Florida enacts law to protect design professionals *

USA - May 10 2013
On April 24, 2013, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law Senate Bill 286, which provides the conditions under which a design professional (i.e…

Co-authors: Rodney Janis , Sean M. McDonough, Anthony P. Strasius .

Eleventh Circuit mandates insurers’ strict statutory compliance with Florida Claims Administration Act when denying coverage *

USA - August 2 2012
On June 12, 2012, in Mid-Continent Casualty Company v. Guitree Basdeo, et al., 2012 WL 2094376 C.A.11 (Fla.), the Eleventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals addressed an insurer’s duty to defend in the state of Florida.

Co-authors: Rodney Janis , Sean M. McDonough.

No common law first-party bad faith action in Florida *

USA - June 6 2012
In QBE Insurance Corporation v. Chalfonte Condominium Apartment Association, Inc., Case No. SC09-441 (May 31, 2012), the Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion last week in a Hurricane Wilma property insurance case, which originated in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.