Florida Insurance Coverage Case Update – Week Ending April 17, 2026
Auto Insurance
McGee v. Progressive Select Ins. Co., No. 8:25-cv-00868-JLB-NHA (M.D. Fla., Apr. 13, 2026 (Hirt Adams, J.)) (denying the plaintiff’s motion to compel production of Progressive’s Electronic File Folder (EFF) index, finding that the requested discovery was not relevant or proportional under Rule 26, and reasoning that...
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Florida Insurance Coverage Case Update – Week Ending April 10, 2026
Flood Insurance
Souliaev v. Allstate Ins. Co., 8:26-cv-00129-SDM-LSG (M.D. Fla., Apr. 10, 2026 (Merryday, J.)) (granting Allstate's motion to dismiss, holding that Plaintiff's claim was time-barred as Plaintiff filed suit more than one year after Allstate mailed its partial denial of coverage under a Standard Flood Insurance Policy...
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Florida Insurance Coverage Case Update – Week Ending April 3, 2026
Auto Insurance
Kesler v. Progressive Select Ins. Co., 2D2025-1038 (Fla. 2nd DCA, Apr. 1, 2026- Sleet, J. (Silberman and Morris, JJ., concur)) (granting certiorari and quashing the trial court’s order compelling deposition testimony from the insured’s attorney, holding that the order improperly required disclosure of attorney‑client and work...
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Florida Insurance Coverage Case Update – Week Ending March 27, 2026
All Risk Insurance
SafePoint Ins. Co. v. Ellison, Jr., 3D24-1126 (Fla. 3rd DCA, Mar. 25, 2026 (Logue, Lindsey, and Gordo, JJ.)) (affirming the trial court’s denial of SafePoint’s motions for directed verdict and for a new trial, leaving intact the jury’s verdict in favor of Ellison, and reasoning...
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Florida Insurance Coverage Case Update – Week Ending March 20, 2026
Health Insurance
Mendoza v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., 23-13674 (11th Cir., Mar. 19, 2026 (Lagoa, C.J., with Newsom, J. and Kidd, J. concurring)) (affirming in part and reversing in part the district court's dismissal of Plaintiff's Complaint, holding that Mendoza failed to plausibly allege that Aetna was the...
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Florida Insurance Coverage Case Update – Week Ending March 13, 2026
Property Insurance
Miller v. Nat'l Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 2:24-cv-822-SPC-DNF (M.D. Fla., Mar. 9, 2026 (Polster Chappel, J.)) (granting National's motion for partial summary judgement, holding that the policy’s anti‑concurrent causation clause bars recovery for damage to the ground floor and detached garage because undisputed record evidence...
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Florida Insurance Coverage Case Update – Week Ending February 27, 2026
Property Insurance
Coach Homes V at Moody River Estates Condo. Ass'n v. Steadfast Ins. Co., 2:25-cv-1215-SPC-NPM (M.D. Fla., Feb. 23, 2026 – Mizell, J.) (denying Coach Homes' motion for leave to file motion to compel appraisal out of time, holding that Coach Homes failed to...
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Florida Insurance Coverage Case Update – Week Ending February 20, 2026
Auto Insurance
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., v. Kevin E. Cochran, et al., 8:25-cv-2265-KKM-NHA (M.D. Fla., Feb. 18, 2026 (Kimball Mizelle, J.)) (dismissing State Farm’s declaratory‑judgment claim for lack of subject‑matter jurisdiction because the insurer failed to prove that the amount in controversy exceeded...
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Florida Insurance Coverage Case Update – Week Ending February 13, 2026
Property Insurance
Seventh Day Church of God International Ministries, Inc. v. Westchester Surplus Lines Ins. Co., 2:25-cv-00121-JES-NPM (U.S. Middle District of Florida, Feb. 12, 2026 – Judge Steele) (denying Westchester's motion for summary judgement, holding that multiple genuine disputes of material fact exist—including the value...
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Florida Insurance Coverage Case Update – Week Ending January 30, 2026
Auto Insurance
Ray Haas, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Richard Tiner v. Metropolitan General Ins. Co., 8:23-cv-2753-CEH-SPF (U.S. Middle District of Florida, Jan. 26, 2026 – Judge Honeywell) (denying Metropolitan's motion for summary judgement, holding that genuine disputes of material fact exist as...
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