Holmes Regional Medical Center, Inc. v Allstate Insurance Company, Case No. SC15-1555 (Fla. 2017).
A judgment debtor is not entitled to seek equitable subrogation against a subsequent tortfeasor until the debtor has satisfied the judgment.In Re: Amendments to The Florida Rules of AppellateProcedure, Case No. SC16-1377 (Fla. 2017).
The Florida Supreme Court amend the Rules of Appellate Procedure to create newRule 9.020 a new subdivision (l) defining the term “E-filing System Docket,” the manner in which the PDF files are transmitted to the Clerk, amendments to Rule 9.200 (The Record), and amendments to Rule 9.220 (Appendix) toparallel amendments to rule 9.200 adopted in In re Amendments to Rule ofAppellate Procedure 9.200, 177 So. 3d 1254.In Re: Amendments to The Florida Rules of Judicial Administration — 2017 Regular-Cycle Report, Case No. SC17-155 (Fla. 2017).
The Florida Supreme Court makes changes to the Rules of Judicial Administration, including allowing attorneys licensed to appear in federal courts to appear in state courts when authorized by federal law.Kennedy v. RES-GA Lake Shadow, LLC, Case No. 1D16-4708 (Fla. 1st DCA 2017).
A party who has an interest in an asset must be joined in the proceedings supplementary used to execute upon the asset.Landry v. Charlotte Motor Cars, LLC, Case No. 2D16-4430 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017).
Loss of plaintiff’s motor vehicle through repossession by a creditor does not automatically result in spoliation of evidence in a case concerning claims over the motor vehicle.DMB Investment Trust v. Islamorada, Village of Islands, Case No. 3D16-2894 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017).
The rule of statutory construction that a specific statute controls over a general statute applies only when the two statutes are in conflict with each other.Lesinski v. South Florida Water Management District, Case No. 4D17-40 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017).
The time limits of Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.420 are mandatory, and compliance with the rule cannot be excused through application of excusable neglect principles under Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.540.Doctor Rooter Supply & Service v. McVay, Case No. 5D14-3498 (Fla. 5th DCA 2017).
Marital settlement agreement and general release (MSA) between husband and wife, individually and not as co-owners of business, does not release former wife from stealing from the company prior to the MSA as the cause of action for theft and conversion belongs to the company and not the former husband.
