Self-Defense: Defense of Property
Jun 25, 2012
According to Florida Statute 776.031, the use of force- except deadly force- is justified to protect a person's property based upon reasonable belief that such conduct is necessary to prevent or termin...
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Self-Defense: How Much Force May Be Used?
Jun 25, 2012
There has been a lot of questions on Florida's "Stand Your Ground Law" due to the Zimmerman case. Hopefully this will provide some insight:
According to Florida Statute 776.012, a person may use such ...
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Self-Defense: Exceptions to Presumption of Reasonable Belief
Jun 25, 2012
There has been a lot of questions on Florida's "Stand Your Ground Law" due to the Zimmerman case. Hopefully this will provide some insight:
A person using defensive force will not be presumed to have ...
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Self-Defense: Presumption of Reasonable Belief
Jun 25, 2012
There has been a lot of questions on Florida's "Stand Your Ground Law" due to the Zimmerman case. Hopefully this will provide some insight:
A person is presumed to have held a reasonable fear of death...
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Self-Defense: When is Defense Available?
Jun 25, 2012
There are a lot of questions about Florida's "Stand Your Ground" rule due to the Zimmerman case. These statute might provide some insight:
According to Florida Statute 776.012, a person is justified ...
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Duty of Places of Public Accommodation
Jun 19, 2012
An action alleging that a shopping mall's negligent failure to provide adequate security measures permitted an assailant to intentionally harm the plaintiff is "an action based upon an intentional tort...
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"Good Samaritan" Statute
Jun 18, 2012
Florida's Good Samaritan Act, although applicable to all persons (including those licensed to practice medicine) who gratuitously render aid at the scene of an emergency, is virtually meaningless b/c t...
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Ingestion of Contaminated Food or Beverage Without Physical Injury
Jun 18, 2012
In a cause of action for emotional distress caused by the ingestion of a contaminated food or beverage, a plaintiff need not prove the existence of a physical injury in order to recover damages for emo...
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Bystander Recover in Absence of Physical Impact
Jun 18, 2012
The FL Supreme Court has narrowly modified the "impact rule": no impact is required if there are physical injuries caused by anxiety about the safety of another if such injury is reasonably foreseeable...
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Plaintiff Must Suffer Physical Impact from Defendant's Negligence
Jun 18, 2012
It is not sufficient that the plaintiff was in the "zone of danger" (i.e., threatened with physical impact). The plaintiff generally must have suffered an actual physical impact that caused the emotion...
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