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Florida Decision Impacts Employees’ Abilities to Bypass Workers’ Compensation System and Sue Employers for Mental Distress Tort...

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A recent decision from the Fifth District Court of Appeal, Steak ‘N Shake v. Spears, highlights the import of Florida’s workers’ compensation adjudicative framework and may serve to prevent highly emotional claims for...more

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Ambiguous Offer Of Judgment Cannot Support Attorney’s Fees Award, Georgia Court Of Appeals Holds

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An unaccepted offer of judgment that contains internal inconsistencies and ambiguities as to its scope is neither enforceable nor supports an award of attorney’s fees under Georgia’s Rule 68. Reversing a trial court’s...more

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