While Florida hurricanes are not unusual, this storm created claims complexities because of new statutory reforms, homeowners without flood insurance, and supply chain and worker shortages.
While defamation lawsuits relating to allegations of sexual assault are still filed, the look-back windows for time-barred claims have created ambiguous areas of coverage for some insured.
Backers said it would lower insurance rates and improve business outcomes for small trucking companies. Opponents said it would deny plaintiffs valid procedural claims.
In 2012, a trial court found that Nationwide had to indemnify defendant Jeffrey S. Pasiak, according to the opinion, but the Appellate Court reversed the judgment.