Sovereign Immunity Blog

In the case of Antonio Bejarano v. City of Coral Gables, Case Number 3D17-2636 (Fla. 3rd DCA July 10, 2019), Florida’s Third DCA reversed a summary judgment in favor of the city regarding the placement of palm trees near a roadway so as to obstruct the view of...

The widow of Michael Dimezza filed a lawsuit against the operator of a garbage truck, FCC Environmental Services, LLC, for wrongful death arising from an accident that took the life of her husband.  Mr. Dimezza was on a motorcycle and was stopped at a traffic light in Lakeland,...

Polk County School Board logo The father of a Mulberry High School student filed a lawsuit against the Polk County School Board alleging that the school board was negligent in hiring Jason Argo as a teacher.  The lawsuit claims that the Polk County School Board should have known...

A deputy was reported to have been involved in a car accident at the intersection of Michigan Street and Delaney Avenue. The accident happened at approximately 5:15 p.m. as the deputy was transporting a suspect to the county jail. The police vehicle struck a woman driving a Toyota...