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SIDEBAR - News and Happenings
Earlier this month, we celebrated the remarkable career of Chan Hosmer in our King of Prussia office, who retired after 20 years of dedication to our firm and to our clients.
The Quarterly Dose – August 2024, has been prepared for our readers by Ma
LEGAL ROUNDUP - New Jersey
Appellate Division Maintains Kind-for-Kind, Credential Equivalency Requirement Under Affidavit of Merit StatuteWiggins v. Hackensack Meridian Health, 478 N.J. Super. 355 (App. Div. 2024)
The Quarterly Dose – August 2024, has been prepared for our readers by Ma
LEGAL ROUNDUP - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Superior Court Finds the Treatment of a Dog Bite Undeniably “Arises Out Of” the Dog Bite and Medical Negligence Claims Related to the Treatment Are Barred by Plain Language of the Release
The Quarterly Dose – August 2024, has been prepared for our readers by Ma
Florida’s statutory scheme for medical care through PIP allows 80% reimbursement of charges but limited by the statutory maximum benefit amount if the insurer had that provision in its policy.
This matter was on appeal from the Circuit Court for Volusia County.
Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – August 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal deve
Commercial auto policy’s fire and theft endorsement, per vehicle and per location, interpreted in favor insurance carrier.
This matter focused on the interpretation of a commercial automobile policy.
Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – August 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal deve
Trial court abused its discretion by awarding counsel an hourly rate $50 above requested rate without any justification for its decision and trial court erred by applying 2.0 contingency multiplier as it was not supported by record evidence.
The homeowners filed a complaint against their insurance carrier, SafePoint, following the denial of their January 2016 hurricane claim.
Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – August 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal deve
Because a party cannot create causes of action not set forth in Florida Rules of Court, motion to compel appraisal denied because no Florida court has jurisdiction over petition to select an appraiser and policy cannot confer that jurisdiction.
On March 7, 2024, the Eleventh Circuit Court in Miami-Dade County, Florida, rendered a decision regarding a defendant insurer’s motion to compel appraisal.
Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – August 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal deve
Affidavits in support of motions for summary judgment must be based on personal knowledge and provide underlying facts.
In this case, an action for declaratory relief to find the insured committed certain material misrepresentations in its insurance application, the Circuit Court struck the insurance company’s underwriter’s affidavit and granted the insured’s motio
Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – August 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal deve
Summary judgment reversed as causation remained in dispute in subrogation action.
Reyes brought this appeal following the trial court’s granting of summary judgment in favor of GEICO in a subrogation action the carrier had brought against Reyes arising from an automobile accident.
Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – August 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal deve
Fourth District Court of Appeal recedes from prior case law and finds a motion or request for trial de novo must be made within 20 days of an adverse arbitration decision, or trial is waived.
The plaintiff filed suit against several physicians and two hospitals, including Lawnwood Medical Center, Inc., for medical negligence after a family member’s death during a hospitalization.
Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – August 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal deve