Author: Ryan Barack

Eleventh Circuit Again Overrules $300,000 Jury Award For Plaintiff

In Howard v. Walgreen Co., the Eleventh Circuit held that that despite the fact a jury awarded the plaintiff $300,000 in damages, no reasonable jury could find for the plaintiff.  I have difficulty understanding how a group of judges who didn’t hear the evidence could decide that the jury that awarded $300,000 to the plaintiff […]

Florida “Mini-Cobra” Insurance for Former Employee of Small Employers

So what do you do if you are terminated from a Florida employer too small to be covered by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”)?
Under the Florida Health Insurance Coverage Continuation Act, commonly known as Mini-COBRA, you are still eligible for insurance.
But under mini-COBRA, It is your responsibility (not your employer’s) to […]