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Favorable Verdict in Osceola County, Florida

Andrew Leggette and Shaw M. Ashley recently obtained a favorable verdict for a small business client in a bodily injury matter in Osceola County, Florida. The trial was difficult as the Plaintiff underwent a lumbar fusion and otherwise had no prior treatment history. Despite this, the Defense admitted liability and anchored their trial strategy focusing […]

Casey McMullen-Walker

Supporting Insureds through the Pre-Suit Process

For those of us unaccustomed to dealing with the law on a daily basis, getting an unexpected legal document can be extremely stressful. This is why, here at Taylor Day, we work extremely hard to make sure our insureds understand the process they are going through. The insureds are given every opportunity to comply with […]

Calli Kirkpatrick

Analyzing Driver Qualification for Commercial Motor Vehicle Claims

Understanding what qualifies and disqualifies a driver of a commercial motor vehicle is a critical tool for defending against negligent hiring claims directed towards a motor carrier. The same understanding can and should also be utilized by motor carrier employers when making hiring decisions. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) establishes rigorous qualification standards […]

Nathaniel Carr

Navigating the Defense of Stacking and Non-Stacking Insurance Policies in Florida

Understanding how stacking and non-stacking insurance policies operate is critical for defending Florida’s uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage claims. Stacking allows an insured to combine coverage limits from multiple vehicles or policies, thereby increasing the total available payout for uninsured/underinsured motorist claims. This coverage provides policyholders with broader coverage but also creates complexities in litigation, particularly when […]

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Taylor Day Law Welcomes Five New Attorneys to Staff

LINDSAY A. MICHAEL received her B.A. in Criminology and Minor in Business Administration from the University of Florida. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center. Lindsay worked for the State Attorney’s Office and the Florida Department of Highway Safety before joining Taylor, Day, Grimm & Boyd. Her practice focuses […]

Casey McMullen-Walker

Andrew Leggette Promoted to Partner

Taylor, Day, Grimm & Boyd expanded their leadership team, promoting Andrew Leggette to Partner in January. Andrew has extensive experience representing automobile insurance companies and their insureds against insurance claims. As a Partner, Andrew will continue to assist clients in Auto Insurance Defense, focusing his practice on Personal Injury Protection Benefits. Andrew received his Juris […]

Casey McMullen-Walker

The Give and Get of Discovery

During litigation, a party generally engages in discovery. In fact, Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.280 provides, “[p]arties may obtain discovery by one or more of the following methods: depositions upon oral examination or written questions; written interrogatories; production of documents or things or permission to enter upon land or other property for inspection and […]

Ashley Fetchero

The Gatekeeper Rule: Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.202

In Florida, most practitioners have experienced a local rule or administrative order requiring the parties to “meet and confer” on any non-dispositive motion prior to scheduling a hearing. The local “meet and confer” requirement was a gatekeeper to the court, and perhaps more importantly, an obstacle to moving a case forward. In an effort “[t]o […]

Teris McGovern

57.105 Motion for Sanctions: Now What?!

Most Florida attorneys are aware of Florida Statute § 57.105 and the initial procedure through which one party may seek to have a non-meritorious claim, defense, or action withdrawn or dismissed by the opposing party. The statute provides: (1) Upon the court’s initiative or motion of any party, the court shall award a reasonable attorney’s […]

J. Theadore Bailey