David Adelstein | Florida Construction Legal Updates A recent case out of the Middle District of Florida, The Peninsula at St. John’s Center Condominium Association, Inc. v. Amerisure Ins. Co., 2025 WL 1547631 (M.D.Fla. 2025) discusses what a party must do to RIGHTFULLY recover under a Coblentz agreement under Florida law: “In Florida, a party seeking to recover under… Continue reading Rightfully Recovering Under A Coblentz Agreement
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Fourth DCA Reverses Jury Verdict Due to Improper Admission of Claims Handling and Bad Faith Evidence
Tiffany Bustamante and Stephanie Roman | Cozen O’Connor In Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Naze, No. 4D2024-0098 (Fla. 4th DCA June 4, 2025), the Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed a jury verdict in favor of the insured, holding that the trial court improperly admitted irrelevant and unduly prejudicial evidence of claims handling in… Continue reading Fourth DCA Reverses Jury Verdict Due to Improper Admission of Claims Handling and Bad Faith Evidence
Client Alert: Condo Law Reform – What Florida’s HB 913 Means for Associations and Owners
Anna Nelson | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick In the wake of the 2021 Surfside Condominium collapse, Florida lawmakers enacted sweeping reforms to enhance safety, transparency, and accountability within condominiums and cooperatives. Most recently, Florida House Bill 913 (HB 913) was signed into law on June 23, 2025 and will take effect on July 1, 2025.… Continue reading Client Alert: Condo Law Reform – What Florida’s HB 913 Means for Associations and Owners
Florida’s Evolving Bad-Faith Landscape: What Claims and Insurance Pros Need to Know
Brett Carey | Rumberger Kirk Bad faith litigation has long posed both legal and reputational risks for insurers operating in Florida. With the enactment in 2023 of House Bill 837—a sweeping tort-reform measure—there are important changes to how insurers and their claims professionals must approach liability and settlement practices. While these reforms offer clearer guidance… Continue reading Florida’s Evolving Bad-Faith Landscape: What Claims and Insurance Pros Need to Know
Objections to the Adequacy of a Civil Remedy Notice Can Be Waived
Gabrielle Wright | Marshall Dennehey The Second District Court of Appeals considered whether an insurer can raise, as the basis of a motion to dismiss or as an affirmative defense, for the first time, compliance with the insured’s statutory requirements of Fla. Stat. § 624.155. Prior to filing a bad faith suit, the plaintiff served… Continue reading Objections to the Adequacy of a Civil Remedy Notice Can Be Waived