Florida/Georgia Personal Injury & Workers Compensation

...Although McDonald raises numerous points on appeal, we consider that only those points relating to the requirement that he file a marine casualty report and the use and application of the prima facie negligence presumption warrant discussion. Turning first to the marine casualty report, Section 310.111, Florida Statutes (Supp....

...-incriminating statements. [2] Thus, if appellant had filed the report and asserted therein his privilege at whatever *663 time he believed a truthful statement would be self-incriminating, he would have complied with the reporting requirement under section 310.111 and would not be subject to disciplinary proceedings under section 310.101(1)(g)....