Circuit Court Declines Plaintiff’s Attempt to Claim Overhead & Profit without Incurring the Expense
After an unsuccessful attempt to prove to a jury that Plaintiff was entitled to Overhead and Profit during trial, Plaintiff sought a directed verdict on the issue of whether she was entitled to Overhead and Profit as a matter of law. In Brown v. Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Universal Property & Casualty Insurance…
Florida Supreme Court Declines to Accept Jurisdiction in Attorneys’ Fees and Costs Dispute
Despite choosing to take a “dangerous risk” (as True Builders’ counsel put it) in proceeding with litigation in circuit court due to a jurisdictional question, True Builders requested the Supreme Court of Florida (“Supreme Court”) to invoke discretionary review of an appellate court decision that True Builders claimed conflicted with Supreme Court precedent and opinions…
“Personal Knowledge” Does Not Mean “Personal Involvement”
In Boyd v. Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal (“Fourth DCA”) was faced with a challenge to a trial court’s evidentiary ruling. Boyd contended that the trial court improperly allowed Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company’s (“Universal”) Corporate Representative to testify about matters outside of his personal knowledge. Throughout…
Salmon, Salmon, Labbe & Dehne
Introduces Robert Dehne as New Shareholder Salmon, Salmon, Labbe & Dehne welcomes Robert “Bobby” Dehne as a shareholder! Please join all of the firm’s family and friends in congratulating Bobby on this accomplishment. Bobby may be reached at rdehne@salmon-salmon.com. Bobby Dehne joined the firm in 2012. He practiced out of the Maitland office, where he became the managing partner…
Insured is Not Entitled to Overhead and Profit on Actual Cash Value Payment
In Brown v. Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Universal obtained a defense verdict at trial on another Mark Nation cast iron pipe case. During the claim, Universal issued payment to Ms. Brown on an actual cash value basis. Universal’s payment did not include any amount for overhead and profit. Plaintiff filed a lawsuit claiming Universal breached the…
Salmon, Salmon & Labbe
Introduces Andrew Labbe as New Shareholder Salmon & Salmon welcomes Andrew Labbe as a shareholder in the firm now known as Salmon, Salmon, & Labbe! Please join the Salmon, Salmon & Labbe family in congratulating Andrew on this achievement. Andrew may be reached at alabbe@salmon-salmon.com. Andrew Labbe is well known to many of you through his decade plus…