MEDICAL CENTER IMAGING, LLC A/A/O KAYLYN DORAN
v.
LM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
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This case consolidates multiple appeals where trial courts sua sponte transferred venue without proper justification. The appellate court reversed these orders, finding them to be an abuse of discretion.
No, a trial court cannot sua sponte transfer venue without a proper showing of necessity. The appellate court held that such transfers are improper.
[1] A trial court may not sua sponte transfer venue without a showing that the plaintiff's chosen venue is improper or that transfer is appropriate on forum non conveniens gr…
[2] An order transferring venue is reversible error when the trial court acts sua sponte without a proper basis.
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“In these consolidated cases, the trial courts sua sponte entered orders transferring venue without any showing that plaintiffs’ chosen venue was improper or that transfer was appropriate on forum non conveniens grounds.”
This quote establishes the core issue of the case: improper sua sponte venue transfers.
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_____________________________ 4D21-1079 Chad A. Barr of Chad Barr Law, Altamonte Springs, for appellant. Daniel E. Nordby of Shutts & Bowen LLP, Tallahassee, and Alyssa L. Cory of Shutts & Bowen, LLP, Tampa, for appellee.
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_____________________________ 4D21-1111 Christina M. Kalin and John C. Daly of Daly & Barber, P.A., Plantation, for appellant. No appearance for appellee.
_____________________________ 4D21-1112 Christina M. Kalin and John C. Daly of Daly & Barber, P.A., Plantation, for appellant. No appearance for appellee.
_____________________________ 4D21-1352 Chad A. Barr of Chad Barr Law, Altamonte Springs, for appellant. Veresa Jones Adams, Abbi Freifeld Carr and Jeffrey Geldens of Roig Lawyers, Deerfield Beach, for appellee.
_____________________________ 4D21-1354 Chad A. Barr of Chad Barr Law, Altamonte Springs, for appellant. Veresa Jones Adams, Abbi Freifeld Carr and Jeffrey Geldens of Roig Lawyers, Deerfield Beach, for appellee.
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_____________________________ 4D21-1510 Christina M. Kalin and John C. Daly of Daly & Barber, P.A., Plantation, for appellant. No appearance for appellee.
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_____________________________ 4D21-1581 Mac S. Phillips of Phillips Tadros, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant. No appearance for appellee.
_____________________________ 4D21-1602 Daniel Manyari of Steinger, Greene & Feiner, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant. No appearance for appellee.
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