Brannock Humphries & Berman Wins Affirmance of $7 Million Judgment in Contentious Construction Dispute
In a per curiam affirmance, the Fifth District Court of Appeal upheld a jury’s award of damages to the homeowner’s association of a prominent Orlando-area community to fix the poorly constructed roadways and major drainage problems caused by the developer.
Brannock Humphries & Berman Obtains Second Reversal in Long-Running Foreclosure Case
Five-and-a-half years after the Second District Court of Appeal reversed the dismissal of a foreclosure lawsuit on statute of limitations grounds, the appellate court once again reversed the trial court’s dismissal of the case, this time ruling that the lower court incorrectly determined that the plaintiff, Foley & Lardner LLP,
Second District Court of Appeal Rejects Second-Tier Cert Petition, Hands Brannock Humphries & Berman Second Appellate Win
After prevailing in front of the circuit court late last year, Brannock Humphries & Berman once again succeeded in fending off a resident’s challenge to Sarasota County’s approval of a 23-acre mixed-used development at the busy intersection of Stickney Point Road and U.S. Highway 41, near the entrance to Siesta
Fifth District Court of Appeal Affirms Verdict for Brannock Humphries & Berman Client
After a jury awarded the plaintiff $3.3 million for extensive spinal injuries she sustained in a car accident, Brannock Humphries & Berman was hired to fight off her insurance company’s appeal, which raised two issues in an attempt to overturn the verdict.
Brannock Humphries & Berman Secures Writ of Certiorari to Prevent Disclosure of Medical Records
Agreeing with the arguments set forth by Brannock Humphries & Berman in a petition for writ of certiorari filed on behalf of its family-law client, the Second District Court of Appeal overturned a Polk County trial court’s order requiring the production of medical and mental health records in an ongoing
Brannock Humphries & Berman Obtains Affirmance Of Multimillion-Dollar Jury Verdict
Less than 48 hours after a virtual oral argument held via Zoom, the Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed, without comment, a Broward County jury’s award of $20 million in compensatory and punitive damages to the surviving spouse of a woman who died of lung cancer after smoking for over
Brannock & Humphries Obtains Pro-Consumer Decision On Important Arbitration Issue
In a thorough opinion disapproving the reasoning of several other appeals courts around the country, the Second District Court of Appeal sided with Brannock & Humphries today in ruling that a trial court, not an arbitrator, should decide whether to send a couple’s lawsuit against Airbnb to arbitration. The case stems
Brannock & Humphries Notches Second Appellate Victory In Ongoing Child Custody Dispute
For the second time in five months, Brannock & Humphries convinced the Third District Court of Appeal to deny a petition challenging a Miami-Dade County trial judge’s rulings in a child custody dispute centering on the mother’s relocation from Florida to Maryland. As noted when Brannock & Humphries defeated the mother’s first petition
Brannock & Humphries Wins Two Appeals On Same Day
Two cases that were orally argued by Brannock & Humphries on consecutive days last month, one in Daytona Beach and the other in Tampa, were both affirmed today, embracing the arguments made by Brannock & Humphries for upholding the multimillion-dollar jury awards. The first case involved a challenge by R.J. Reynolds
Fourth District Court of Appeal Hands Big Win to Brannock & Humphries’ Client
In a thoughtful opinion emphasizing the limited role of the judiciary in policing the internal affairs of voluntary membership organizations, a three-judge panel of the Fourth District Court of Appeal unanimously decided that a trial court should not have second-guessed a Martin County aviation community’s decision to suspend and terminate