A Florida appellate court upheld the dismissal of a homeowner’s breach of contract lawsuit after finding the insured could not challenge on appeal a procedure she had advocated for in the trial court. Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – September 2025 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal d

The carrier provided a homeowner’s policy to the insureds that provided property coverage for their home. The insureds made a claim, which the carrier denied, finding it was not covered under the provisions of the policy. Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – September 2025 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal d

The Fifth District Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s ruling that had retroactively applied statutory changes which eliminated an insured’s right to recover attorney’s fees in a first-party property damage case under what has become known a Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – September 2025 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal d

The County Court for Broward County in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida is the latest jurisdiction to render a decision further upholding the requirements set forth within Section 627.7152, Florida Statutes, finding that a valid assignm Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – September 2025 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal d

In this appeal, Well Done Mitigation, LLC, as an assignee of Lazaro Escalona, challenged the final judgment entered in favor of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation on the basis that the trial court erred in granting a dismissal. Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – September 2025 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal d

In August, the Third District Court of Appeal in Miami upheld a summary judgment in favor of the insurance company in a case that addressed whether homeowners can recover for hurricane damage when they wait several years to report the claim. Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – September 2025 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal d

The appellate court reversed a trial court’s dismissal of a homeowner’s third amended complaint with prejudice, finding that the plaintiff had adequately alleged a cause of action for breach of contract. Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – September 2025 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal d

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