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The Law Offices of Robin Bresky Successfully Appeals Denial of Client’s Due Process Rights By Trial Court’s Precluding Presentation of Case-In-Chief at Final Hearing, Which Was Fundamental Error
Recently, the Law Offices of Robin Bresky helped a mother obtain an appellate reversal of the final judgment in a paternity case. At the Final Hearing, the Father was afforded his right to present his case-in-chief. The trial judge stated repeatedly at the hearing that the Mother would have the same opportunity. However, due… Read More »
Law Offices of Robin Bresky Successfully Defends Judgment in Favor of Injured Plaintiff from Challenge Alleging Improper Service of Process
May 10, 2018* Our firm recently obtained affirmance of a final judgment rendered in favor of our client, a plaintiff who was injured after tripping and falling over uneven and misaligned concrete located on the defendant’s property. The plaintiff’s process server served the defendant with the lawsuit by personal service on the defendant’s registered… Read More »
The Fourth District Court Of Appeal Disapproves The Clerk Of The Court’s Practice Of Backdating Judgments
In Guy v. Plaza Home Mortgage, Inc., Case No. 4D17-3335 (Fla. 4th DCA Apr. 25, 2018), the summary judgment hearing in a foreclosure case was held on an afternoon in September of 2017. However, the lower tribunal’s clerk’s office’s electronic time stamp revealed that the final judgment was filed approximately five hours before the scheduled hearing…. Read More »
Law Offices of Robin Bresky Secures Win for Condominium Association on Insurance Claim for Substantial Hurricane Wilma Damage
The Firm’s client, a condominium association for a community with eight buildings, over 400 residential units, a clubhouse and two pools, recently prevailed in an appeal from a Final Judgment based on the interpretation of insurance policy language concerning application of the policy deductible. The action arose from extensive hurricane/windstorm damage suffered by the… Read More »
Law Offices of Robin Bresky Obtains Affirmance of Order Finding Unenforceable a Post-Judgment Settlement Agreement That Prevented Client from Contact with Family
Our firm recently helped a client obtain affirmance of a trial court order finding unenforceable a Post-Judgment Settlement Agreement that prohibited our client from having contact with various family and friends. The parties entered into the Post-Judgment Settlement Agreement (“PJSA”) shortly after the Final Judgment dissolving their marriage. The PJSA contained a provision that… Read More »
Law Offices of Robin Bresky Obtains Dismissal of Appeal for Lack of Prosecution
March 23, 2018 The Law Offices of Robin Bresky recently assisted an appellee client in successfully obtaining dismissal of an appeal of a postjudgment trial court order. Our client, who was the plaintiff in the trial court action, obtained a judgment in the trial court awarding our client appellate attorney’s fees incurred in a… Read More »
Law Offices of Robin Bresky Helps Injured Plaintiff Prevail in Appeal by Defendant Who Sought New Trial
The firm’s client, who was Plaintiff in a personal injury suit, recently prevailed in an appeal by the Defendant from an order denying the Defendant’s motion for new trial. The action arose from personal injuries sustained by our client in 2008, while driving in Miami-Dade County. As our client cleared the intersection, a vehicle traveling… Read More »
Law Offices of Robin Bresky Obtains Affirmance of Condotel Foreclosure Judgment
The Law Offices of Robin Bresky recently assisted three individuals and a corporation in prevailing in a foreclosure appeal. The clients received an affirmance of a Final Judgment of Foreclosure that had been entered in their favor as Plaintiffs in the trial court. The trial proceeding was a commercial foreclosure of a mortgage lien… Read More »
Law Offices of Robin Bresky Obtains Reversal of Trial Court Order that Summarily Denied Petition for Stalking Injunction
The Law Offices of Robin Bresky recently assisted a client in obtaining reversal of an order denying the client’s petition for an injunction for protection against stalking. The client filed the petition pro se, alleging five separate instances of stalking by his ex-girlfriend. He included detailed descriptions of the five incidents of stalking with… Read More »
Amendments to Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure Regarding Records and Appendices Took Effect October 1, 2017
On September 7, 2017, the Supreme Court of Florida amended the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure regarding the record on appeal and any appendix filed in appellate proceedings. The amendments took effect on October 1, 2017. In re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, Case No. 16-1377 (Fla. Sept. 7, 2017). The… Read More »
