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Failure to settle compensatory damages claim for policy limit, despite carve-out for punitive damages claim, amounts to bad-faith under totality of the circumstances standard.

In the first phase of these consolidated appeals, Safeco appealed the final judgment following a directed verdict in Heikka’s favor in her bad-faith claim against Safeco.  Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – December 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal de

Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal rules insurance carrier had duty to defend.

The Third District Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s ruling and ordered the insurance carrier, Old Republic National Title Insurance Company, to defend its insureds in an ongoing title dispute suit. Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – December 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal de

Without deciding whether the 4th District Court reached the correct result under Fla. Stat. §627.7252(2)(a)4’s actual text, the 1st District Court reached a different conclusion, where the alleged facts could not be determined on a motion to dismiss.

Prior to suit, USAA’s insured assigned her rights to Apex via an Assignment of Benefits (AOB) signed by both the insured and Apex. A day after signing the AOB, Apex prepared an itemized cost estimate.  Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – December 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal de