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Filing# 185736022 E-Filed 1 1/08/2023 12:57:22 PM
JHR/bkh/62000-887 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND
FOR BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. CACE 20-021039 (03)
FLORIDA BAR NO. 525022
JESUS OLIVERA and DALIA
OLIVERA,
Plaintiff,
VS.
ELEGNIS TAMAYO, an individual,
JOVANIS TAMAYO, an individual,and
AMAS TRUCKING LLC, a Florida
limited liability
company,
Defendant.
i
MOTION IN LIMINE
Defendants, ELEGNIS TAMAYO and JOVANIS TAMAYO, by and through
undersigned attorneys, file this Motion in Limine and as grounds therefor would state as
follows:
1. The subject lawsuit arises out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on
May 19, 2019. JESUS OLIVERA, and
The Plaintiff, his wife, DALIA OLIVERA, have
sued the Defendant, ELEGNIS TAMAYO, and the Defendant, JOVANIS TAMAYO,
seeking to recover compensatory damages. DALIA
Note, the claim of the Plaintiff,
OLIVERA, is a loss of consortium damages. Among the damages being sought by the
BOYD RICHARDS PARKER & COLONNELLI, P.L.
MIAMI FT. LAUDERDALE TAMPA WEST PALM BEACH NEW YORK
100 S.E. Second Street, Suite 2600 W. Commercial Boulevard, Suite 201
400 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 1150 1500 Broadway, Suite 550
1600 1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 550
Miami, Florida 33131
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309 Tampa, Florida 33602 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
New York, New York 10036
Tel: 786-425-1045 Fax: 786-425-3905 Tel: 813-223-6021 Fax: 813-223-6024 Tel: (212) 400-0626
Tel: 954-848-2460 Fax: 954-848-2470 Tel: 561-624-8233 Fax: 786-425-3905
FILED: PALM***
BEACH COUNTY,
FILED: BROWARD FL JOSEPH
COUNTY, ABRUZZO, CLERK
FL BI*Nty*81RDRMAN, 02/14/2024
CLERK 11/08/2023 09:54:35
12:57:19 PM.**** AM
JESUS
Plaintiff, OLIVERA, are past medical expenses and potentially
future medical
expenses allegedlyreasonablycertain to be incurred as a result ofthe subjectaccident.
2. JESUS OLIVERA, had
At the time of the subjectaccident the Plaintiff,
health insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida. The Plaintiff,JESUS
OLIVERA, continues to have health insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida.
3. The medical providers who have provided treatment JESUS
to the Plaintiff,
OLIVERA, post-accidenthave either been paid by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida or a
third party on its behalf or, in have elected to not submit their bills for
the alternative,
payment to health insurance but electingto treat under a letter of protection.
4. Pursuant to provisionsofFlorida Statute §768.0427 as amended March 2023,
the Defendants file this Motion in Limine requestingthat the Court limit the evidence
and/or recovery of past medical expenses to either what has been paid by health insurance
and/or what would have been billed if said bills had been submitted to health insurance.
Further,the Defendants seek to limit evidence on any claimed future medical expenses to
be limited to what the payments would be by health insurance for any such future medical
care or treatment.
5. The Defendants take the position that the provisions of Florida Statute
on the basis
§768.0427, while passed subsequentto the subjectaccident,applyretroactively
that the statutory provisions at issue are procedural in nature. Courts in other
Historically,
situations have held that statutes which are procedural in nature can be applied
retroactively.See, Kenz v. Miami-Dade County, 116 So.3d 461 (Fla.3rd DCA 2013),
BOYD RICHARDS PARKER & COLONNELLI, P.L.
