use buses as weapons and generally cause super-sized amounts of property damage. Have you ever wondered who pays...more