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By Jeffrey Ivashuk

Torts -- Negligence -- Slip and fall -- Action by plaintiff who fell from ladder in his own house while he was providing a glass of water to satellite system installer against installer and his employer -- Summary judgment was properly entered in favor of defendants because there is an absence of a legal relationship that gives rise to a duty of care upon which plaintiff could recover against defendants -- Defendant, by requesting that plaintiff climb the ladder, did not assume a duty to provide for plaintiff's safety and security in climbing the ladderReported at 33 Fla. L. Weekly D367d Wrongful death -- Medical malpractice -- Arbitration -- Cap on damages -- Where defendants in medical negligence action offered to admit liability and submit damages issue to arbitration and subsequently clarified that the offer to arbitrate was for voluntary binding arbitration as set forth under chapter 766, defendants' offer was subject to the provisions of chapter 766, which includes statutory damages limitation -- After plaintiff accepted defendants' clarified offer, trial court erred in compelling arbitration under section 44...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on January 30, 2008 (boomark / email).