Brannock & Humphries Opens 2019 With Big Win In Cigarette Appeal
In its first group of opinions issued in 2019, the Second District Court of Appeal today affirmed a multimillion-dollar final judgment in favor of a Brannock & Humphries client whose husband died from his lifelong addiction to R.J. Reynolds’ cigarettes.
Supreme Court Grants New Trial, Hands Brannock & Humphries Another Appellate Victory
The Florida Supreme Court has reversed the Fourth District Court of Appeal’s decision in an important case about the limits of a criminal defendant’s Fifth Amendment rights to counsel and to avoid self-incrimination.
Brannock & Humphries Triumphs In Phantom Motorist Appeal
If a ladder appears in the middle of a bridge, and no one saw how it got there, can the plaintiff argue that the ladder fell from a vehicle because the driver of the vehicle was negligent?
Brannock & Humphries Secures Unanimous Victory For Homeowner In Florida Supreme Court Foreclosure Case
Brannock & Humphries successfully convinced all seven members of the Florida Supreme Court to dismiss a challenge today to a decision of the Fifth District Court of Appeal, brought by U.S. Bank, over which the Supreme Court had previously agreed to weigh in.
Brannock & Humphries Convinces Florida Supreme Court To Reaffirm Dangerous Instrumentality Doctrine
In a major victory for plaintiffs around the state, the Florida Supreme Court today agreed with Brannock & Humphries that the Second District Court of Appeal improperly limited the dangerous instrumentality doctrine in declining to apply it to a multi-terrain loader.
Brannock & Humphries Scores Groundbreaking Victory In Cigarette Appeal
Brannock & Humphries won a new trial for the widow of an addicted smoker who died from lung cancer, persuading the Third District Court of Appeal in the process to announce an important clarification of the requirements for bringing a lawsuit against a cigarette manufacturer under Florida law.
Brannock & Humphries Wins Family Law Appeal
The Second District Court of Appeal today reversed the distribution of marital assets and liabilities in a final judgment of divorce, ruling in favor of a Brannock & Humphries client who claimed that the judgment unfairly saddled her with virtually all of the former couple’s debts while awarding her ex-husband
Brannock & Humphries Blocks Florida Governor From Making Judicial Appointment
For the second time in less than a month, Brannock & Humphries convinced the Florida Supreme Court to stop Governor Rick Scott from filling a seat on the Fourth Judicial Circuit until the conclusion of ongoing litigation over whether that seat should instead be filled by an election.
Brannock & Humphries Achieves Landmark Decision For Florida’s Medicaid Recipients
In a 6-1 decision, the Florida Supreme Court held today that Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration can satisfy its Medicaid lien from only the portion of a tort victim’s recovery designated as compensation for past medical expenses, providing a major win for Brannock & Humphries’ client and for Medicaid
Brannock & Humphries Helps Secure New Trial For Injured Plaintiff
The First District Court of Appeal has affirmed an order granting a new trial to a plaintiff who was injured in an accident that left her with a dramatically altered life.