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Estate Representative Alleges Negligence Against Florida Hospital Following Wife’s Death

In a harrowing case of alleged medical negligence, the estate of Jane Murphy has filed a lawsuit against multiple healthcare providers following her tragic death. The complaint was lodged by Chester Pratte, acting as the personal representative of his late wife’s estate, in the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, […]

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First District Court of Appeal Analyzes an Insured’s Post Loss Duties

Homeowners Choice Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Clark, 50 Fla. L. Weekly D648 (Fla. 1st DCA March 19, 2025) is an instructive, fact-intensive case identifying and analyzing an insured’s duties after loss, including providing prompt notice, repairing property, maintaining records and receipts and submitting an Actual Cash Value (ACV) estimate in a first party […]

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Bayer files hold petitions in two Roundup cases with U.S. Supreme Court, including one from Florida

Bayer, through its indirect subsidiary Monsanto, has filed two hold petitions with the U.S. Supreme Court in two cases involving its Roundup pesticide, includong one from Florida. The company filed the petitions April 18 in Johnson v. Monsanto from Oregon and Salas v. Monsanto from Florida, saying both cover the same federal preemption question as […]

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