Fort Lauderdale, FL
Litigation Lawyer at Fort Lauderdale, FL
Practice Areas: Litigation, Personal Injury ... +3 more
OUTCOME:
Persuaded the Fourth Appellate District to adopt the seminal case of Lake v. Clark, 533 So.2d 797 (Fla. 5th DCA 1988), reaffirming the principle that “within only very broad limits, all qualified opini ... on testimony should be allowed: that is, not disallowed because it is cumulative to other evidence.” Philippon v. Shreffler, 35 Fla. L. Weekly D606 (Fla. 4th DCA March 19, 2010).
OUTCOME:
Ensured that the court cannot delay setting a case for trial based on its internal rules and operating procedures once the case is procedurally at issue and a proper notice for trial has been filed. Ro ... lle v. Birken, 984 So.2d 534 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008).
OUTCOME:
Successfully litigated in favor of the 2004 Florida Constitutional Amendment, known as Amendment 7 (a/k/a, Patient’s Right to Know), which found the implementing legislation to be unconstitutional and ... the Amendment to be self-executing and retroactive. North Broward Hospital District v. Kroll, 940 So.2d 1281 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006).
OUTCOME:
Reestablished the principle that a personal representative in a wrongful death action is not personally liable to pay a judgment awarding fees and costs, Beseau v. Bhalani, 904 So.2d 641 (Fla. 5th DCA ... 2005).
OUTCOME:
Established the quintessential rules of apportionment of fault for purposes of a setoff when dealing with a defendant whose sole basis of fault is vicarious or derivative, Grobman v. Posey, 863 So.2d 1 ... 230 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003).
OUTCOME:
Set the requirement that a party involved in a non-binding arbitration under § 44.103, Florida Statutes, must timely request a trial de novo, otherwise the arbitration award/decision will become final, ... binding and enforceable. Johnson v. Levine, 736 So.2d 1235 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999).
OUTCOME:
Established the rule of law in Florida that the clerk of court’s automatic 90-day extension of the statute of limitations need not specifically name or identify the particular defendant(s) in order for ... the extension to be effective. Kagan v. Pollock, 638 So.2d 151 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994).
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