Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Bill Kasper Construction Co. v. Morrison

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 8, 2012No. 5D12-672Published

1ConcurrenceTorpy, J.

I agree that certiorari is not available to review a non-final order striking an expert witness in a civil case. I write primarily to address the dissent and discuss the conflicting cases that address non-final orders involving the exclusion of evidence or the denial of discovery. Unlike the dissent, which explains these inconsistent holdings as a simple difference of opinion on where to draw the irreparable harm line, I think the inconsistent holdings cannot be reconciled. I see no principled basis for accepting jurisdiction in some of these cases and rejecting it in others. Our…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Allstate Ins. Co. v. LangstonSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
  2. Jaye v. Royal Saxon, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1998
  3. Gormley v. GTE Products Corp.Supreme Court of Florida · 1991
  4. State v. GerryDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  5. Special v. BauxDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011

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