Summarily - A Podcast for Busy Lawyers

At the urging of Governor Ron DeSantis, the Legislature is considering proposed legislation that will lead to more death sentences in Florida. Robert Dunham, the former Executive Director of the Death Penalty Information Center, joined Robert to discuss the bills and what they mean for the death penalty in Florida.

Robert Dunham is a nationally recognized expert on the death penalty with more than 25 years of capital litig...

This is part 2 of a 2-part FREE CLE series on jury selection. The course has also been approved for civil trial certification credit. The course title is "Voir Dire: Preparation to Preservation." The course number is 2302057N.

Mariano Garcia is a board-certified civil trial lawyer and shareholder at Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart and Shipley, where he focuses on medical malpractice, personal injury, and product l...

This is part 1 of a 2-part FREE CLE series on jury DEselection. The course has also been approved for civil trial certification credit. The course title is "Voir Dire: Preparation to Preservation." The course number is 2302057N.

Mariano Garcia is a board-certified civil trial lawyer and shareholder at Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart and Shipley, where he focuses on medical malpractice, personal injury, and product...

Welcome episode 50 of Summarily! Thank you for listening and supporting this podcast!

On this episode, Lindsey Lawton and I review January opinions from the Florida DCAs. (Skip to 23:30 for criminal opinions.)

• CED Capital Holdings 2000 EB, LLC v. CTCW-Berkshire Club, LLC, (6th DCA 2023) (attorneys fees; precedent in the 6th DCA).
• Gomez et al., v. R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, et al., (3d DCA 2023) (dismissal; interloc...

Jennifer Opiola checks in to review three important PIP opinions from December and January.

• Bain Complete Wellness, LLC v. Garrison Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., (Fla. 2d DCA 2022).
• State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v.  Best Med. Treatments, Inc., (Fla. 3d DCA 2023).
• People’s Tr. Ins. Co. v. Errol A. Polanco, ( Fla. 4th DCA 2023).

Jennifer also discussed the jurisdictional briefs filed with the Florida Supreme Court in United Automo...

Professor Harold J. Krent of the Chicago-Kent College of Law joins Robert to discuss a recent 5th Circuit opinion holding that, under N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, a federal statute prohibiting an individual subject to a domestic violence restraining order from possessing a firearm violates the Second Amendment.

Professor Krent is the former dean of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he tea...

The recipient of countless awards from dozens of legal and civic organizations, H.T. Smith is an icon in the legal community, a civil rights legend, and a champion for a “full cup of justice for the least, the last, the lost, the looked over, and the left out.”  He blazed pioneering trails as Miami’s first African-American assistant public defender and first African-American assistant county attorney.  And he established the first ...

According to the U.S. Supreme Court, juveniles are different than adults when it comes to criminal culpability. This has ramifications at sentencing. For example, sentencing a person to death for a capital offense violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment if the person was younger than 18 years old at the time of the offense. But why are juveniles different? That is the topic of this episode. 

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Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida, Alan Lawson, joins Robert and Lindsey to talk about his journey to the bench, judging, and constitutional interpretation.

Alan Lawson was a member of the Supreme Court of Florida from 2016-22. Prior to his tenure on the Supreme Court, he served as a judge on the 5th DCA for over a decade, including as chief judge from 2015-16. His legal career began in 1987 when he joined St...

On this episode, Lindsey Lawton and I review December 2022 opinions from the Florida District Courts of Appeal and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

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·       Snow v. State, 1st DCA, Dec. 12, 2022 (stand your ground). 

·       Yentes v. Papadopoulos, 2d DCA, Dec. 2, 2022 (informed consent in med mal).

·       The Est. of Nicholas Blakely v. Stetson Univ., 5th DCA, Dec. 30...

Professor Harold Krent of the Chicago Kent College of Law joins Robert to discuss a major 11th Circuit opinion. The court, sitting en banc, held that separating the use of male and female bathrooms in public schools based on a student’s biological sex does not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment or Title IX. The case is Drew Adams v. School Board of St. Johns County, Florida.

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Marsy's Law is a provision of the Florida Constitution that grants crime victims certain rights, among them is the right to "prevent the disclosure of information or records that could be used to locate or harass the victim or the victim’s family[.]" Art. I, §16(b)(5), Fla. Const. A police officer is victimized while on duty. Can she claim the protections of Marsy's Law?

Daniela Abratt of Thomas & ...

Cristina Cambo breaks down the major changes to property insurance law in the wake of SB 2-A and explains what litigators and policy holders need to know.

Cristina Cambo is a partner at the Bolin Law Group where she practices first- and third-party insurance coverage and defense. She recently testified before the Florida legislature on behalf of the Florida Defense Lawyers Association.

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State Attorney Harold F. Pryor joins Robert to discuss inequities in the criminal justice system, the challenges facing local prosecutors, and what it means to be a thoughtful and compassionate prosecutor.

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Jennifer Opiola stops by to review three major PIP opinions from November, as well as an importance case from 2013 that plays a role in how the three opinions were decided.

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·       United Auto. Ins. Co. v. Lauderhill Med. Cent., LLC a/a/o /Robert White, (Fla. 4th DCA 2022).

·       United Auto. Ins. Co. v. Lauderhill Med. Cent., LLC a/a/o Amber ...

Lindsey and Robert cover civil and criminal opinions from November.

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Civil Opinions

Enriquez v. Velazquez, 5th DCA (family law; paternity). 

Wharran v. Morgan,  2d DCA (discovery; privacy rights).

Harris v. Plapp, 1st DCA (proposals for settlement).

Criminal Opinions (begin at 20:48)

State v. Richmond, 1st DCA (medical records in criminal proceedings)...

Antony Page, Dean of FIU Law, joins Robert to discuss legal education, the U.S. News and World Report ranking, and affirmative action.

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Antony Page was named the third dean of the FIU College of Law in May 2018. Prior to joining FIU Law, Dean Page served as Vice Dean and Professor of Law at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney Schoo...

Lindsey Lawton and I review civil and criminal opinions from September and October.

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Civil Opinions:
·        Iarussi v. Iarussi, 1st DCA (prejudgment interest on equitable distribution, and imputation of income for investments). 

·        White v. AutoZone, 3d DCA (employment discrimination). 

·        EIG Services, Inc. v. One Call...

It's time for PIP/insurance updates from October.  Join me and Jennifer Opiola for a breakdown of the following cases:

• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Athans Chiropractic, Inc.
• Air Quality Experts Corporation v. Family Security Insurance Company
• Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company v. Tiffanie Hoffman

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