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Hinda Klein, Elliott Tubbs and Megan Powell recently obtained final summary judgment in a first-party property insurance case in Palm Beach County, Florida. Plaintiff filed his lawsuit against Defendant over one year past the applicable statute of limitations.  Defendant filed a Motion For Summary Judgment.  Plaintiff opposed the motion and claimed multiple estoppel issues.  The Court granted the Defendant’s Motion For Summary Judgment because it agreed that the lawsuit was not timely filed.  The Court rejected the Plaintiff’s arguments that Defendant failed to comply with certain notice duties and that Defendant’s actions and inactions extended the deadline to file the lawsuit. 

Rod Lundy and Tylar Heintz, partners in our Orlando office, obtained a defense verdict in a 6-day admitted liability auto case in Orange County, Florida. 

Elliott Tubbs recently obtained final dismissal in a first-party property insurance case in Sarasota County, Florida.  Plaintiffs filed their lawsuit against Defendant several months past the applicable statute of limitations.  Defendant filed a Motion To Dismiss With Prejudice.  Plaintiffs opposed the motion claiming that a different statute of limitations deadline was applicable and that multiple estoppel issues existed.  The Court granted the Defendant’s Motion To Dismiss With Prejudice because it agreed that the lawsuit was not timely filed.  The Court rejected the Plaintiffs’ arguments that Defendant’s actions extended the deadline to file the lawsuit and that there was a different applicable deadline to file their lawsuit against Defendant.

Jeffrey Rubin, a partner, and Glory Robinson, an associate, in the West Palm Beach office prevailed on a motion for final summary judgment in a negligent security case. The plaintiff claimed to have been injured in an altercation at a restaurant in Miami-Dade County. In granting the motion in favor of the business establishment, the court found that there was no competent evidence of negligence on the part of the restaurant.

Tampa partners Eric Faulkner and Nicole Soto obtained a defense verdict in a challenging case involving a minor who darted into traffic and was struck by a passing vehicle.