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Court denies defendant’s motion for summary judgment for failing to strictly comply with Fla. R. Civ. P. and case management order and sanctions defendant.

The court denied the defendant’s motion for final summary judgment because the defendant’s amended expert affidavit in support of its motion was not filed until 21 days before the hearing, in violation of Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.510(c)(5). Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – September 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal d

Fourth District Court of Appeals finds that insureds failed to provide insurance carrier with “prompt notice” as a matter of law.

On September 10, 2017, Hurricane Irma allegedly caused damage to the roof of the homeowners’ property, resulting in interior water intrusion issues. Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – September 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal d

Thirtieth Circuit Court granted insurer’s motion for judgment on the pleadings for failure to comply with § 627.7152, Florida Statutes (2022) and dismissed the case with prejudice due to the incurable defect of the assignment agreement.

The plaintiff’s case arose out of an assignment of insurance benefits agreement executed by the insured-assignor and the plaintiff-assignee on April 19, 2022, which was attached to the plaintiff’s complaint as an exhibit, along with numerous estim Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – September 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal d

If you do not object to appraiser’s partiality timely, you waived the objection.

In this recent decision, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals found the carrier waived its objection to the partiality of the insured’s appraiser when it did not object immediately upon the disclosure the appraiser was to receive payment on a con Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – September 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal d

Contents of contract impliedly incorporated by reference in complaint are appropriate for consideration by trial court in ruling upon motion to dismiss.

These appeals arose from trial court orders dismissing the appellants’ respective complaints against AT&T Mobility, LLC with prejudice. Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – September 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal d