CIVIL CASE LAW: 3d DCA
Need more than relevancy to obtain privileged work-product.
Need more than relevancy to obtain privileged work-product. No. 3D14-3043 3d DCA, on certiorari review, quashes the trial court’s discovery order compelling the petitioner to disclose privileged work-product because the record was devoid of any evidence demonstrating the diligence respondent used to exhaust other means of obtaining the substantial equivalent of the privileged work-product as […]
Good intentions cannot expand the trial court’s power
‘Good intentions cannot expand the trial court’s power.’ No. 3D13-2060 3d DCA, on certiorari review, quashes the trial court’s order requiring DCF to secure and care for a non-restorable criminal defendant because an incompetent defendant may not be committed to DCF if the statutory criteria in section 916.13 or 916.15 were not met.
CIVIL CASE LAW: 4th DCA
Stalking is within the definition of violence.
Stalking is within the definition of violence. No. 4D15-4607 4th DCA reverses the trial court’s denial of appellant’s petition for injunction for protection against repeat violence because sufficient evidence was presented to warrant an injunction, and the court overlooked the fact that the definition of “violence” under section 784.046, Florida Statutes (2015), includes stalking.
Plaintiffs did not prove liability for discriminatory enforcement.
Plaintiffs did not prove liability for discriminatory enforcement. No. 4D14-4552 4th DCA reverses the jury verdict in the civil rights action because the evidence did not support the jury’s finding that the defendant personally selectively enforced the town ordinances or supervised anyone who selectively enforced the town ordinances against the plaintiffs.
ARTICLES
Legal Description Error: Is there constructive notice?
10/2017
Legal Description Error: Is there constructive notice? When a recorded mortgage contains a legal description error, the error is generally cured by the inclusion of a reformation count in the foreclosure complaint. However, a valid notice issue may arise if the legal description error is not harmless and there is a subsequent purchaser for value. […]
There is a minor.
9/2017
There is a minor. On occasion, there is a document transferring property to a minor. If the transfer is pursuant to Chapter 710 of the Florida Statutes, the document will generally identify the custodian. Fla. Stat. § 710.111(e) (2017). Nevertheless, the conveyance to the minor should be reviewed in accordance with section 710.113 of the […]
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