Sharon Degnan, of the Orlando office, and Melonie Bueno, of the West Palm Beach office, received an order from the Southern District Federal Court, granting our motion on a coverage issue in favor of our Client. In a motion written by Sharon and with strong support from Melonie, who managed the entire federal litigation, the Court initially granted oral argument, but then once the Court actually read it, issued an order cancelling oral argument and granted the Motion. This case involved a doctor who worked with an alleged bad actor to build a cardioverter application for iPhones. The doctor promptly lost all his investment money, reported the alleged bad actor to the police, and then got sued for defamation. The doctor then sought a defense and indemnity under his liability umbrella policy.

Sharon argued that it arose out of a business activity, and that the alleged defamation was pleaded as an intentional act and therefore, the Client did not owe a defense or indemnity because there was no coverage which the Court agreed.