Category: Insurance Litigation News
Feb 1, 2019
January 2019 Florida Insurance Matters is a monthly update on Florida insurance-related legal developments by the Colodny Fass Insurance Litigation Practice, recently recognized as the Insurance Litigation Department of the Year in South Florida by the Daily Business Review. ABOUT THE AUTHOR …
Nov 30, 2018
November 2018 Florida Insurance Matters is a monthly update on Florida insurance-related legal developments by the Colodny Fass Insurance Litigation Practice, recently recognized as the Insurance Litigation Department of the Year in South Florida by the Daily Business Review. ABOUT THE AUTHOR …
Jul 1, 2011
Recently, in Estate of McCall ex rel. McCall v. U.S., No. 09-16375, 2011 WL 2084069, at *1 (11th Cir. May 27, 2011), the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion upholding the constitutionality of Florida’s limitation on noneconomic …
Dec 20, 2010
By Maria Elena Abate, Shareholder Colodny Fass Judge Eldon E. Fallon of the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana has issued a December 16, 2010 Order (“Order”) in the ongoing multi-district litigation (“MDL”) relating …
Nov 27, 2010
On November 24, 2010, Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal issued an opinion in Citizens Property Insurance Corporation v. Galeria Villas Condominium Association, Inc., 2010 WL 4740049 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2010), in which it re-established that policy conditions and post-loss obligations …
Oct 20, 2010
In an October 18, 2010 order, a federal judge has denied the Defendants’ motion to dismiss a putative class action alleging that Lloyd’s of London property insurance policies violate Florida law by omitting the existence of separate deductibles for …
Sep 27, 2010
Recently, a Florida appellate court held that an insured who does not receive a statutorily-mandated premium discount for wind loss mitigation must first pursue administrative remedies with the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) before seeking court action against …
Sep 23, 2010
In an opinion issued yesterday, September 22, 2010, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed a lower court’s order against the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (“FIGA”) in a case involving a Sunrise, Florida condominium association’s claim resulting from Hurricane …
Aug 13, 2010
A recent Fourth District Court of Appeal decision resulted in the reversal of class certification in an action brought against an insurance company on behalf of premium finance companies. Prior to certifying a class action, a trial court must …