Universal Property & Casualty Ins. v. Calitza Diaz-Torrez, et al., 3D24-0552 (Third District Court of Appeal, Oct 1, 2025 – Judge Tanya Brinkley)

(affirming in part and reversing in part the trial court’s judgment regarding a homeowners policy, holding that the jury’s $225,000 damages award was unsupported by competent evidence and thus required remittitur; reasoning that only two admissible estimates—Universal’s and a plumbing expert’s—totaled $70,207.06, and the excluded public adjuster’s inflated estimate improperly included matching costs, making the jury’s verdict speculative and excessive.)
https://flcourts-media.flcourts.gov/content/download/2461369/opinion/Opinion_2024-0552.pdf