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17 Jan 2010, 6:28 pm by Law Lady
Weekly D169aGuardianship -- Incapacitated persons -- Torts -- Settlement -- Attorney's fees -- Under unique circumstances of case, it was improper for probate court to strike law firm's amended petition to approve settlement of brain-injured ward's claims for full policy limits of the only two insurance policies that applied to collision between ward's bicycle and car and to confirm law firm's retention as counsel without determining whether it was… [read post]
5 Jan 2010, 9:11 am by Adrian P. Thomas
”  Due to the ambiguity of the language of the rule, the Florida Supreme Court has offered guidance in the form of comments to an amendment to one of the rules: “[I]n probate and guardianship proceedings it is not unusual to have several final orders entered during the course of the proceeding that address many different persons. [read post]
13 Nov 2009, 9:38 am by Long
Florida probate rules allow a petitioner to convert a summary administration into a formal administration if need arises, but I’m not going to sugar coat it, amending pleadings and converting case types takes time and can be frustrating. [read post]
10 Nov 2009, 7:24 pm
" He warned that a "categorical rule" eliminating life in prison without parole would undermine Florida law. [read post]
9 Nov 2009, 9:07 am
"They're just two different kinds of death sentences," he contends. [read post]
12 Oct 2009, 9:11 am by Juan Antunez
The result that seems most "just" and "fair" always has a better chance of persuading the one-person jury that decides every Florida probate case: your probate judge; this is true no matter what the law may say is the correct doctrinal result. [read post]
8 Jun 2009, 5:17 pm
Below is the text of my letter: The Criminal Procedure Rules Committee The Rules of Judicial Administration Committee The Traffic Court Rules Committee c/o The Florida Bar Staff Liaisons 651 E. [read post]
1 Dec 2008, 9:18 pm
Epps, No. 0860652 In an Eight Amendment challenge to lethal injection as the method of execution for two death-row inmates, rulings that the applicable statute of limitations barred plaintiffs' section 1983 action and grant of summary judgment to defendant are affirmed where: 1) under Wilson v. [read post]
30 Nov 2008, 12:41 am
“Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.110(a)(2) authorizes appellate review ‘of orders entered in probate ... matters that finally determine a right or obligation of an interested person as defined in the Florida Probate Code. [read post]
3 Nov 2008, 7:03 pm
Rounds, 530 F.3d 724, 732 (8th Cir. 2008): 1) plaintiff was likely to prove any interest the state has in protecting funeral mourners from unwanted speech was outweighed by the First Amendment right to free speech; [read post]
14 Oct 2008, 3:20 pm
Mejia, No. 052856, 056683, 061744 Convictions for conspiracy to commit assaults with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering activity, assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering activity, and discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence are vacated where: 1) the testimony of the Government expert witness violated the Federal Rules of Evidence and the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment; and 2) that error was not harmless. [read post]
9 Sep 2008, 2:25 pm
Webb, No. 065775 In conviction for murder and related charges, denial of writ of habeas corpus is reversed where petitioner's Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel was violated at trial and on appeal due to the actual conflict of interest his attorney labored under. [read post]