MIAMI FT. LAUDERDALE TAMPA WEST PALM BEACH NEW YORK
100 S.E. Second Street, Suite 2600 W. Commercial Boulevard, Suite 201
400 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 1150 1500 Broadway, Suite 550
1600 1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 550
Miami, Florida 33131
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309 Tampa, Florida 33602 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
New York, New York 10036
Tel: 786-425-1045 Fax: 786-425-3905 Tel: 813-223-6021 Fax: 813-223-6024 Tel: (212) 400-0626
Tel: 954-848-2460 Fax: 954-848-2470 Tel: 561-624-8233 Fax: 786-425-3905
(holding that provisionsof Florida Statute §768.0755 requiringplaintiff
to produce
evidence of defendant's actual or constructive knowledge to recovery in a premise liability
lawsuit is procedural as opposed to substantive);Litvin v. St. Lucie County Sheriff's
Department, 599 So.2d 1353, 1355 (Fla.1St DCA 1992),(findingthat statutory amendment
on a worker's compensation claim that there be an "actual knowledge" threshold for
recovery was procedural);Stuart Stein, P.A. v. Miller Industries, Inc.,564 So.2d 539,540
(Fla.4th DCA 1990) (modification of burden of proof on a claim for punitivedamages to
"clear and convincing" standard did not constitute a substantive change but was procedural
in nature and may be appliedretroactively);
Larocca v. State,289 So.3d 492, 493 (Fla.4th
DCA 2020),(statutecreatingDaubert as the standard upon which opiniontestimonyis to
be analyzedwas procedural in nature and should be appliedretroactively).
6. Undersigned counsel is of the understandingthat this Court has previously
addressed this issue and found that the provisionsof Florida Statute §768.0427 which are
procedural in nature shall be appliedretroactively
and further,that those provisionsas it
relates to admissible evidence on claims for past medical expenses and future medical
expenses is procedural in nature and shall be appliedretroactively.Attached hereto is an
Order which undersigned counsel believes this Court entered on this issue.
7. Any claims for past medical expenses or future medical expenses should be
limited to what was either paid by health insurance or what would have been paid by health
insurance if submitted.
BOYD RICHARDS PARKER & COLONNELLI, P.L.
MIAMI FT. LAUDERDALE TAMPA WEST PALM BEACH NEW YORK
100 S.E. Second Street, Suite 2600 W. Commercial Boulevard, Suite 201
400 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 1150 1500 Broadway, Suite 550
1600 1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 550
Miami, Florida 33131
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309 Tampa, Florida 33602 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
New York, New York 10036
Tel: 786-425-1045 Fax: 786-425-3905 Tel: 813-223-6021 Fax: 813-223-6024 Tel: (212) 400-0626
Tel: 954-848-2460 Fax: 954-848-2470 Tel: 561-624-8233 Fax: 786-425-3905
WHEREFORE the Defendants, ELEGNIS TAMAYO and JOVANIS TAMAYO,
respectfully
request this Honorable Court enter an Order grantingtheir Motion in Limine
findingthat Florida Statute §768.047 is applicablein this matter, and such other relief this
Court deems justand appropriate.
WE HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoingwas filed with the Clerk of the Court
using the Florida Courts E-FilingPortal on November 8,2023, to be served this date on
Ryan Clancy, Esq., Ainsworth & Clancy PLLC, 801 Brickell Avenue 8th Floor,Miami FL
33131; via transmission of Notice of Electronic Filing generated by
and/or was sent by
eservice@myflcourtaccess.com electronic mail to the above addressee.
BOYD RICHARDS PARKER & COLONNELLI, P.L.
Attorneys for Defendant
1600 W. Commercial Boulevard, Suite 201
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
(954) 848-2460
(954) 848-2470 FAX
Service ofpleadings: serviceFLL@boydlawgroup.corn
BY. /s/ John Richards
JOHN H. RICHARDS
BOYD RICHARDS PARKER & COLONNELLI, P.L.
MIAMI FT. LAUDERDALE TAMPA WEST PALM BEACH NEW YORK
100 S.E. Second Street, Suite 2600 W. Commercial Boulevard, Suite 201
400 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 1150 1500 Broadway, Suite 550
1600 1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 550
Miami, Florida 33131
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309 Tampa, Florida 33602 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
New York, New York 10036
Tel: 786-425-1045 Fax: 786-425-3905 Tel: 813-223-6021 Fax: 813-223-6024 Tel: (212) 400-0626
Tel: 954-848-2460 Fax: 954-848-2470 Tel: 561-624-8233 Fax: 786-425-3905
# 182857680 E-Filed 09/28/2023 07:13:43
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. CACE23011063 DIVISION: Qi JUDGE: Casey, Daniel A. (03)
Vladimir Frederic
/ Petitioner(s)
Plaintiff(s)
V
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.
