Insurance Defense

Michael Monteverde, Fort Lauderdale Partner, obtained a significant victory on behalf of his client, Tower Hill Prime Insurance Company, through entry of a final judgment in favor of Tower Hill.  A Circuit Judge in Lee County recently found that SFR Services, LLC, had...

In the third article of our series, we are addressing the changes that Florida House Bill 837 ("HB 837") made to the areas of bad faith law and negligent security. Similarly, to the other broad changes in tort law, these provisions will result in differences in many...

As explained in the first article of our series, tort reform has arrived in Florida with House Bill 837 ("HB 837") being signed into law on March 24, 2023. Our first article discussed changes in the law relating to the statute of limitations and attorney’s fees. In...

Florida House Bill 837 ("HB 837") was signed into law on March 24, 2023, by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The bill is a large and sweeping reform to the tort landscape. Gov. DeSantis described the comprehensive tort reform as necessary to protect Floridians from what he called a...

Recently, Tom Diana was featured on a Lisa Miller & Associates podcast discussing the challenges faced in determining insurance coverage for storm damage caused by Hurricane Ian. Listen to that podcast here: Read the full story

Health insurance billing requires medical professionals to maintain detailed records of their patients and treatments. Suspicions of submitting a false claim may occur if a patient files a complaint about services or fees. Allegations of unnecessary treatments or...

Two years ago, the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud and the SAS Institute published a report with data collected from surveying 84 property/casualty insurers. Nearly 75 percent of those surveyed believed that fraud has increased in the past three years. Their...

Florida goes by many nicknames, with “The Sunshine State” being the best known. It is also Spanish for “land of flowers,” according to Ponce de Leon’s initial reaction to the region. Florida also shares the “Gulf State” moniker with Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and...

Once again, Florida’s 4th District Court of Appeals (“DCA”) has enabled litigants to file bad faith lawsuits even after an insurer covers a claim and timely pays the full amount of an appraisal award.  This time, in Zaleski v. State Farm, the Court neutered a 2019...

Few are lamenting the end of 2020, a year like no other. For individuals and businesses victimized by insurance fraud, they too are likely looking for the “reset” that comes with the first of January. The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud has looked back on the past...