Florida Civil Litigation Legal Questions

I am sorry to learn of this unfortunate situation.  While you may be ultimately liabile if your neighbor were to sue you, hopefully the pool contractor you engaged is properly licensed and insured.  Typically contractors carry General Commercial Liability insurance which is designed to cover personal injuries or property damage resulting from their activities.  As a practical matter, if pool contractor does not make things right, getting neighbor pool contractor's insurance information and to allow neighbor to make an insurance claim would be the first step in this process rather than neighbor suing you.  I wish you luck with this situation. ... Read More

Its a fair bet the order did NOT say that, as judgments are due when they are entered. The interest will likely start runnng from the initial entry date of the judgment. If you have all these questions, its time to retain a family law lawyer to address this situation with you to make sure you are making the correct decisions.  ... Read More

Not sue what you are trying to accomplish. The remedy if the LL wont do repairs, per Fla. Stat. 83.56 is to terminate the tenancy and move. You say they have agreed to that. As to not paying rent, andy refusal to pay rent when due invites an eviction and can relieve the LL of the obligation to make repairs. ... Read More

That is always the risk you take. If there is some fraud involved, there might be remedy but you would have a huge amount of legal work needed to address that meaning you would have to have substantial injuries to justify the legal effort. Bear in mind you have to have permission from your UM carrier to settle the case, because THEY waive thier rights to collect from the at fault parties collectively if they say yes, so they have a vested interest in finding that coverage also. If you are trully worried about it, you can get your own or ask your lawyer to do an independent asset investigation, but understand if it turns up nothing, you simply end up paying more out of your settlement costs. ... Read More

You need to get with a personal injury lawyer ASAP to establish an "estate" as there may be a claim for your mother death against the other driver. There will need to be a personal representative appointed that can actually hire a lawyer, and that might be you or someone elese if there is a will. Equally your sister may have a similar claim which she can pursue for her injuries. With the crash happeing just over a year ago, its possible that an actual lawsuit has not been filed, but rather an insurance claim made, and that might make a huge difference in how this is addressed. You can call our office at 1-800-922-6442 if you have further questions. ... Read More

This all revolves around who paid for the vehicle and who invested what it in it. Its unlikely a civil theft issue exists BUT she can still sue for money damages and equally can come take the vehicle as its equally hers and you are denying her equal use of the vehicle. You will likely need to retain a lawyer to sort all this out properly before it escalates further. ... Read More