Erin Dunnavant | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | September 9, 2018 In December of last year, my colleague Ashley Harris discussed Security First Insurance Co. v. Florida Office of Insurance Regulation,1 where the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal (Fifth DCA) upheld the Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) prohibition of proposed language in an insurance policy that… Continue reading Appellate Court Disagrees with Sister Court on Assignment of Benefits
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Total Loss and Constructive Total Loss in Florida
Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | September 11, 2018 Total loss and constructive total loss concepts in Florida are often confused with automobile total loss situations and exclusions and coverages related to Ordinance or Laws. We recently were asked about building law and ordinances which required a building to be demolished per… Continue reading Total Loss and Constructive Total Loss in Florida
Protect Your Lien Rights Before the Project Begins
Daniel M. Murdock | Bradley Arant Boult Cummingss LLP | August 15, 2018 Claims of lien are common issues in any construction dispute. Filing claims of lien can often be complicated and sometimes tricky, especially for contractors and subcontractors performing work in multiple states. Although lien law greatly varies from state to state, several states… Continue reading Protect Your Lien Rights Before the Project Begins
Florida Appellate Court Finds Implications Of Bad Faith In Claims Handling Not Proper In First Party Insurance Coverage Dispute
Ashley Kellgren | Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry | August 17, 2018 In two separate opinions, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeals reiterated the longstanding principle that issues regarding the quality of an insurer’s adjustment of a claim and bad faith should not be interjected into a first party insurance coverage action. In Citizens Prop. Ins.… Continue reading Florida Appellate Court Finds Implications Of Bad Faith In Claims Handling Not Proper In First Party Insurance Coverage Dispute
Rights, Remedies and Procedures for Addressing Construction Defect Claims in Florida
Scott Topolski | Cole Schotz | August 16, 2018 Florida has implemented a rather simple statutory scheme to address claims that a real property owner believes she may have against a contractor, subcontractor, supplier or design professional for construction defects on her property—whether those defects involve construction, repairs, remodeling or alterations to the property. The… Continue reading Rights, Remedies and Procedures for Addressing Construction Defect Claims in Florida