Florida Second District Court of Appeal
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Fla. court: Jury overshot punitive damages with $24 million verdict in tobacco case
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A major punitive damages award for a smoker's estate that sued Philip Morris USA and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco should be reduced, a Florida appeals court has ruled. -
Estate slammed with $22 million verdict can't get Allstate's records
LAKELAND, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The estate of a woman whose car hit and paralyzed a motorcyclist can’t get personnel records and other documents from Allstate Insurance to prove its case the insurer rejected settlement offers in bad faith. After lawyers for the motorcyclist couldn’t reach agreement within the woman’s insurance limits, they took the case to trial and won a $44 million jury verdict. -
Helicopter maker escapes lawsuit after blade breaks off, kills man in truck
LAKELAND, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – The estate of a man who was minding his own business when a helicopter blade came through the windshield of the car he was riding in and killed him can’t sue the manufacturer of the helicopter in Florida. -
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Conflict emerges over punitive damages in multimillion-dollar Florida tobacco cases
LAKELAND, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida appeals court recently upheld a $3.5 million verdict against R.J. Reynolds over the smoking-related death of a woman but acknowledged its decision conflicted with another appeals court that would have limited punitive damages under a 1999 law. -
Plaintiff's lawyers don't get paid after botching fees issue
LAKELAND, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – Attorneys representing a Florida man who sued under the state’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act seem to have worked for free, having lost their bid for fees after settling their client’s case. -
Women denied entry to strip club get second chance at discrimination lawsuit
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – Women refused admittance to a strip club because they weren’t accompanied by a man will have another chance to make their case. -
All-or-nothing verdict sheet was wrong, Fla. court rules in med-mal case
LAKELAND, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A jury was improperly instructed on how to return a medical malpractice verdict, a Florida appeals court has ruled.