ROMEO WARD, PETITIONER,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT

Citator

Cited By (15 total)

• Friedrich v. Fetterman & Assocs., P.A., 137 So. 3d 362 (Fla. 2013)
  …its] premises in a reasonably safe condition and (2) to warn the invitee of any concealed dangers that the owner knows or should know about, which are unknown to the invitee and cannot be discovered by the invitee through due care.” Morales v. Weil, 44 So. 3d 173, 178 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010); see also Yuniter, 707 So. 2d at 764. In order to establish causation in a negligence action, “Florida courts follow the more likely than not standard of causation and require proof that the negligence probably caused the p…
• Valladares v. Bank OF Am. Corp., 197 So. 3d 1 (Fla. 2016)
  …ty.of care to (1) maintain their premises in a way that ensures.reasonably safe conditions, and (2) advise the invitee of any reasonably unknown hidden dangers of which the owner either knew or should have known. Id. at 365 (quoting Morales v. Weil, 44 So. 3d 173, 178 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010)). This duty not only applies to dangerous conditions that arise and require correction, but.also to taking action to mitigate or eliminate the possibility of a foreseeable risk of harm before it occurs. See Markowitz v. Hele…
• Strickland v. Timco Aviation Servs., Inc., 66 So. 3d 1002 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011)
  …rty which causes the employee injury, courts have determined the property owner’s duty by applying the general rule governing duties owed to independent contractors and their employees, rather than business invitees. For example, in Morales v. Weil, 44 So. 3d 173 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010), an independent contractor was injured while demolishing a damaged roof when he stepped through a weakened roof panel. Id. at 175-76. The court noted that the property owner of a damaged roof had no duty to maintain the roof in a…