Supreme Court of Florida

Court approval is not a prerequisite to a valid settlement offer for a minor.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/18/2004
• Published 11/18/2004

Judges

• PARIENTE, C.J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Louis K. Rosenbloum, Pensacola, FL, Robert J. Mayes, Gulf Breeze, FL, Michael S. Rywant of Rywant, Alvarez, Jones, Russo and Guyton, P.A., and Lefferts L. Mabie, III, Tampa, FL, for Petitioner., Philip M. Burlington of Caruso, Burlington, Bohn and Campiani, P.A., West Palm Beach on behalf of Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers;  Stephen E. Day and Rhonda B. Boggess, of Taylor, Day and Currie Attorneys at Law, Jacksonville, Florida on behalf of Florida Defense Lawyers' Association;  and James Kaplan, Miami, Florida, and David M. Homes and Jeremy A. Stephenson, Chicago, Illinois of Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman and Dicker, LLP on behalf of National Association of Independent Insurers, As Amici Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Tracy Raffles Gunn, of Fowler, White, Boggs and Banker, P.A., Tampa, FL, for Respondent.