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Permanent Injunction Entered!
A group of employees left PeopleReady, Florida, Inc. and went to work for a competitor organization. Robert Bleakley and Brian Battaglia represented PeopleReady and immediately obtained enforcement of the contractual non-competition provisions agreed to between the firm’s client and its former employees.
Trial Court Grants Summary Judgement On Contractual Indemnification Claim Arising out of Premises Claim
Robert Bleakley and Darryl Beckman represented Westfield, LLC and Countryside Mall, LLC in a contractual indemnification against a plumbing contractor and its insurance carrier that refused to indemnify and insure the mall when a pipe upon which the plumbing contractor was working caused personal injury to a mall tenant. Mr. Beckman persuasively argued to… Read More »
Permanent Injunction Entered!
Robert Bleakley and Brian Battaglia represented PEOPLEREADY, FLORIDA, INC. in connection with enforcement of restrictive covenants when a group of employees resigned at the same time and went to work for a competitor organization. Jacksonville Circuit Court Judge Karen Cole entered a final judgment granting a permanent injunction upholding PEOPLEREADY’s contractual rights.
Plaintiff’s fraud results in judgment in favor of Advance Auto Parts!
After an unfortunate low impact collision between an Advance Auto Parts delivery driver and a vehicle driven by Plaintiff, Noel Velasquez. Mr. Velasquez claimed that as a result of the accident, he sustained extensive neck and back pain including dozens of injections, a two-level fusion surgery on his neck, another surgery on his low… Read More »
Tripping and Falling While Walking Through A Landscape Bed is “Open and Obvious” – Trial Court Grants Summary Judgement
The firm represents the Sarasota Square Mall in premises liability claims. In this action, the Plaintiff tripped and fell while walking across a landscaping bed. Mack McCormick successfully argued the landscaping bed was an “open and obvious” condition, thereby obtaining summary judgment for the firm’s client.
Judge of Compensation Claims awards Advance Auto Parts its taxable costs!
Robert Bleakley defended multiple claims brought against it by one of its employees for supposed injuries sustained to her neck and shoulder while working in the company distribution center. The firm defended the claims raising fraud and misrepresentation defenses arising out of, among other thigs, false testimony in which the employee denied prior neck… Read More »
Court enters temporary and permanent injunction against former employee!
The defendant was a former subcontractor of one of the firm’s long time clients, IS MY DRIVING SAFE. Defendant worked his way into a position of trust and became vitally important to the client in terms of expanding company sales and handling operations. Unfortunately defendant decided to take the knowledge and industry contacts obtained… Read More »
Court enters summary judgment on defense of workers compensation immunity!
The plaintiff is a former employee of the firm’s long time client, Spartan Staffing. Plaintiff was a temporary worker assigned to a manufacturing facility. While in the course and scope of his employment, Plaintiff suffered a tragic injury involving a piece of industrial machinery. Plaintiff sued Spartan Staffing and its operations manager seeking to… Read More »
Costs awarded to General Parts Distribution!
Warehouse worker Shane Helt has brought multiple workers compensation claims against his employer, CarQuest Auto Parts. So far the results for Mr. Helt have not been good. The first round of workers compensation litigation resulted in Mr. Helt paying his employer $3,004.65 after his lawyers withdrew the litigated claims and the JCC awarded CarQuest… Read More »
Defense verdict for Advance Auto Parts!
Robert Bleakley and Grant Kindrick obtained a defense verdict for firm client Advance Auto Parts and its delivery driver, Moses Gonzalez. The Plaintiff claimed Mr. Gonzalez, while driving an Advance Auto Parts delivery vehicle, hit her while she was a pedestrian walking across a cross walk. Plaintiff claimed the impact resulted in knee surgery… Read More »