Submitted by Matthew Shilling on 23 Oct, 2019
A plaintiff seeking to hold a law enforcement agency liable for injuries resulting from a high speed vehicle pursuit confronts an onerous burden of proof under Florida law. While law enforcement agencies employed by government entities are generally entitled to sovereign immunity, Fla. Stat. ยง768.28(9)(d) provides for a limited waiver…
Submitted by Chris Connally on 23 Sep, 2019
Taking the videotaped deposition of a material witness (i.e. party to a lawsuit, important fact witness or expert witness) is something that is routinely done by both sides in a lawsuit pursuant to the Fla.R.Civ.P. Rule 1.310 (Depositions Upon Oral Examination). This is especially true when a client wants to…
Submitted by Ryan Myers on 10 Sep, 2019
In a typical rear end collision case, there is a rebuttable presumption of negligence that attaches to the driver of the rear vehicle. The thought process behind the rule is that the rear vehicle was likely either driving too fast or following too closely behind the lead vehicle. The presumption…