Florida Appeals Court Orders New Trial After Improper Claims Handling Evidence Taints Verdict in Breach of Contract Case

In June 2025, the Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed a final judgment in favor of the insured and remanded for a new trial after concluding that the trial court improperly admitted irrelevant and prejudicial claims handling evidence. Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – June 2025 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal develo

Appeals Court Reverses Verdict, Finds Trial Court Erred in Shifting Burden of Proof in Insurance Dispute

An appellate court ruled in favor of the policyholders, holding that the trial court improperly approved a special verdict form that placed an undue burden on them in their breach of contract claim against the insurance carrier.  Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – June 2025 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal develo

Florida Appeals Court Rules Defendant’s Proposal for Settlement Was Neither Ambiguous nor Designed to Extinguish Separate, Future or Pending Claims

In a continuation of protracted litigation between Infinity Auto Insurance Company and Miami Open MRI, LLC, the Third District Court of Appeal reversed a trial court’s denial of Infinity’s motion for attorney’s fees. Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – June 2025 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal develo

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Specific Loss Benefits Survive Claimant’s Work-Related Death, Even Where Claimant’s Death Is Related to the Work Injury

In a significant decision clarifying the survivability of workers’ compensation benefits, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that specific loss benefits awarded to a claimant prior to her death from work-related injuries are payable to her est What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 29, No.

Appellate Division Affirms Joint Employment and Special Mission Rulings in Police Officer’s Workers’ Compensation Case Against City and Contractor

The petitioner, a police officer employed with Northfield Police Department, filed a workers’ compensation claim against the City of Northfield and later against Asplundh Tree Expert for injuries sustained in an auto accident on March 31, 2021. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 29, No.