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Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Hinshaw Insurance Law TV: Recent Changes in Florida Property Insurance Law and How They Will Affect First Party Insurance

Scott Seaman—Chicago-based partner and co-chair of Hinshaw's Global Insurance Services Practice Group—hosts Miami-based Hinshaw partner Daniel Shatz in a discussion about new Florida legislation, which aims to address the...more

White and Williams LLP

The Complex Insurance Coverage Reporter – 2020 Year in Review

Welcome to CICR’s annual review of insurance cases. Here, we spotlight decisions from the last year that you should know about — and a few pending cases to watch. As our picks for “Cases to Know” (below) indicate,...more

Cozen O'Connor

A Consequential Ruling: Florida Supreme Court Rejects Recovery of Consequential Damages in First-Party Breach of Contract Actions

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In first-party breach of insurance contract actions, the parties oftentimes dispute whether the policyholder may seek damages that are not explicitly provided for in the policy, with the policyholder arguing such indirect...more

Rumberger | Kirk

Florida Supreme Court Rules Extra-Contractual, Consequential Damages Are Not Recoverable in a First-Party Breach of Contract...

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On January 21, 2021, the Supreme Court of Florida issued an important decision in Citizens Property Insurance Corp. v. Manor House, LLC, et. al., SC19-1394 (Fla. 2021), disallowing an insured to recover extra-contractual,...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Butler Wins Dismissal of a First-Party Bad-Faith Claim Involving a Civil Remedy Notice That Listed a Different Household Policy

In Florida, an insured cannot bring a first-party bad faith claim based on a claim for UM coverage unless the insured first files a Civil Remedy Notice (CRN) with the Florida Department of Financial Services. In Mathurin v....more

Carlton Fields

Florida Federal Court Limits First Party Bad Faith Claims

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First party bad faith actions in Florida must be pursued under §624.155 Florida Statutes because Florida does not recognize common law first party claims. The statute provides that an insured may bring a civil action against...more

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