Ms. Lippincott successfully represented the former husband in this appeal. The Fifth District Court of Appeal found the former husband’s income was improperly calculated leading to the incorrect determination of child support. Arrearages of child support must be appropriately measured, bear prejudgment interest, and paid as quickly as the payer’s ability permits.
Child Custody and Visitation
The trial court awarded custody of a young child to the father and the mother appealed. Ms. Lippincott successfully represented the father in this appeal.
Guardianship
Appellate procedure holds many traps for the inexperienced and unwary. Ms. Lippincott’s appellate experience is diverse and deep, including commercial litigation, medical malpractice, real estate, constitutional law, insurance, personal injury, probate, guardianship, administrative, and family law matters. Please examine her appellate decisions.
Spousal Support
Ms. Lippincott successfully represented the former wife in this appeal. The Fifth District Court of Appeal held that the trial court erred in failing to conduct an evidentiary hearing on the former wife’s motion to reopen the evidence on the basis of fraud. In addition, the appellate court found a number of errors pertaining to alimony and equitable distribution. The case was reversed in part, affirmed in part, and remanded for further proceedings.
A young man died as a result of an HIV infected blood transfusion. His estate sued a hospital and blood bank for his wrongful death. The trial court dismissed the action on the basis of the medical malpractice statute of repose (the time limit on bringing an action for medical malpractice). Ms. Lippincott effectively represented the estate on appeal.
4) Defendants were not acting as the employer’s safety consultant so as to immunize them from suit pursuant to the workers compensation law.
Employment Contract
The Fifth District Court of Appeal ruled there was insufficient evidence to find the individual members personally responsible on the oral employment agreement. And, in addition, the appellate court found sufficient evidence of fraud against one member, but insufficient evidence against the other member.
Million-dollar personal injury verdict affirmed despite possible error in one of two legal theories due to an appellate principle, i.e. the two-issue rule.
Medical Malpractice
A twenty four year old father died of a ruptured aneurism leaving three surviving young children. The jury found the father died as a result of the medical malpractice of the defendant doctors and awarded damages of three million dollars per child for a total of nine million dollars. Ms. Lippincott effectively represented the father’s estate on appeal.
Chaffin, a co-trustee with Overstreet, brought an action to remove Overstreet as a trustee of a family trust. In denying the requested removal, the trial court went further and ruled that Chaffin lacked the authority to sell certain real property that was not a part of the family trust; issued rulings concerning other trusts; and required yearly accountings for the trusts and probate estates.
A bank sued to foreclose its mortgage on certain real estate and to terminate the Savoies’ option to purchase that real estate. The trial court granted summary judgment for the bank and terminated the Savoies’ option to purchase. Ms. Lippincott successfully represented the Savoies on appeal.