Collins Ex Rel. Estate of Knowlton v. Marriott International, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• analyzing a jury award of zero dollars in the context of a compromise verdict in a negligence action
• analyzing whether the plaintiff in a negligence case relied on an impermissible stacking of inferences
• applying Florida’s “zone of risk” doctrine and holding that “[a]s part of the duty to maintain the premises in a reasonably safe condition, a property owner also has a duty to maintain the property to prevent foreseeable risks that exist on adjacent property”
• “[A] jury verdict influenced by an improper compromise cannot stand and a complete new trial is required because liability and damages are inseparable.”
• “[O]nce a trial on the merits has occurred, . . . the denial of [a summary judgment] motion is unreviewable on appeal.” (citations omitted)
• “[A] jury verdict influenced by an improper compromise cannot stand and a complete new trial is required because liability and damages are inseparable.”

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