This blog post is designed to give a brief overview of Bad Faith actions by Insurance companies in the Homeowners Insurance context. In Florida, Bad Faith law exists by means of the existing case law and by Florida statutes. However, a first-party lawsuit for bad...
Assignments of benefits (“AOB”) are useful tools that can be used by individuals who are in need of immediate help in certain situations. In the case of automobile accidents, AOBs can be utilized to receive immediate medical attention without first being disbursed...
Before Disaster Strikes: What should a homeowner or business owner do before a Hurricane/disaster hits? Many homeowners have difficulty knowing how to handle their insurance claims after disaster strikes. These are a few things that you can do right now to make sure...
Our office has previously addressed other cases and contexts where the use of a Civil Remedy Notice has been employed, and the courts have rendered their opinions on such statutory language (see here). Recently, another Florida court had been tasked with interpreting...
When you are young, fit, or at the top of your game, it is easy to fall into the “It will never happen to me” mentality. We believe nothing could ever go wrong. However, life is not always sunshine and rainbows. We live in an unpredictable world these days, and there...
Have you ever heard anyone say, “my house, my rules!”? If your parents are anything like mine, I am sure you have heard this plenty of times. Naturally, I think we all have the notion of having absolute freedom to do as we please in our residence. Despite having the...
