Fortin v. T & M Lawn Care, Inc.

Petitioner Jill M. Fortin, the plaintiff in a circuit court action pending below, seeks certiorari review of a non-final order which granted the motion to bifurcate filed by respondent Federated National Insurance Co. (Federated), a defendant below. The order directed the, parties to notice for trial a single discrete issue only. We have jurisdiction to review such an order. Minty v. Meister Financialgroup, Inc., 97 So.3d 926, 931 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012).

In this ease, bifurcation will not simplify the trial; instead, it will cause inconvenience and prejudice to Fortin in presenting her case. We…