ROBINSON v. POLK COUNTY SCHOOL BD.

Case No. 2D19-421.

292 So.3d 1193 (2020)

Devarus ROBINSON, Appellant, v. POLK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Opinion filed March 11, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Isaac R. Ruiz-Carus and Katherine Gannon of Rissman, Barrett, Hurt, Donahue, McLain and Mangan, P.A., Tampa, for Appellant.

Warren Hope Dawson of Dawson & Associates, Tampa, for Appellant.

W.A. "Drew" Crawford and Kevin M. Kohl of Boswell & Dunlap LLP, Bartow, for Appellee.


Following a jury verdict that awarded Devarus Robinson damages against the Polk County School Board (School Board) for negligent hiring, supervision, or retention of a football coach, the circuit court granted the School Board's motion for new trial. Because it appears that the circuit court's order utilized an erroneous legal standard...

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