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Eleventh Circuit Opinion Seems To Place Important Limitations On Insured's Ability Under Florida Law To Reject Insurer's Conditional Defense And Enter Into Coblentz Agreement
7/26/2010 12:00:00 AM
By Daniel P. Mitchell, Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer
On March 29, 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion that may have far-reaching implications on Florida law pertaining to an insurer's respo
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Southern District of Florida holds that material fact issues precluded summary judgment for insurer in bad faith case.
7/26/2010 12:00:00 AM
By Daniel P. Mitchell, Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer
In Tolz v. GeicoGeneral Insurance Company, ___ F. Supp. 2d ___, 22 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D221a (S.D. Fla. Jan. 19, 2010), the U.S. District Court held that material fact issues regarding
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Florida Supreme Court Attaches Causation Requirement to Cause of Action for Insurer Bad Faith
7/26/2010 12:00:00 AM
By Daniel P. Mitchell, Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer
In Perera v. U.S. Fidelity and Guaranty Co.,35 So. 3d 893 (Fla. 2010), the Florida Supreme Court, answering a certified question from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, held that an in
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