Tag: Third District Court of Appeal

A House of Cards: Stacking Inferences to Prove Liability

5/10/18

By: Melissa Santalone
A Florida appellate court recently reaffirmed Florida’s state law prohibition against stacking inferences in personal injury cases with a reversal of a $1.5 million verdict in a slip-and-fall case against Publix.  In Publix Super Markets, Inc. v. …

Florida Appellate Court Invalidates Local Minimum Wage Law

2/9/18

By: Melissa A. Santalone
A recent decision by Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal invalidated Miami Beach’s local minimum wage law, holding that a state statute preempted the local ordinance.  In 2016, the City of Miami Beach enacted a local …