The claimant’s bar tossed what it believed was a live ‘attorneys fee’ grenade to the first District — but instead of holding it, the Court quickly tossed it over to the Supreme Court where it will either prove itself a dud, or explode: we’re holding our breath! Castellanos vs. Next Door Company Case No. 1D12-3639Read more
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It’s safe to say that Florida has been notoriously known for its sometimes bizarre antics. It seems like more often than not, whenever you hear something on the news that is just too crazy to believe, chances are it took place in Florida. Instead of trying to dispel these off-the-wall stories, we’ve decided to embraceRead more
South Florida’s Daily Business Review featured one of our Senior Equity Partners, H. George Kagan, in its latest issue. The article focuses on the recent news regarding Westphal v. City of St. Petersburg with commentary from Mr. Kagan. You can check out the entire article here.Read more
Please welcome Carrie E. McAliley, who focuses her practice in Workers’ Compensation Defense in our Broward office location. She has been working on behalf of employers and insured’s in the area of workers’ compensation since 2004 and also has experience handling general civil litigation, personal injury protection and real estate law. Carrie received her JurisRead more
Please welcome Carrie E. McAliley, who focuses her practice in Workers’ Compensation Defense in our Broward office location. She has been working on behalf of employers and insured’s in the area of workers’ compensation since 2004 and also has experience handling general civil litigation, personal injury protection and real estate law. Carrie received her JurisRead more
An MKRS Law Analysis: Westphal v. City of St. Petersburg, Part II All right, the 104 week ‘cap’ is constitutional: now what? Following our initial bulletin yesterday, here is “the rest of the story.” What do we actually do now? As a preview, there may be some “be careful what you wished for” inRead more
AN MKRS SPECIAL BULLETIN: Westphal v. City of St. Petersburg The First District Court of Appeal has retracted Westphal completely, stating that the 104 week limit is not unconstitutional. But: the court totally reworks what we do at MMI for the claimant who is still medically improving, receding from important earlier case law on thisRead more
According to a Florida Bar advisory ethics opinion that came out September 11th, 2013, a lawyer is not permitted to list practices areas under the “Skill & Expertise” section of LinkedIn unless they are in fact board certified in those specific areas. If you’re unfamiliar with the areas in which certification is available, you can review theRead more
In the August issue of MKRS Law’s Case Law Updates, we review the following: Agustin Bustamante v. Amber Construction Co. and American Interstate Insurance Co. David Collins v. Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC and Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.Read more
Two of MKRS Law’s Senior Partners, Scott H. Silver & H. George Kagan, are interviewed for WCI-TV.Read more