Tom Hals | Insurance Journal The collapse of a condominium tower near Miami will set off years of litigation as victims and their families look to find fault among the building’s management as well as engineers, architects and others, according to legal experts. Disaster struck in Surfside, Florida, on June 24 as a major repair… Continue reading Condo Collapse: Everyone Will Point Fingers But Florida Laws Narrow Liability
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Judge Says $48M in Coverage for Collapsed Condo Tower Won’t Be Enough
Jim Sams | Claims Journal Five lawsuits have been filed against the Champlain Towers South Condominium Association in Surfside, Florida as of Thursday afternoon as plaintiffs move to preserve evidence at the site of the partially collapsed high-rise to stake a claim to a share of the reported $48 million in insurance coverage available. Miami-Dade… Continue reading Judge Says $48M in Coverage for Collapsed Condo Tower Won’t Be Enough
Florida Enacts Significant Reform Impacting Property Insurance Claims
Scott Seaman and Daniel Shatz | Insights for Insurers Earlier this month, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law S.B. 76, enacting significant property insurance claim reform in the State of Florida that becomes effective on July 1, 2021. We summarize some of the highlights below. Regulation of Contractors and Public Adjusters Section One creates Florida… Continue reading Florida Enacts Significant Reform Impacting Property Insurance Claims
Florida Appellate Court Affirms Statute of Limitations for Latent Construction Defects
Johnathan T. Ayers | Bilzin Sumberg The Cottages at Stoney Creek Condominium Association, Inc. et al v. JDR Construction, LLC et al, No. 1D20-956, 2021 WL 2209851 (June 1, 2021) aff’d per curiam. Construction defect litigation often surrounds a dispute over timeliness in bringing the claim for purposes of surviving a statute of limitations defense. In the… Continue reading Florida Appellate Court Affirms Statute of Limitations for Latent Construction Defects
Florida Court Holds Rust and Corrosion is “Act of Nature”
Alycen A. Moss and Elliot Kerzner | Property Insurance Law Observer A Florida court recently held that rust and corrosion of water pipes is an “act of nature,” and, thus, was excluded from coverage under a homeowner’s insurance policy. In Dodge v. People’s Trust Insurance Company, 2021 WL 2217299 (4th DCA Jun. 2, 2021), Florida’s Fourth… Continue reading Florida Court Holds Rust and Corrosion is “Act of Nature”