Category: Opinions

(District Court of Appeal of The State of Florida Fourth District, Nov 6, 2024 – Judge Carlos A. Rodriguez) (Appellant, Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois appeals final judgement for Rebecca Heikka, judge concluded in favor of Heikka for Safeco Insurance’s failure to settle, under Carrousel Concessions, Inc. v. Fla. Ins. Guar. Ass’n...

(U.S. Middle District of Florida, Jul 26, 2023 – Judge Steven D. Merryday) (Order granting Atain Specialty’s Motion for Summary Judgment and entering declaratory judgment against defendants the insureds and state-court plaintiff – including recovering defense costs concerning the Ispos commercial property and general liability insurance policy, holding that “Because the state-court...

(U.S. Middle District of Florida, Jul 26, 2023 – Judge John L. Badalamenti) (Order granting Hudson’s Motion for Summary Judgment and denying plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment, finding “that no promise of UM coverage was made, Defendant is entitled to summary judgment;” that is, Florida Statute § 627.727 “Subsection (1) does not...

(.S. Middle District of Florida, Jul 14, 2023 – Judge James S. Moody, Jr.) (Order denying Direct General’s Renewed Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law or, in the Alternative, Motion for New Trial, holding that “the jury was entitled to interpret the insurance adjuster’s mistake of not responding to the...

(Supreme Court, Jul 12, 2023 – Judge Kennedy with Judges DeWine, Donnelly, Steward, Brunner, Deters and Fischer concurring) (reversing judgment of the First District Court of Appeals, reinstating judgment of the trial court in favor of United Specialty, and holding "that when a commercial general-liability insurance policy excludes coverage for injuries arising...