What must a claimant show to add punitive damages against an insurer and its employee? More than “should have known,” the Fourth DCA says on remand
Can a court award current billing rates and prejudgment interest on the same attorney’s fees? No, the Third DCA says
The Third DCA affirmed a current-rate fee award for lead counsel but reversed the prejudgment interest added on the same fees, finding the two remedies compensate…
Read more →Does an insurer confess judgment by paying an appraisal award after the homeowner sues? Not in a race to the courthouse, the Sixth DCA says
When a homeowner sues while the insurer’s appraisal process is still underway, and the insurer then pays the appraisal award on time, and the claims process…
Read more →Does Florida’s property-insurance presuit notice law apply to older policies? No, the Florida Supreme Court says
Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Hughes · No. SC2024-0025 (Fla.) · Decided October 22, 2026 A homeowner who sues her property insurer over a…
Read more →Insureds Didn’t Prove a Fee Multiplier Was Needed, So a $250,160 Award Drops to the $125,080 Lodestar, Fifth DCA Rules
Security First Insurance Co. v. Annon · No. 5D2025-1458 (Fla. 5th DCA) · Decided October 9, 2026 More analysis may follow as additional information is received…
Read more →FIGA’s $500,000 Cap Doesn’t Limit a Homeowner’s Damages Evidence, and His Contents Claim Was for the Jury, Fifth DCA Rules
Florio v. Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, Inc. · No. 5D2025-0464 (Fla. 5th DCA) · Decided October 2, 2026 More analysis may follow as additional information is…
Read more →FIGA doesn’t have to pay a $20,000 attorney-fee piece of a pre-insolvency settlement, Second DCA rules
When an insurer goes insolvent and the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association steps into its shoes, FIGA is not on the hook for the part of a…
Read more →A Florida court can’t enforce a disputed settlement without an evidentiary hearing, the Third DCA rules
When a homeowner and their insurer disagree about whether they ever actually reached a settlement, a trial court cannot decide that fight on paper. It has…
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