Submitted by Michael Smith on 09 Nov, 2021
There are some circumstances where a plaintiff’s sworn statements in their answers to interrogatories or deposition can be proven to be demonstrably false. One way to address this when it happens is to impeach the plaintiff when they testify at trial. However, sometimes, when the false statements are so substantial…
Submitted by Roberta Harter on 09 Nov, 2021
How many times have you received expert interrogatories that are accompanied by an expert request for production? If your response is almost every time you receive expert interrogatories, you are not alone. Do you respond to those requests? You should not! While it is common in Florida for parties to…
Submitted by Maureen Martinez on 09 Nov, 2021
Under Florida’s Wrongful Death Act (“Act”), “survivors” is defined as: “Survivors” means the decedent’s spouse, children, parents, and, when partly or wholly dependent on the decedent for support or services, any blood relatives and adoptive brothers and sisters. It includes the child born out of wedlock of a mother, but…