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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§ 57.105 and the initial procedure through which one party may seek to have a non-meritorious claim, defense, or action withdrawn or dismissed by the opposing party.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

Taylor, Day, Grimm & Boyd Ranked by Best Law Firms® in 2025

November 7, 2024 — Taylor, Day, Grimm & Boyd has been recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms® , a testament to its unwavering commitment to legal excellence. Ranked by Best Law Firms regionally in 9 practice areas, Taylor, Day, Grimm & Boyd has distinguished itself in the legal industry, earning this prestigious accolade. Firms included in the […]

Casey McMullen-Walker

Punitive Damages: The Exception And Not The Rule

The Third District Court of Florida recently reversed a trial court’s nonfinal order allowing a Plaintiff to amend her complaint to assert claims for punitive damages after determining the Plaintiff failed to proffer sufficient evidence to support a reasonable basis for recovery of such damages. McLane Foodservice Inc. et al, v. Wool, 49 Fla. L. […]

Justice Hess

Notices of Commencement for Florida Construction Jobs

Except for certain exempt improvements,[1] the recording of a notice of commencement must precede the commencement of construction to improve real property. See Edwin Taylor Corporation v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Sys., Inc., 311 So. 3d 139 (Fla. 2d DCA 2020). The notice of commencement itself serves two purposes. First, it serves to protect the owner […]

Taylor Day Law

Hispanic Heritage Month: Noche Buena

Every culture has traditions, but none is more special in Hispanic culture than Noche Buena. Noche Buena translates to “the good night,” and it is celebrated every Christmas Eve with family. The origins of Noche Buena stem from Spanish settlers in the New World’s Catholic tradition of celebrating the birth of Jesus on December 24. […]

Nicholas Busse

Important Changes to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure

The Supreme Court of Florida recently released opinions implementing critical changes to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. Generally, these changes relate to many aspects of case management, such as scheduling, pleadings, and discovery. One of these changes will have a particularly significant impact on defendants and how they must assert affirmative defenses. On June […]

Job Fickett