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  • Florida Third DCA finds that additional allegations in plaintiff’s summary judgment affidavit beyond allegations contained in deposition testimony did not invalidate affidavit
    Florida Third DCA finds that additional allegations in plaintiff’s summary judgment affidavit beyond allegations contained in deposition testimony did not invalidate affidavit

    On April 29, 2020, in Najeera v. Tropical Supermarket Corp., No 3D18-2255, the Florida Third DCA reversed a summary judgment ...

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  • Florida Second DCA rules that trial court erred in granting summary judgment to defendant in slip and fall premises liability case
    Florida Second DCA rules that trial court erred in granting summary judgment to defendant in slip and fall premises liability case

    On April 29, 2020, in Norman v. DCI Biologicals Dunedin, LLC, No. 2D183065, the Florida Second DCA reversed a summary judgment entered ...

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  • Eleventh Circuit reverses district court summary judgment for defendant cruise line in premises liability slip and fall case
    Eleventh Circuit reverses district court summary judgment for defendant cruise line in premises liability slip and fall case

    On April 15, 2020, in Carroll v. Carnival Corporation, No. 17-13602, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s summary judgment for the defendant cruise line ...

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  • Florida Second DCA rules that trial court erred in granting summary judgment to defendant Pinellas County in a personal injury lawsuit alleging that the County negligently maintained roadway and failed to warn of dangerous condition
    Florida Second DCA rules that trial court erred in granting summary judgment to defendant Pinellas County in a personal injury lawsuit alleging that the County negligently maintained roadway and failed to warn of dangerous condition

    On March 25, 2020, in Brannick v. Pinellas County, No. 2D19-2422, the Florida Second DCA reversed a trial court ruling grant summary judgment to defendant ...

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  • Florida Third DCA rules in slip and fall case that grocery store defendant had obligation to preserve video upon receipt of presuit request to do so, but was not subject to adverse inference jury instruction for failure to monitor area of fall by camera or logged inspection
    Florida Third DCA rules in slip and fall case that grocery store defendant had obligation to preserve video upon receipt of presuit request to do so, but was not subject to adverse inference jury instruction for failure to monitor area of fall by camera or logged inspection

    On March 4, 2020, in Pena v. Bi-Lo Holdings, LLC, No. 3D19-0581, the Florida Third DCA affirmed a trial court ruling which denied a slip and fall plaintiff’s request for an adverse inference jury instruction ...

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  • Florida Third DCA reverses trial court’s summary judgment for defendant in slip and fall case, finds that trial court erred in rejecting affidavit from plaintiff’s witness containing new allegations that did not “baldly repudiate” affiant’s prior deposition testimony
    Florida Third DCA reverses trial court’s summary judgment for defendant in slip and fall case, finds that trial court erred in rejecting affidavit from plaintiff’s witness containing new allegations that did not “baldly repudiate” affiant’s prior deposition testimony

    On February 26, 2020, in Williams v. Ryta Food Corp, No. 3D19-0126, the Florida Third DCA reversed a summary judgment entered by the trial court ...

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  • Florida Third DCA finds that defendant condominium building owner was jointly and severally liable with independent contractor for plaintiff’s personal injury damages in premises liability case
    Florida Third DCA finds that defendant condominium building owner was jointly and severally liable with independent contractor for plaintiff’s personal injury damages in premises liability case

    On February 26, 2020, in Walters v. Beach Club Villas Condominium, Inc., No. 3D17-0753, the Florida Third DCA reversed a trial court’s ruling that a defendant ...

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  • Florida Fourth DCA rules that grocery store defendant in slip and fall case was entitled to summary judgment because there were no disputed factual issues about the store’s constructive knowledge of spill
    Florida Fourth DCA rules that grocery store defendant in slip and fall case was entitled to summary judgment because there were no disputed factual issues about the store’s constructive knowledge of spill

    On February 19, 2020, in Oliver v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., No. 4D19-291, the Florida Fourth DCA affirmed a summary judgment entered ...

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  • Florida Third DCA rules that hotel guest who was not at hotel when tort was committed owed no duty of care to companion who remained at the hotel and was killed by third party
    Florida Third DCA rules that hotel guest who was not at hotel when tort was committed owed no duty of care to companion who remained at the hotel and was killed by third party

    On February 19, 2020, in The Waves of Hialeah, Inc. v. Machado, et al., No. 3D18-300, the Florida Third DCA affirmed the trial court’s ...

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  • Florida Third DCA affirms trial court order granting summary judgment to security guard company that had no personnel on duty at time of attack in county-owned parking garage
    Florida Fourth DCA reverses trial court’s summary judgment for defendant in premises liability case, finds genuine issue of material fact in dispute as to whether owner knew or had reason to know the invitee was ill or injured and failed to seek medical assistance for him

    On January 15, 2020, in Bryan v. Galley Maid Marine Products, Inc., No. 4D18-3699, the Florida Fourth DCA reversed a summary judgment ...

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  • Florida Third DCA affirms trial court order granting summary judgment to security guard company that had no personnel on duty at time of attack in county-owned parking garage
    Florida Third DCA affirms trial court order granting summary judgment to security guard company that had no personnel on duty at time of attack in county-owned parking garage

    On December 26, 2019, in Cascante v. 50 State Security Service, Inc. et al., No. 3D18-1085, the Florida Third DCA affirmed a summary judgment ...

