Lopez v. Wilsonart, LLC

The Estate of Jon Lopez (the "Estate") timely appeals the trial court's entry of final summary judgment in favor of Wilsonart, LLC and Samuel Rosario (collectively, "Appellees"). Under Florida's current summary judgment standard, we are compelled to conclude that conflicting evidence remained as to whether Rosario negligently operated his vehicle, which could allow a jury to apportion fault between the drivers. We therefore reverse the summary judgment and remand for further proceedings.

On January 17, 2017, Rosario was driving a freightliner truck eastbound on a six lane highway towards an…