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Karling v. Budget Rent-a-Car Systems, Inc
The court upheld the the finding that the vicarious liability of short-term motor vehicle lessors (such as rental car companies) under Florida's dangerous instrumentality doctrine is preempted by 49 U.S.C. § 30106, (the Graves Amendment).
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Morongell v. Miami-Dade County
This plaintiff police officer brought a civil rights claim arising from alleged employment discrimination and retaliation for filing EEOC complaints.
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Case v. City of Sanford.
Civil rights -- Search and seizure -- False arrest -- Qualified immunity
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Rico v. School Board of Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Plaintiff was a school board attorney who sued the school board following her termination from that position.
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Case v. City of Sanford.
2/3/2009
Civil rights -- Search and seizure -- False arrest -- Qualified immunity -- Officer who received inconsistent allegations of criminal activity from informant and independently corroborated several of those allegations had probable cause to make arrest and seize property -- Absent violation of plaintiff's constitutional rights by officer, the sheriff and city, as officer's principals, were entitled to summary judgment -- District court properly determined that officer, sheriff, and city were entitled to qualified immunity -- District court did not abuse its discretion when it denied plaintiff's post-judgment motion raising for the first time claims of wrongful detention and illegal retention of his property -- Moreover, claims were without merit given existence of probable cause
Reported at 21 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. C1417a
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