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Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

How Long Does It Take to Settle an Auto Accident Claim in Florida?

If you have an auto accident claim in Florida, how long will it take to receive the financial compensation you deserve? Not only will settling your claim for just compensation ensure that you have the financial resources you...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Common Mistakes to Avoid When Filing an Auto Accident Claim in Florida

If you have a claim after an auto accident in Florida, it is up to you to make sure you receive the financial compensation you deserve. You need to take action promptly, but you also need to be very careful to avoid mistakes...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Factors That Influence the Value of Your Auto Accident Claim in Florida

When you get injured in an auto accident in Florida, recovering the costs of your injuries is essential for protecting your health and your finances. You need to make sure you get the treatment you need, and you also need to...more

Presley & Presley

No Settlement Opportunity, No Problem

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The vast majority of extra-contractual/bad faith cases involve a carrier’s failure to secure a release of an insured by accepting a reasonable settlement opportunity within the policy limits. The absence of a reasonable...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Good Faith: Plaintiffs’ Complaints About Release Held Invalid

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently addressed the issue of whether tendering a policy limits check on a liability policy with an overbroad release could constitute bad faith. In Pelaez v....more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Special considerations for minimum insurance policy settlements

The existence of the tripartite relationship between insured, insurer, and defense counsel is a prevailing concept in insurance defense, as are the duties between the three parties. These obligations stem from the basic...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

To Fee Or Not To Fee, That Is The Question: The Florida Supreme Court Finds Coverage For Proposal For Settlement Sanctions In...

To understand the implications of Macedo II, it is important to understand what brought us here. It’s a long and bumpy road, but understanding what brought us here will be critical in order to understanding how to go forward....more

Rumberger | Kirk

Florida 4th DCA Reiterates Insurers Negligence Not Enough to Sustain Bad Faith Claim

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Directs Judgment to be Entered in Favor of Insurer - In GEICO v. Harvey, (Fla. 4th DCA Jan. 4, 2017), Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal held that the trial court erred in denying the insurer’s motion for directed...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Insurance Recovery Law - August 2015

Insured's Notice to Broker Satisfied Policy Requirements, Illinois Court Rules - Why it matters: An insured's notice to its broker satisfied the policy's notice requirements, an Illinois appellate panel recently...more

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