Duty Owed to a Licensee in Florida
Jun 18, 2012
Florida has a narrow category of "uninvited licensees" who choose to come onto the premises solely for their own convenience without invitation, and are owed the same duty as discovered trespassers. So...
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Duty Owed to Discovered Trespassers
Jun 18, 2012
A "discovered trespasser" is a person who enters property without an express or implied invitation, and whose actual physical presence was detected within 24 hours preceding the accident. To avoid liab...
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Duty of Possessor of Land to Those Off the Premises
Jun 15, 2012
Conditions on a landowner's commercial property that contribute to injuries to a plaintiff off the landowner's premises should be evaluated by established principles of negligence law, regardless of wh...
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Negligence: Professionals and Health Care Providers
Jun 15, 2012
For doctors and other health care providers, Florida law imposes a standard of care based on what is recognized as acceptable and appropriate by reasonably prudent similar health care providers in ligh...
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Negligence: Prenatal Injuries
Jun 15, 2012
Both a parent and the child have an action for prenatal injuries negligently inflicted by a third person, provided that the child is born alive. [Day v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., 328 So. 2d 560 ...
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Statutory Duty Owed to Business Invitees
Jun 15, 2012
In Florida, the owner or occupier of business premises owes a duty of reasonable care to maintain the premises in a reasonably safe condition for the safety of business invitees. This includes reasonab...
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Liability for Florida Tavernkeepers
Jun 15, 2012
In Florida, one who provides alcohol to a person of lawful age is NOT liable for damages caused by the intoxication of that person. [Fla. Stat. 768.125]. However, one who willfully and unlawfully sells...
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Liability of Lending Your Car to Someone Else
Jun 15, 2012
Florida has adopted a "permissive use" rule, holding that the owner of an automobile who consents to the use of his automobile by another person is liable for the negligent damage done by the automobil...
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PIP: Who is NOT covered through your PIP benefits under Florida no-fault Law? (Part II)
May 18, 2012
Exceptions:
If your passenger or relatives living with you have a motor vehicle licensed in Florida or own a motor vehicle required to be licensed in Florida, they are not covered by your PIP cove...
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PIP: Who is covered through your PIP benefits under Florida no-fault Law? (Part I)
May 18, 2012
(1)If you are a resident of Florida and own a motor vehicle, you are required to purchase PIP. You are covered by PIP if you are the named insured. You, the insured, are covered by PIP while driving yo...
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