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Summary judgment reversed as causation remained in dispute in subrogation action.

Reyes brought this appeal following the trial court’s granting of summary judgment in favor of GEICO in a subrogation action the carrier had brought against Reyes arising from an automobile accident. Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – August 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal deve

Fourth District Court of Appeal recedes from prior case law and finds a motion or request for trial de novo must be made within 20 days of an adverse arbitration decision, or trial is waived.

The plaintiff filed suit against several physicians and two hospitals, including Lawnwood Medical Center, Inc., for medical negligence after a family member’s death during a hospitalization. Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – August 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal deve

Third District rules that an appraisal award constitutes a favorable resolution in a first-party action for benefits.

During the underlying litigation, an appraisal award was entered, and the appellant moved to amend the complaint to add a bad faith action pursuant to Florida Statute § 624.155. The trial court denied this motion without explanation. Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – August 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal deve

Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal holds that a response to a Civil Remedy Notice must raise specific deficiencies or those arguments are waived.

The Fourth District Court of Appeal agreed with Bailey, the homeowner, that People’s Trust Insurance Company waived the right to contest the validity of the Civil Remedy Notice of Insurer Violations (CRN) in the pending bad faith action because it Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – August 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal deve

Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers – Case Law Update

Retail insurance agent meets standard of care by requesting coverage sought, even if insurer declines to underwrite risk.Weaver Warehouse, LLC v. Gottschalk, et al., 2024 WL 1326499 (Pa. Super. 2024) Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers, August 2024, is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of