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February 3, 2014 CASE LAW UPDATE Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: This correspondence is to advise you of a recent Pennsylvania Federal Court’s ruling allowing an insurer to plead “bad faith setup” as an affirmative defense in a bad faith cause of action. Shannon v. New York Central Mutual Insurance Company, No. 3:13-CV-01432 (M.D. P.a. May […]
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January 8, 2014 CASE LAW UPDATE Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: This month we would like to share with you some recent opinions from the District Courts of Appeal of Florida. We are highlighting specific cases that may be of interest to you. In Maddox v. Florida Farm Bureau, the Fifth District Court of Appeals reversed […]
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October 1, 2013 Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: This correspondence is in regard to two recent decisions by Florida state and federal courts regarding the mirror image rule and the determination of whether a settlement has or has not been entered into. See Villareal v. Eres, 38 Fla. L. Weekly D1959a (Fla. 2d DCA Sept. 18, […]
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August 19, 2013 TORT CASE LAW UPDATE Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: The Florida Supreme Court and the Florida District Courts of Appeal have recently issued several opinions that may of interest to you. In Shahla M. Rabie Cortez v. Palace Resorts, Inc., the Florida Supreme Court held that in the forum non conveniens inquiry, Florida […]
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June 18, 2013 CASE LAW UPDATE Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: The Florida District Courts of Appeal have recently issued several opinions concerning coverage and bad faith/good faith claims handling that may of interest to you. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In Ind. Lumbermens Mut. Ins. Co. v. Pa. Lumbermens Mut. Ins. Co., the Fourth District Court of Appeal […]
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April 24, 2013 CASE LAW UPDATE Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: The Florida Supreme Court and the Florida District Courts of Appeal have recently issued several opinions that may of interest to you. In Tiara Condo. Ass’n v. Marsh & McLennan Cos., the Florida Supreme Court expressly limited the economic loss rule to products liability cases. […]
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February 15, 2013 CASE LAW UPDATE Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: This month we would like to share with you some recent opinions from the Unites States District Courts for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida and the Florida District Courts of Appeal. We have highlighted specific cases that may be of interest to you. […]
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December 15, 2012 CASE LAW UPDATE Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: This month we would like to share with you some recent opinions from the Florida District Courts of Appeal that may be of interest to you. In Gyongyosi v. Miller, the Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed an order excluding expert testimony regarding whether construction […]
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October 24, 2012 CASE LAW UPDATE Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: This month we would like to share with you some recent opinions from the Florida District Courts of Appeal and the United States District Court for the South District of Florida. We have highlighted specific cases that may be of interest to you. In First […]
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Atkinson & Brownell publishes a Litigation Update every two months, where we feature recent Florida case law on a variety of topics relevant to our clients. Our Litigation Updates alternate regarding coverage and bad faith issues and tort issues. Download the August 15, 2012 issue. Justin Tucker Jersey
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