H.R.J. Bar-B-Q, Inc. v. Shapiro

We conclude that the evidence supports the jury verdict as to both liability and damages, see Helman v. Seaboard Coast Line R. Co., 349 So.2d 1187 (Fla.1977); Florida Tomato Packers, Inc. v. Wilson, 296 So.2d 536 (Fla. 3d DCA 1974), cert. denied, 327 So.2d 32 (Fla.1976), and that evidence of an offer made to the plaintiff when he was “fired” by one of the defendants was not inadmissible as an offer of compromise under section 90.408, Florida Statutes (1983)1 because there was then, within the meaning of the statute, no existing “claim which was disputed as to validity or amount.” Allstate…