February 16, 2016 Ladies/Gentlemen: This month we would like to share with you some recent opinions of the Florida District Courts of Appeal which may be of interest to you. In Restrepo v. Carrera, the Third District Court concluded that requiring a party to disclose cell phone numbers and names violated that party’s Fifth Amendment […]
December 17, 2015 Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: The Florida District Courts of Appeal have recently issued several opinions concerning coverage that may be of interest to you. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In Federated Nat. Ins. Co. v. Joyce, the Fifth District Court of Appeal reversed the application of a multiplier to a lodestar figure award of attorneys’ […]
October 15, 2015 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 Miglino v. Universal Property & Cas. Ins. Co., the Fourth District Court of Appeals found that a physical abuse exclusion barred […]
August 21, 2015 SPECIAL BAD FAITH UPDATE Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: This correspondence is to advise you of an important recent decision by the Eleventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals which vacated a final judgment finding that the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida erred as a matter of law […]
August 19, 2015 CASE LAW UPDATE Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: The Florida District Courts of Appeal have recently issued several opinions concerning coverage that may be of interest to you. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In Depositors Insurance Company v. CC &C of Lake Mary, LLC, the Fifth District Court of Appeal reversed a summary judgment order in […]
June 17, 2015 Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: We would like to share with you some recent opinions from the Florida District Courts of Appeal and the Florida Supreme Court that may be of interest to you. In Miley v. Nash[1], the Second District Court of Appeals found that a proposal for settlement was not invalid […]
April 15, 2015 CASE LAW UPDATE Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: The Florida Supreme Court and the Florida District Courts of Appeal have recently issued several opinions concerning coverage and bad faith that may be of interest to you. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In Whritenour v. Thompson, 145 So.3d 870 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014), the Second District Court […]
March 23, 2015 CASE LAW UPDATE Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: This correspondence is to advise you of a recent and important decision from the Eleventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals which reversed a decision from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida holding that the term “structural damage” as stated […]
February 11, 2015 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 Buitrago v. Feaster, the Second District Court of Appeals found that Allstate v. Manasse expressly rejected the notion that a verdict […]
October 20, 2014 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 Knight et. al. v. Merhige et. al., the Fourth District Court of Appeals held that the Defendants owed no legal duty […]
