Divided Panel Upholds Widow’s Award In Dispute Against Domino’s

Mealey's (October 27, 2020, 12:30 PM EDT) -- DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Fifth District Florida Court of Appeal on Oct. 23 summarily affirmed an $8.9 million award in favor of the widow of a man who died in an automobile accident caused by a Domino’s Pizza delivery driver; in a dissent, one judge indicated that he would instead reverse because Florida’s standard jury instruction on agency “does not adequately account for a franchise relationship” (Domino’s Pizza LLC v. Yvonne Wiederhold, No. 5D19-2343, Fla. App., 5th Dist., 2020 Fla. App. LEXIS 15080)....