Legal Opinion

Burger King Corp. v. Lastre-Torres

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 7, 2016No. 15-1523 & 15-2104 & 15-1007PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFernandez, J.

Burger King Corporation appeals a final judgment entered in favor of Angel Luis Lastre-Torres. We affirm the final judgment except for the award of past and future medical expenses as those were excessive and not supported by the undisputed evidence. See Aircraft Serv. Int'l, Inc. v. Jackson, 768 So.2d 1094, 1096 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995) (stating that “[ajwards exceeding [a] definite and ascertainable amount are readily vacated and remanded”). Accordingly, upon remand the trial court is instructed to reduce the past medical expenses to $4,026.35 and the future medical expenses $24,024. In all other…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Aircraft Service International, Inc. v. JacksonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Scala and Weitz v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
  2. Ryan v. EckardDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2026

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