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 Holding Insurance Companies Accountable, LLC, a/a/o Parnell Dickinson v. American Integrity Insurance Company of Florida, Caryn Bellus and Ben Carter obtained an affirmance of a summary judgment in a first-party property case brought by an assignee where the assignment
In HCA Health Services of Florida v. Jo Ann Berlin, M.D., 4D2022-2652 (April 17, 2024), the Fourth District Court of Appeal held the trial court abused its discretion when it denied HCA attorneys’ fees because HCA had not set the
Caryn Bellus, of our Miami office, recently presented a webcast for the Appellate Practice Section of the Florida Bar. Caryn and her co-panelist Rebecca Creed discussed the ins and outs of pre-suit notice statutes and the paths for avoiding unnecessary
In a major victory for the insurance industry, Sharon Degnan, of our Orlando office, obtained a complete reversal in the Second District Court of Appeal in a malicious prosecution case brought against an insurance company and its SIU investigator following
In Arway v. Progressive American Insurance Company, 6D23-399 (Fla. 6th DCA March 1, 2024), the Sixth DCA reversed and remanded the trial court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of Progressive. Arway brought the underlying lawsuit to recover underinsured motorist (UM)
February 22, 2024 | 10:00 a.m. Florida 4-Hour Law and Ethics Update Presenters: Michael Carney | Jason Friedman | Hillary Lovelady | Charles Watkins Are you an All-Lines Florida licensed adjuster who needs to fulfill Florida’s 4-Hour Law & Ethics
In McKee v. Crestline Hotels & Resorts, LLC, No. 4D2022-3428 (Fla. 4th DCA Jan. 10, 2024), Kubicki Draper’s own Sharon C. Degnan argued—and the Fourth District Court of Appeal held—that an employee was not engaged in the course and scope
In Patios West One Condominium Association, Inc. v. American Coastal Insurance Company, No. 3D22-1895 (Fla. 3d DCA Jan 3, 2024), the Third District Court of Appeal (DCA) reversed and remanded a trial court’s order denying an insured’s motion to compel appraisal
In Arce v. Citizens Property and Casualty Insurance Corporation, No. 3D22-0722 (Fla. 3d DCA Jan. 3, 2024), the Third District Court of Appeal (DCA) affirmed summary judgment in favor of Citizens, holding it was prejudiced by the nearly three-year-late filing of
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