Defendant(s) / Respondent(s)
ORDER ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO STRIKE DEFENDANT'S AFFIRMATIVE
DEFENSE NUMBERS 1,2 AND 14
TH[S MATTER came on for consideration and hearing on September 28,2023, on the above
motion, and the Court having reviewed the pleadings,having heard argument of counsel, and being duly
advised in the premises,states it is hereby:
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows:
GRANTED in part, without prejudice,and DENIED in part.
Affirmative Defenses No. 1 to
(failure state a cause of action)and No. 2 (subjectmatter
of Defendant's
jurisdiction) Amended Answer are stricken, without prejudice,and with ten (10) days
leave of Court for Defendant to re-allegesame with greater specificity.
applicationof Section 768.0427, Florida Statutes)
Affirmative Defenses No. 14 (retroactive
shall stand. The Court finds that Section 768.0427, Florida Statutes is procedural in nature consistent
with Florida case law, and Section 30 of HB 837 (which provides "this act shall apply to causes of
on the Court as to proceduralaspects
action filed after the effective date of this acf')is not controlling
of HB 837 and does not rule out the retroactive applicationto the parts of HB 837 which are
procedural.
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Case Number: CACE23011063
DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Broward County, Florida on 28th d#y QfSeptember, 2023.
27--.nm MWW
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CACE2301 1063 09-28-2023 4:01 PM
Hon. Daniel Casey
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE
Signedby Daniel Casey
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Filing# 185736022 E-Filed 1 1/08/2023 12:57:22 PM JHR/bkh/62000-887 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. CACE 20-021039 (03) FLORIDA BAR NO. 525022 JESUS OLIVERA and DALIA OLIVERA, Plaintiff, VS. ELEGNIS TAMAYO, an individual, JOVANIS TAMAYO, an individual,and AMAS TRUCKING LLC, a Florida limited liability company, Defendant. i MOTION IN LIMINE Defendants, ELEGNIS TAMAYO and JOVANIS TAMAYO, by and through undersigned attorneys, file this Motion in Limine and as grounds therefor would state as follows: 1. The subject lawsuit arises out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on May 19, 2019. JESUS OLIVERA, and The Plaintiff, his wife, DALIA OLIVERA, have sued the Defendant, ELEGNIS TAMAYO, and the Defendant, JOVANIS TAMAYO, seeking to recover compensatory damages. DALIA Note, the claim of the Plaintiff, OLIVERA, is a loss of consortium damages. Among the damages being sought by the BOYD RICHARDS PARKER & COLONNELLI, P.L. MIAMI FT. LAUDERDALE TAMPA WEST PALM BEACH NEW YORK 100 S.E. Second Street, Suite 2600 W. Commercial Boulevard, Suite 201 400 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 1150 1500 Broadway, Suite 550 1600 1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 550 Miami, Florida 33131 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309 Tampa, Florida 33602 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 New York, New York 10036 Tel: 786-425-1045 Fax: 786-425-3905 Tel: 813-223-6021 Fax: 813-223-6024 Tel: (212) 400-0626 Tel: 954-848-2460 Fax: 954-848-2470 Tel: 561-624-8233 Fax: 786-425-3905 FILED: PALM*** BEACH COUNTY, FILED: BROWARD FL JOSEPH COUNTY, ABRUZZO, CLERK FL BI*Nty*81RDRMAN, 02/14/2024 CLERK 11/08/2023 09:54:35 12:57:19 PM.**** AM JESUS Plaintiff, OLIVERA, are past medical expenses and potentially future medical expenses allegedlyreasonablycertain to be incurred as a result ofthe subjectaccident. 2. JESUS OLIVERA, had At the time of the subjectaccident the Plaintiff, health insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida. The Plaintiff,JESUS OLIVERA, continues to have health insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida. 3. The medical providers who have provided treatment JESUS to the Plaintiff, OLIVERA, post-accidenthave either been paid by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida or a third party on its behalf or, in have elected to not submit their bills for the alternative, payment to health insurance but electingto treat under a letter of protection. 