by Alan Sackrin | Jan 9, 2024 | Defamation, FAQs
According to Florida law, every repetition of a defamatory statement is considered a publication: Florida law establishes a two-year statute of limitations for actions for “libel and slander.” § 95.11(4)(g), Fla. Stat. (2014). The statute of limitations begins to run...
by Alan Sackrin | Jan 9, 2024 | FAQs, Premises Liability, Slip and Falls
According to Florida law, in a premises liability case, a business owner or landowner has a duty to warn when their knowledge of the danger is superior to that of the injured party: Looking at the second theory first, it is clear that there was no concealed peril...
by Alan Sackrin | Jan 3, 2024 | FAQs, Slip and Falls
According to Florida law, supermarkets are required to have an intensive floor inspection program: First, we conclude (a) there are no genuine issues of material fact on the issues of adequate inspection and constructive notice, and (b) the defendant is entitled to a...
by Alan Sackrin | Dec 19, 2023 | FAQs, Slip and Falls
According to Florida law, there is nothing inherently dangerous about a parking lot: This Court has heretofore held, however, that there is nothing inherently dangerous about a parking lot. Foley v. Hialeah Race Course, Fla., 53 So.2d 771. In that case the complaint,...
by Alan Sackrin | Dec 13, 2023 | FAQs, Slip and Falls
According to Florida case law, a restaurant owner’s failure to make reasonable efforts to keep transitory foreign substances of the floor, such as napkins, is considered negligence: We are further persuaded that the evidence of the defendant’s negligence was...
by Alan Sackrin | Dec 12, 2023 | Defamation, FAQs
According to Florida law, a court determines if a statement is defamatory by examining it in the context of its publication, considering all the surrounding circumstances: To determine whether a statement is actionable, the court must examine it in the context in...
