Supreme Court Changes Appealability of Orders on Sovereign Immunity

The Florida Supreme Court changed the state’s rules of appellate procedure to allow appeals of nonfinal orders determining whether a defendant is entitled to sovereign immunity, but denials of workers’ compensation immunity remain unappealable. Case: Florida Highway Patrol v. Jackson, No. SC18-468, 01/23/2020, published. Facts: Vontavia Robinson died in a predawn car accident on Interstate 75 after smoke from a nearby brush fire caused visibility to deteriorate. The Florida Highway Patrol had closed the interstate for several hours because of the smoke, and Robinson’s...