by Paul Helmick | Oct 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Though the saying goes “better late than never,” the Court’s opinion in Episcopal Church in South Carolina v. Church Insurance Company of Vermont, 53 F.Supp.3d 816 (D.S.C. 2014) suggest that an insurer’s failure to timely acknowledge its defense obligations to its...
by Paul Helmick | Oct 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Boyle & Leonard has opened an additional location in Charleston, South Carolina, and October 1, 2018, celebrated our 1 year anniversary!
by Paul Helmick | Jul 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
In certain circumstances, Florida courts impose contingency fee multipliers to increase an attorneys’ fee award. This multiplier can increase the fees awarded from 1.5% to 2.5% and the case law dictates specific factors that must be considered before imposition of the...
by Paul Helmick | Jun 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Rule 9.310, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, controls how a party can stay execution on a final or non-final order pending appellate review, including a money judgment. FLA. R. APP. P. 9.310(a). Traditionally, a party could only stay execution on a money judgment...
by Paul Helmick | Jun 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
In Liberty Surplus Insurance Corporation vs. Ledesma & Meyer Construction Company, Inc. (L & M), the California Supreme Court found that the standard commercial general liability (“CGL”) policy provides coverage when a third-party sues an employer for...
