Commentary: Florida Adoption of Federal Judgment Standard a Win for Insurers By Kimberly K. Berman and Eric L. Reichenberger | January 6, 2021
The way liability claims are litigated in Florida will dramatically change, possibly shifting the balance of power in pre-trial negotiations closer to favoring defendants and their insurance companies after the Florida Supreme Court opted to adopt the federal summary judgment standard, effective May 1, 2021.
The impending rule change ordered by six of the seven justices in a Dec. 31, 2020 motion was prompted by a request for the court to answer a certified question from the Fifth District Court of Appeal in the case
Alan L. Yatvin, Distinguished Civil Rights Lawyer, Joins Greenblatt, Pierce, Funt and Flores, LLC (GPFF)
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Will Chair Firm’s Highly Respected Civil Rights Practice
Alan Yatvin has long been recognized as one of the leaders in the civil rights and criminal defense bar. We are thrilled to be working with a lawyer of his stature in the legal community. HADDONFIELD and ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. and PHILADELPHIA (PRWEB) January 05, 2021 The partners at GPFF are delighted to announce that Alan L. Yatvin, a preeminent police misconduct and civil rights litigator, has joined Greenblatt, Pierce, Funt and Flores, LLC (GPFF) as a partner. He will chair the firm’s Civil Rights department – long known for excellence in plaintiff’s civil rights matters.
Gohmert appeals Pence lawsuit to SCOTUS Rep. Louis Gohmert, R - Texas, and a group of Arizona electors filed a suit against Vice President Mike Pence regarding the election. (Source: CNN/pool) By Stewart Smith | January 6, 2021 at 11:27 AM CST - Updated January 7 at 1:34 AM
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tyler) wants the United States Supreme Court to review his lawsuit against Vice President Mike Pence, which was rejected by a federal judge upon submission and subsequent appeal last week.
Judge Jeremy Kernodle, a President Donald Trump-appointed district judge in Tyler, rejected the suit on Friday, Jan. 1 declaring a lack of subject matter jurisdiction in his order of dismissal. The suit was then sent to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, which dismissed it in short order, providing only a single paragraph opinion on Saturday evening.
Sen. Rick Scott: It would be prudent for Congress to object to Pennsylvaniaâs electors
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Florida Senator Rick Scott has issued a statement ahead of the certification of Joe Biden s presidential win on Wednesday.
Eleven Republican senators have said that they will not be voting during Wednesday s congressional tally of Electoral College votes, the last front in President Trump’s attempts to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the November election. Two Florida members of Congress said that they will join this group in rejecting Biden s certification.
House Republican Whip Steve Scalise will object certification of election results Share Updated: 12:10 PM CST Jan 6, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Share Updated: 12:10 PM CST Jan 6, 2021
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Show Transcript THIS IS THE FINAL STEP IN THAT PROCESS, AS AN UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGE IS EXPECTED FROM REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT TRUMP. THIS IS A PROCESS THAT USUALLY TAKES ABOUT 30 MINUTES, BUT WITH THE OBJECTIONS EXPECTED FROM CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS, CERTIFYING BIDEN’S WIN COULD TAKE HOURS. MORE THAN A DOZEN SENATE REPUBLICANS AND OVER ONE HUNDRED GOP LAWMAKERS SAY THEY’LL OBJECT TO THE OFFICIAL TALLY FROM A HANDFUL OF STATES. CLAIMING EVIDENCE OF FRAUD, WHICH HAS BEEN DISPROVEN BY ELECTION OFFICIALS AND TOSSED OUT OF THE COURTS. TWITTER, PRESIDENT TRUMP CLAIMED THE VICE PRESIDENT COULD DECERTIFY RESULTS. HE WROTE MIKE CAN SEND IT BACK, ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION. AS PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, MIKE PENCE IS ESSENTIALL