4. Pursuant to provisionsofFlorida Statute §768.0427 as amended March 2023, the Defendants file this Motion in Limine requestingthat the Court limit the evidence and/or recovery of past medical expenses to either what has been paid by health insurance and/or what would have been billed if said bills had been submitted to health insurance. Further,the Defendants seek to limit evidence on any claimed future medical expenses to be limited to what the payments would be by health insurance for any such future medical care or treatment. 5. The Defendants take the position that the provisions of Florida Statute on the basis §768.0427, while passed subsequentto the subjectaccident,applyretroactively that the statutory provisions at issue are procedural in nature. Courts in other Historically, situations have held that statutes which are procedural in nature can be applied retroactively.See, Kenz v. Miami-Dade County, 116 So.3d 461 (Fla.3rd DCA 2013), BOYD RICHARDS PARKER & COLONNELLI, P.L. MIAMI FT. LAUDERDALE TAMPA WEST PALM BEACH NEW YORK 100 S.E. Second Street, Suite 2600 W. Commercial Boulevard, Suite 201 400 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 1150 1500 Broadway, Suite 550 1600 1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 550 Miami, Florida 33131 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309 Tampa, Florida 33602 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 New York, New York 10036 Tel: 786-425-1045 Fax: 786-425-3905 Tel: 813-223-6021 Fax: 813-223-6024 Tel: (212) 400-0626 Tel: 954-848-2460 Fax: 954-848-2470 Tel: 561-624-8233 Fax: 786-425-3905 (holding that provisionsof Florida Statute §768.0755 requiringplaintiff to produce evidence of defendant's actual or constructive knowledge to recovery in a premise liability lawsuit is procedural as opposed to substantive);Litvin v. St. Lucie County Sheriff's Department, 599 So.2d 1353, 1355 (Fla.1St DCA 1992),(findingthat statutory amendment on a worker's compensation claim that there be an "actual knowledge" threshold for recovery was procedural);Stuart Stein, P.A. v. Miller Industries, Inc.,564 So.2d 539,540 (Fla.4th DCA 1990) (modification of burden of proof on a claim for punitivedamages to "clear and convincing" standard did not constitute a substantive change but was procedural in nature and may be appliedretroactively); Larocca v. State,289 So.3d 492, 493 (Fla.4th DCA 2020),(statutecreatingDaubert as the standard upon which opiniontestimonyis to be analyzedwas procedural in nature and should be appliedretroactively). 6. Undersigned counsel is of the understandingthat this Court has previously addressed this issue and found that the provisionsof Florida Statute §768.0427 which are procedural in nature shall be appliedretroactively and further,that those provisionsas it relates to admissible evidence on claims for past medical expenses and future medical expenses is procedural in nature and shall be appliedretroactively.Attached hereto is an Order which undersigned counsel believes this Court entered on this issue. 7. Any claims for past medical expenses or future medical expenses should be limited to what was either paid by health insurance or what would have been paid by health insurance if submitted. BOYD RICHARDS PARKER & COLONNELLI, P.L. MIAMI FT. LAUDERDALE TAMPA WEST PALM BEACH NEW YORK 100 S.E. Second Street, Suite 2600 W. Commercial Boulevard, Suite 201 400 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 1150 1500 Broadway, Suite 550 1600 1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 550 Miami, Florida 33131 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309 Tampa, Florida 33602 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 New York, New York 10036 Tel: 786-425-1045 Fax: 786-425-3905 Tel: 813-223-6021 Fax: 813-223-6024 Tel: (212) 400-0626 Tel: 954-848-2460 Fax: 954-848-2470 Tel: 561-624-8233 Fax: 786-425-3905 WHEREFORE the Defendants, ELEGNIS TAMAYO and JOVANIS TAMAYO, respectfully