News & Events

Jesse Groves recently obtained a final summary judgment in a first-party property insurance case in Manatee County, which was affirmed by the Second District Court of Appeals.  Plaintiff filed her lawsuit against Defendant after the subject claim for water damage was denied based on the policy exclusion for Continuous or Repeated Seepage or Leakage over a period of time.  Defendant filed its Motion for Summary Judgment based on expert opinion that the damages were the result of a repetitive shower leak that occurred for at least six months.  Plaintiff filed an expert affidavit in opposition to the MSJ, which asserted that the damage was the result of a “sudden and accidental” leak.  

Hinda Klein 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. 

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.