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  • Florida Fourth DCA reverses summary judgment by trial court for defendant gym owner in premises liability action, finds issue of material fact regarding applicability of contractual waiver of liability
    Florida Fourth DCA reverses summary judgment by trial court for defendant gym owner in premises liability action, finds issue of material fact regarding applicability of contractual waiver of liability

    On December 18, 2019, in Savoia v. Fitness International, No. 4D19-368, the Florida Fourth DCA reversed a summary judgment by the trial court for the defendant gym owner in a premises liability action ...

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  • Florida Third DCA rules in wrongful death lawsuit that hotel had no legal duty to hire professional lifeguards to supervise swimming pool
    Florida Third DCA rules in wrongful death lawsuit that hotel had no legal duty to hire professional lifeguards to supervise swimming pool

    On December 18, 2019, in Kamal-Hashmat v. Loews Miami Beach Hotel Operating Co., Inc., No. 3D18-1514, the Florida Third DCA affirmed a trial court ruling ...

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  • Florida Second DCA rules that alleged violation of Florida Accessibility Code was evidence of common law negligence by strip mall operator
    Florida Fifth DCA affirms summary judgment for defendant in skating rink premises liability lawsuit, ruling that uneven floor was not latent or concealed condition requiring warning

    On September 27, 2019, in Contardi v. Fun Town, LLC, the Florida Fifth DCA affirmed a summary judgment for the skating rink proprietor in a premises liability case ...

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  • Florida Second DCA rules that alleged violation of Florida Accessibility Code was evidence of common law negligence by strip mall operator
    Florida Second DCA rules that alleged violation of Florida Accessibility Code was evidence of common law negligence by strip mall operator

    On September 13, 2019, in Krueger v. Quest Diagnostics, Inc., et al., No. 2D18-3823, the Florida Second DCA reversed a trial court’s directed verdict in favor of the defendant in a premises liability case ...

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  • Florida Third DCA rules that whether City of Coral Gables’ created a dangerous condition in placement of palm trees in street median was an issue of material fact for the jury
    Florida Third DCA rules that whether City of Coral Gables’ created a dangerous condition in placement of palm trees in street median was an issue of material fact for the jury

    On July 10, 2019, in Bejarano v. City of Coral Gables , No, 3D17-2636, the Florida Third DCA reversed a summary judgment entered by the trial court for the defense in a premises liability case ...

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  • Florida Fourth DCA reverses trial court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s slip and fall complaint; plaintiff’s knowledge of dangerous condition raised comparative negligence issue rather than bar to claim for failure to maintain the premises in a reasonable safe
    Florida Fourth DCA reverses trial court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s slip and fall complaint; plaintiff’s knowledge of dangerous condition raised comparative negligence issue rather than bar to claim for failure to maintain the premises in a reasonable safe

    On June 12, 2019, in Leon v. Pena, et al , No. 4D18-2071, the Florida Fourth DCA reversed a trial court’s dismissal of the plaintiff’s slip and fall negligence lawsuit against her landlords for ...

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  • Florida Fifth DCA reverses trial court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s pro se premises liability negligence complaint against county library, finds that plaintiff sufficiently stated claim against library
    Florida Fifth DCA reverses trial court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s pro se premises liability negligence complaint against county library, finds that plaintiff sufficiently stated claim against library

    On May 31, 2019, in Maldonado v. Orange County Public Library System , No. 5D18-2800, the Florida Fifth DCA reversed a trial court’s dismissal of the plaintiff’s complaint against the defendant county ...

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  • Florida Third DCA rules that release form signed by gym customer did not bar premises liability lawsuit for injuries suffered by customer in assault at gym
    Florida Third DCA rules that release form signed by gym customer did not bar premises liability lawsuit for injuries suffered by customer in assault at gym

    On April 24, 2019, in Fresnedo v. Porky’s Gym, III , No. 3D17-1126, the Florida Third DCA reversed the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of the defendant gym owner in a premises liability case. ...

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  • Florida First DCA rules that real estate rental contract’s exculpatory “As-Is” clause constituted waiver of claim by lessee against landlord for failing to safely maintain property
    Florida First DCA rules that real estate rental contract’s exculpatory “As-Is” clause constituted waiver of claim by lessee against landlord for failing to safely maintain property

    On April 16, 2019, in Casasanta v. Sailshare 296 LLC , No. 1D17-4862, the Florida First DCA withdrew a former opinion from December 27, 2018 and substituted a revised opinion in its place, affirming a ...

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  • Florida Fourth DCA reverses trial court’s summary judgment for defendant in premises liability case, concludes that material issues of fact existed regarding dangerousness of manhole cover
    Florida Fourth DCA reverses trial court’s summary judgment for defendant in premises liability case, concludes that material issues of fact existed regarding dangerousness of manhole cover

    On March 20, 2019, in Cruz v. Wal-Mart Stores East , No. 4D18-178, the Florida Fourth DCA reversed a trial court’s summary judgment for the defendant in a commercial premises liability case. The ...

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