How Does A Personal Injury Civil Trial Work In Florida? Part I: Pre-Trial Hearings And Jury Selection.

While most personal injury cases settle in the pre-suit phase, a small percentage of do not settle and then have to be filed in circuit court, where the legal and factual issues are litigated. Most of those cases are settled…

1ST CIVIL COURT CASE CONDUCTED IN FLORIDA WITH NEW COVID-19 SOCIAL DISTANCE PROTOCOLS.

COVID-19 continues to change how we do business and that includes the judicial process. Miami-Dade’s 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida is the first of five judicial circuits in the state chosen by the Florida Supreme Court to test out using…

What is a Compulsory Medical Exam and Why Does an Injured Plaintiff Have to Undergo this Medical Exam?

Preface As a preface to this discussion, the issue of compulsory medical exams typically becomes a possibility only after a lawsuit is filed. Since a high percentage of personal injury cases resolve prior to having to file suit, this procedural…