Legal Opinion
Southeast Floating Docks, Inc. v. Auto-Owners Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided February 2, 2012No. SC11-285PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
This case is before the Court for consideration of a question of Florida law certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to be determinative of a cause pending in that court and for which there appears to be no controlling precedent. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(6), Fla. Const. In Auto-Owners Insurance Co. v. Southeast Floating Docks, Inc., 682 F.3d 1195 (11th Cir.2011), the Eleventh Circuit certified the following questions to this Court:
DOES FLA. STAT. § 768.79 ALLOW FOR VALID OFFERS OF JUDGMENT IN A SEPARATE SECOND TRIAL; AND, IF SO, MAY OFFERS BE…
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