Gina P Grimsley's Legal Cases (4)

Insurance

State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Baldassini

Oct 28, 2013

OUTCOME: The Court of Appeals held that vehicle was not a car within meaning of the policy. Affirmed.

Client: State Farm. Insurer brought action seeking declaration that automobile policy did not cover accident that occurred while insureds' daughter was operating a four-wheel electric vehicle. The Unit ... ed States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, D.C. Docket No. 1: 11–cv–24565–RSR, Robin S. Rosenbaum, J., 909 F.Supp.2d 1363, granted summary judgment to insurer. Insured appealed.

Insurance

State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Baldassini

Dec 17, 2012

OUTCOME: The District Court, Robin S. Rosenbaum, J., held that golf cart did not come within the policy's definition of a car. Insurer's motion granted; defendants' motion denied.

Client: State Farm. Insurer of automobile policy brought declaratory judgment action seeking declaration that policy did not cover accident that occurred while insured driver was operating a golf cart. ... All parties moved for summary judgment.

Appeals

Wal-Mart Stores E., L.P. v. Endicott

Dec 09, 2012

OUTCOME: Protective order: departed from the essential requirements of law; violated statute granting a privilege with respect to trade secrets; would cause irreparable harm; and pharmacy was entitled to certiorari review of protective order. Petition granted.

Client: Wal-Mart Stores. Customer brought action against pharmacy, alleging negligence in the filling of a prescription. Trial court entered an order granting a motion to compel and a protective order ... which authorized the disclosure of certain confidential discovery to non-party litigants pursuant to a sharing provision. Pharmacy petitioned for writ of certiorari.

Appeals

Hancock v. Wal-Mart Stores E., L.P.

Aug 22, 2012

OUTCOME: The Court of Appeals held that customer introduced enough direct evidence of negligence that res ipsa loquitur instruction was not warranted. Affirmed. Judgment in favor of Wal–Mart.

Client: Wal-Mart Stores. Customer brought negligence action in state court against store operator, alleging that she was injured when bags of beach toys fell on her. Action was removed to federal court ... . Following jury trial, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, No. 3:10–cv–00295–MMH–TEM, entered judgment for store operator. Customer appealed.

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