Brannock & Humphries Convinces Florida Supreme Court To Reaffirm Dangerous Instrumentality Doctrine
In a major victory for plaintiffs around the state, the Florida Supreme Court today agreed with Brannock & Humphries that the Second District Court of Appeal improperly limited the dangerous instrumentality doctrine in declining to apply it to a multi-terrain loader.
Brannock & Humphries Scores Groundbreaking Victory In Cigarette Appeal
Brannock & Humphries won a new trial for the widow of an addicted smoker who died from lung cancer, persuading the Third District Court of Appeal in the process to announce an important clarification of the requirements for bringing a lawsuit against a cigarette manufacturer under Florida law.
Brannock & Humphries Wins Family Law Appeal
The Second District Court of Appeal today reversed the distribution of marital assets and liabilities in a final judgment of divorce, ruling in favor of a Brannock & Humphries client who claimed that the judgment unfairly saddled her with virtually all of the former couple’s debts while awarding her ex-husband
Brannock & Humphries Blocks Florida Governor From Making Judicial Appointment
For the second time in less than a month, Brannock & Humphries convinced the Florida Supreme Court to stop Governor Rick Scott from filling a seat on the Fourth Judicial Circuit until the conclusion of ongoing litigation over whether that seat should instead be filled by an election.
Brannock & Humphries Achieves Landmark Decision For Florida’s Medicaid Recipients
In a 6-1 decision, the Florida Supreme Court held today that Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration can satisfy its Medicaid lien from only the portion of a tort victim’s recovery designated as compensation for past medical expenses, providing a major win for Brannock & Humphries’ client and for Medicaid
Brannock & Humphries Helps Secure New Trial For Injured Plaintiff
The First District Court of Appeal has affirmed an order granting a new trial to a plaintiff who was injured in an accident that left her with a dramatically altered life.
Brannock & Humphries Wins Long, Hard-Fought Tobacco Case
One of the longest and hardest-fought cases in Brannock & Humphries’ history has finally come to an end, with the decision by tobacco companies R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris to abandon attempts at further review after several appellate victories by Brannock & Humphries.
Brannock & Humphries Preserves $1.7 Million Personal Injury Verdict On Appeal
Just two weeks after the oral argument, Brannock & Humphries secured a per curiam affirmance from the Second District Court of Appeal today in a case involving an injured worker who fell through a skylight that was so covered with black mold that it was indistinguishable from the metal roof
Brannock & Humphries Upholds Trial Court Order Denying Workers’ Compensation Immunity, Protects Injured Worker’s Right To Sue
A hauling worker who was seriously injured when he was knocked off his semi-trailer while it was being loaded with yard trash at a transfer station in Volusia County prevailed today in convincing the Fifth District Court of Appeal to deny workers’ compensation immunity to the land clearing company whose
Brannock & Humphries Reinstates Jury’s Million-Dollar Verdict In Tobacco Appeal
Today, at Brannock & Humphries’ urging, the Fourth District Court of Appeal issued an opinion reversing the reduction of a $1 million verdict against cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris.