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On September 4, 2024, the Third District Count of Appeal issued its opinion in Citizens Property Insurance Corporation v. Cheria Walden, which granted a writ of certiorari and quashed an order denying Citizens ‘s Motion to Dismiss the Complaint for
In Univ. Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Qureshi, No. 4D2023-1338 (Fla. 4th DCA July 24, 2024), the Fourth District reversed a final judgment awarding damages based on an insurer’s failure to pay for water leak damage, holding that the insureds
Under section 44.103(5), Fla. Stat. (2021), “An arbitration decision shall be final if a request for trial de novo is not filed within” 20 days as required by Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.820(h). Since 2006, when the Fourth District decided
In Hale v. Geico General Insurance Company, Caryn Bellus and Ben Carter obtained an affirmance of a final judgment for Geico in an underinsured motorist case where the tortfeasor’s liability limits exceeded the insured’s damages. After the accident, the insured
In Hamilton v. Citizens Prop’y Ins. Corp., No. 3D23-1934 (Fla. 3d DCA May 1, 2024), Citizens procured a protective order allowing its corporate representative to use the claims file to refresh his recollection during his deposition without waiving any privilege or
In Allstate Ins. Co. v. Revival Chiropractic, LLC, 2024 WL 1776115 (Fla. April 25, 2024), Plaintiff argued that because the charge was less than 80% of 200% of the Medicare Fee schedule, Allstate was required to pay either 100% of the amount
