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6 Florida opinions name it 2 courts 1978–2011 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Florida courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
In Re the Florida Bargreen2 sentences2011In re the Florida Bar, 265 So.2d 21, 40-41 (Fla.1972). 2003In re the Florida Bar, 265 So.2d 21 (Fla.1972). | 1 | 2 |
Wisconsin Life Ins. Co. v. Sillsgreen1 sentence1984Specifically as to the offer of judgment rule, this court, in Wisconsin Life Insurance Company v. Sills, 368 So.2d 920, 922 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979), held: The purposes of the rule [Rule 1.442] would appear to be better served by allowing attorneys' fees, like costs, to be determined by the Court independently of the merits. | 1 | 1 |
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company v. George F. McCourt Trucking, Inc.green1 sentence1978Cf. Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company v. George F. McCourt Trucking, Inc., 277 F.2d 593, 597 (5th Cir.1960). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Florida. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Marek v. Chesny
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2 sentences2006The Court reasoned that a federal statute that sought to "encourage[] *647 plaintiffs to bring meritorious civil rights suits" was "consistent with the policies and objectives" of the offer of judgment rule, which "simply encourages settlements." Id. at 11 , 105 S.Ct. 3012 . 2006The Court reasoned that a federal statute that sought to "encourage[] *647 plaintiffs to bring meritorious civil rights suits" was "consistent with the policies and objectives" of the offer of judgment rule, which "simply encourages settlements." Id. at 11 , 105 S.Ct. 3012 . | 1 | 2006–2006 |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. August
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2 sentences1989Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. August, 450 U.S. 346 , 101 S.Ct. 1146 , 67 L.Ed.2d 287 (1981) (interpreting the plain language of federal rule 68 which provides, in part, that "if the judgment finally obtained by the offeree is not more favorable than the offer the offeree must pay the costs ..."). 1989Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. August, 450 U.S. 346 , 101 S.Ct. 1146 , 67 L.Ed.2d 287 (1981) (interpreting the plain language of federal rule 68 which provides, in part, that "if the judgment finally obtained by the offeree is not more favorable than the offer the offeree must pay the costs ..."). | 1 | 1989–1989 |
Santiesteban v. McGrath
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1 sentence1978Santiesteban v. McGrath, 320 So.2d 476 (Fla.3d DCA 1975); Hernandez v. Travelers *116 Insurance Company, 331 So.2d 329 (Fla.3d DCA 1976). | 1 | 1978–1978 |
Hernandez v. Travelers Insurance Company
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1 sentence1978Santiesteban v. McGrath, 320 So.2d 476 (Fla.3d DCA 1975); Hernandez v. Travelers *116 Insurance Company, 331 So.2d 329 (Fla.3d DCA 1976). | 1 | 1978–1978 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.