request this Honorable Court enter an Order grantingtheir Motion in Limine findingthat Florida Statute §768.047 is applicablein this matter, and such other relief this Court deems justand appropriate. WE HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoingwas filed with the Clerk of the Court using the Florida Courts E-FilingPortal on November 8,2023, to be served this date on Ryan Clancy, Esq., Ainsworth & Clancy PLLC, 801 Brickell Avenue 8th Floor,Miami FL 33131; via transmission of Notice of Electronic Filing generated by and/or was sent by eservice@myflcourtaccess.com electronic mail to the above addressee. BOYD RICHARDS PARKER & COLONNELLI, P.L. Attorneys for Defendant 1600 W. Commercial Boulevard, Suite 201 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 (954) 848-2460 (954) 848-2470 FAX Service ofpleadings: serviceFLL@boydlawgroup.corn BY. /s/ John Richards JOHN H. RICHARDS BOYD RICHARDS PARKER & COLONNELLI, P.L. MIAMI FT. LAUDERDALE TAMPA WEST PALM BEACH NEW YORK 100 S.E. Second Street, Suite 2600 W. Commercial Boulevard, Suite 201 400 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 1150 1500 Broadway, Suite 550 1600 1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 550 Miami, Florida 33131 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309 Tampa, Florida 33602 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 New York, New York 10036 Tel: 786-425-1045 Fax: 786-425-3905 Tel: 813-223-6021 Fax: 813-223-6024 Tel: (212) 400-0626 Tel: 954-848-2460 Fax: 954-848-2470 Tel: 561-624-8233 Fax: 786-425-3905 # 182857680 E-Filed 09/28/2023 07:13:43 Filiiig PM IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. CACE23011063 DIVISION: Qi JUDGE: Casey, Daniel A. (03) Vladimir Frederic / Petitioner(s) Plaintiff(s) V PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. Defendant(s) / Respondent(s) ORDER ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO STRIKE DEFENDANT'S AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE NUMBERS 1,2 AND 14 TH[S MATTER came on for consideration and hearing on September 28,2023, on the above motion, and the Court having reviewed the pleadings,having heard argument of counsel, and being duly advised in the premises,states it is hereby: ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: GRANTED in part, without prejudice,and DENIED in part. Affirmative Defenses No. 1 to (failure state a cause of action)and No. 2 (subjectmatter of Defendant's jurisdiction) Amended Answer are stricken, without prejudice,and with ten (10) days leave of Court for Defendant to re-allegesame with greater specificity. applicationof Section 768.0427, Florida Statutes) Affirmative Defenses No. 14 (retroactive shall stand. The Court finds that Section 768.0427, Florida Statutes is procedural in nature consistent with Florida case law, and Section 30 of HB 837 (which provides "this act shall apply to causes of on the Court as to proceduralaspects action filed after the effective date of this acf')is not controlling of HB 837 and does not rule out the retroactive applicationto the parts of HB 837 which are procedural. Page 1 of 2 Case Number: CACE23011063 DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Broward County, Florida on 28th d#y QfSeptember, 2023. 27--.nm MWW U CACE2301 1063 09-28-2023 4:01 PM Hon. Daniel Casey CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE Signedby Daniel Casey Electronically Copies Furnished To: Efilemadeeasy Batch Admin, E-mail courtservice@efilemadeeasy.com : Jason A Glusman, E-mail : ftlcrtpleadings@wickersmith.com Jason A Glusman, E-mail: jglusman@wickersmith.com Jason A Glusman, E-mail : creese@wickersmith.com Jonathon S Miller, E-mail: jmiller@wickersmith.com Jonathon S Miller, E-mail : nmartin@wickersmith.com Mariana Moreno, E-mail : mamoreno@rubensteinlaw.com Michael J Arzillo, E-mail : yogonzalez@rubensteinlaw.com Michael J Arzillo,E-mail : marzillo@rubensteinlaw.com Michael J Arzillo, E-mail : eservice@rubensteinlaw.com Todd Barron E-mail : tbarron@wickersmith.com , Todd Barron E-mail zestevez@wickersmith.com , : Page 2 of 2