PBCJA Podcast

Florida Appellate Review - Episode 5

PBCJA Podcast

Show Notes

Welcome to another edition of the Florida Appellate Review Case Law Update. In this week’s episode, host, Board-Certified Appellate Attorney Andrew Harris, joined by Board-Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Jeff Adelman, discussed a trio of cases addressing:

•A $10 million dollar plaintiff’s verdict reversed due to a series of improper closing arguments by a trial attorney who was criticized out yet again by the Fourth District Court of Appeal for improper closing arguments in Engle progeny cases;

•The distribution of attorneys’ fees between partners in a contingency case when one partner leaves the Firm, where there is partnership agreement addressing fees ; and

•Whether Proposals for Settlement and other documents served (but not filed) must comply with the electronic service requirements for court-filed documents.

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If you would like to discuss any of the cases or issues discussed in this week’s episode, or are interested in appearing on one of our future episodes, please contact host Andrew Harris at [email protected].

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