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Florida's recent "tort reform" bill has upped the ante for policyholders seeking to hold insurance companies accountable for bad faith.
An insured is arrested because he lied about pre-existing damage to his vehicle when reporting a claim to try to get the damage covered.
An ambitious fraudster crashes cars and floods houses in attempts to get claim payments.
The crisis centering on Florida's home insurance market took a new turn when Gov. DeSantis confirmed criminal investigations are underway concerning "reports of people getting shortchanged or getting unlawfully dropped" by their home insurance carriers.
Attorneys in South Florida do not view the state's recent tort reforms with a favorable eye.
A woman lied to insurers both on her application and then in reporting claims.
This discussion concerns insurance coverage issues arising out of the word "occurrence", with a review of relevant legal cases.
Georgia is among the top ten states with the highest price tag for what Marathon Strategies calls "thermonuclear verdicts"--jury awards against corporations in excess of $100 million.
Though the long-term effects of Florida's newly enacted HB 837 are yet unknown, two plaintiff's attorneys think it an obstacle designed "to make it more difficult for crime victims to obtain compensation through the civil justice system for the damages they suffer."
Being beneficiary only works if the person is actually deceased.