Legal Opinion

Disla v. Blanco

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 27, 2013No. 4D11-2556PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion

On Motion for Rehearing

WARNER, J.

We deny appellant’s motion for rehearing, withdraw our previously issued opinion, and substitute the following in its place.

Mayuris Disla appeals a final judgment in her claim for injuries she suffered as a passenger in an auto accident, in which the jury found her to be 90% negligent for failing to wear a seatbelt and awarded her substantially less in medical expenses than she claimed. She raises multiple issues of trial court error, including: 1) error in denying a challenge for cause and in eon-ducting a Melbourne 1 challenge in jury selection; 2) abuse of…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Melbourne v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
  2. Singer v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
  3. Lusk v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  4. Carratelli v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
  5. Heath v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1994

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. SHAN FROGEL, as Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF BETTE J. CASH v. PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2020
  2. SIBEL EDMONDS, Individually and on Behalf of E. E., a Minor, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of LEWIS EDMONDS v. AVOW HOSPICE, INC.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2026

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