https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2023/01/12/12m-jury-verdict-overturned-due-to-attorney-trial-blunders-judicial-errors/
L-R: Third DCA Chief Judge Chief Ivan Fernandez, Judge Norma S. Lindsey and Judge Fleur J. Lobree (Courtesy photos)NEWS
“The cumulative effect of these comments, along with the expert’s comment regarding the subsequent remedial measure of the cage installation, was enough to negate a fair trial,” Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal ruled.
January 12, 2023 at 02:20 PM
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What You Need to Know
- Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal reversed and remanded a Miami-Dade Circuit Court jury verdict and judgment.
- The appellate judges took issue with the circuit court improperly entering summary judgment on liability and errors plaintiff’s counsel made during the damages trial.
- The ruling extended the law that protects building owners from liability for claims by tenant’s independent contractors if the owners keep their buildings free from unsafe conditions.
A Florida appellate court overturned an eight-figure jury verdict.
The Third District Court of Appeal reached that ruling after determining the Miami-Dade Circuit Court erred in entering summary judgment on liability in favor of plaintiff, whose attorneys also made multiple errors during the damages trial that invalidated the jury verdict.
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